Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only)

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

Absolutely loving it!!! Very user friendly, pictures are crystal clear. Use it for macro photography too and the shake reduction really helps to keep the images sharp. Shutter speed is fast. Accepts all my lenses from my old SLR. Even tried the video capabilities and those turned out great too.

A little heavier than I expected and a little bigger than the old SLR but you get used to that quickly.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I am using the camera for family and travel photography and purchased it because of backward compatibility with Pentax lenses, a good experience with the K-x model and because I wanted a robustly built camera that was weatherproof. It is easy to handle, a nice compact size for a DSLR and appears to be well made. Like all DSLRs it takes a while to learn how to use it properly and is complex.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

Primary uses of the camera are landscape and wildlife photography. Favorite lenses are the Pentax 35-80 and 70-300 zoom lenses. The camera responds well to contasts such as snowfields and lower slopes, and does well in low light conditions.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I have been using Pentax digital cameras for 5 years now. I have own and use a Pentax *ist DL, K-x, two K-200D's and now a K-7. I have enjoyed every Pentax camera I have, but the K-7 is truly an artist's camera. Removed of superfluous gimmicks, the K-7 is incredibly versatile and with configurable options and architecture for getting exactly the shot you want. The pictures, especially compared to Canon and Nikon are much sharper, are accepted and edited will in Aperture in RAW format and produce excellent prints and other digital media. The video is excellent and in many ways surpasses other DSLR video I have seen. As with many, it is less than idea in very low light, but does competitively well. The battery grip by Pentax is overpriced in my opinion but still a good option and makes the camera much more ergonomic for the grip. Consider a third party battery grip of good quality. Haven't found anything that is remotely a functional or performance deal breaker with this camera. Great quality build and body, great functionality and superior images. instantly my favorite camera to use.

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Though the learning curve was higher than I had anticipated, the many it has been well worth the effort to learn about all the great features of this camera. After getting accustomed to all the possibilities, it is easy and fun to use.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

It's been a year I used this excellent camera! I've only used Canon DSLRs for jobs but I wanted to have one that's small and compact yet built with professional quality(mainly for travel). I was totally new to Pentax DSLR cameras and lenses...but geez...they are just amazing!!! I'm highly impressed with Pentax DSLRs and lenses, which insists me to get another Pentax DSLR recently; K-5! I agree that K-7 has somewhat high noise compare to other competitive models but strangely I'm enjoying its "film like" noise/grain! (It's not that smudging noise it more like crisp film grain like noise) Setting ISO at around 1250-1600 and make them BW image gives that nostalgic BW ISO 400 film images! As K-7 and K-5 use totally different sensors, it's like having two complete different cameras. Sure K-5 has better Dynamic Range with better ISO. However like I said, K-7 and K-5 is rather a different camera not just an upgrade and this is the reason why I'm keep both K-7 and K-5. I love them both! One thing that's for sure...is that at the current price of K-7...you can't go wrong, it's the best choice.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

This is a great camera! It's size is fantastic, not to big, not too small, and with the optional battery grip is quite a camera! It's weather sealed magnesium body feels very solid, the buttons and wheels are very intuitive and easy to use. The menu system is far easier to understand than any of the other major brands, and there are so many options for the user to explore that I have not found myself even once wishing for another feature. It works fantastic with all of my legacy Pentax lenses, some over 40 years old! And with Pentax's in camera image stabilization, all lenses are stabilized! The top LCD and big viewfinder are both very useful, and LiveView is available as well. Battery life is quite acceptable. I have gone up to ISO 800 with no noticeable noise in the photos, and the video, while not 1080p, is still very usable at 720p. I would recommend this camera to anyone who wants a pro level APS-C camera for a more than reasonable price.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I bought just the body and used my lenses from my K10d. Hung my Sigma 17-70 on it and am thoroughly pleased. Pics are sharp and I'm pleased. Like the feel. Lighter than the K10d and as easy to use. Only thing I won't use is the live view. Just don't like using it on any camera. Give me the view finder.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I was happy with the camera but in the year and a half I have owned it I sent it in because it was draining batteries in about 3 days while turned off(under warrantee). Now it's in for electronic level off level, verticle white lines through all my photos, raw button falls off and suddenly not accepting the SD card that is already in the camera and has photos on it. Fortunately when I got it it came with a free two year extended warrantee. I'm just glad I only bought 2 lenses.

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I bought the camera as a gift--I didn't think to ensure there was a memory card in it. A little disappointed that he couldn't use it right away.

Even so, the gift had it's desired effect--he was pretty emotional at receiving it.

He has since sent me some beautiful pictures:-)

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

For nature photography

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

This camera is way more complex than necessary. There are so many features that access to them becomes overly complicated and laborious. Primary functions such as manually setting shutter speed or aperature should not require having to surf through various interdependant lists and pages and committing the process to memory. I miss my Ricoh KR-5! If only they would build a simple camera like it with a large digital sensor. I have the feeling that I paid a lot of money for a lot of features that I could never possibly use. Is the camera malfunctioning or did I mix up some setting somewhere way back on one of those pages that I can't remember how to get back to?

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

The camera is feature rich, ergonomically dreamy, the LCD screen is exceptionally vivid, and the shake reduction particularly effective. What sold me on this camera is the Pentax Hyper Program Mode, which I had thoroughly enjoyed on my old PZ1P. The quality and power of the pop up flash is an unexpected surprise. Only drawback I can see is the clunky, fiddly Live View mode, which is not a problem since I use the excellent viewfinder instead.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

Excellent camera, huge improvement from the K10D and K20D - keep it up Pentax, you're the best!

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I love this camera. It's built solid and produces a high quality image. I can't say enough good things about it.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I recently purchased the K-7 to replace my K200 that was a few years old. While a big improvement over my old camera body, images are still noisy at high ISO. Other than that, I feel that this is a good product for the price. Other improvements include faster auto-focusing and a better image quality. LOVE the rechargeable battery that comes with it but I would recommend getting a back up battery just in case.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I am a outdoor photographer the K7 is fantastic it offers most of what more expensive cameras would. It is really a gem to use and the features are out of this world.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

almost 30 years ago I use Pentax equipment. I changed my k-10 by k-7
I wanted a machine that works with HDR
She gave addition to HDR, film in 720 and live view

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I am a photography hobbiest with average DSLR knowlede. I love all the menu options and an still learning.

Comments about Pentax K-7 SLR Digital Camera (Body Only):

I purchased the K7 for studio and copy work and am very satisfied with the results the camera delivers in RAW work. The option to use older lenses also is a great plus with Pentax.
My initial review after some studio work; I am very happy with the camera, it's features and general handling. Love the liveview function, e-level for copy work, ease of getting into the camera functions and larger LCD.

As I had a chance to compare it to a similar Canon option hands on, I must say the Pentax does very well and is well worth every dollar!! A great value package for different levels of operation. It all seems to come down again to good lens options as the sensor race is reaching some saturation and for that the option to work with many film area lenses is a solid added feature to a fine IQ system.

I was worried about the small size of the body as I have full size hands, but it fit like a glove and handles very well. Hope to add the grip for added handling comfort.
It complements my older P 67 equipment and will be a fine camera choice until the next generation camera can raise the IQ factor to increased professional applications and in the meanwhile I can add good glass to my set up, to use for a long time to come, w/o having to change systems or gear set at every turn of technological developments. Pentax does well by providing equipment continuity over many camera generations and I always have been impressed by the solid gear one can push to levels of performance above the consumer level.

I used Pentax gear all my life and ever since the P6x7 or LX, one can expect to gain rock solid gear for rock bottom pricing, capable to be pushed for excellent results in photography - at any operator level.