Pentax K-1 Mark II £1,799/$1,997 (body only)
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PENTAX launched the original K-1 in February 2016. Two years on, it’s launched a new a new version with an accelerator unit for better high-ISO performance; a new Dynamic Pixel Shift Resolution mode to capture super-detailed shots; and improvements to its autofocus algorithms.
The K-1 II does not have the highest resolution of any fullframe camera by any means, but with 36.4 million pixels and a price tag well under £2,000/$2000, it offers a lot of image quality for the money.
Pentax was an early pioneer of in-body image stabilisation systems, but the SR (Shake Reduction) system built into the K-1 II does much more than control camera shake. It’s also used to provide anti-aliasing simulation, moving the sensor by a microscopic degree during the exposure to give the effect of a low-pass
