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Pentax K-7 14.6 MP Digital SLR with Shake Reduction and 720p HD Video (Body Only) | 
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| Brand: Pentax
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,099.95
Buy New: $851.53
You Save: $248.42 (23%)
New (16) Used (4) from $685.99
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 861
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 300
Display Size: 3
Maximum Resolution: 14.6
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.9
MPN: K-7
Model: K-7
UPC: 027075155145
EAN: 0027075155145
ASIN: B0028N7442
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High-resolution, 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor; compact, magnesium alloy body | | • | Body only; lenses sold separately | | • | Weather resistant, dustproof, and coldproof (14 degrees F, -10 degrees C) | | • | Fast 5.2 fps shooting with the new PRIME II Image processing engine; top shutter speed of 1/8000 sec freezes even the fastest action in well-lit settings | | • | 3-inch LCD; Live View mode, with contrast AF, Face Detection, and optional histogram, grid, and bright/dark area display | | • | Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
The Pentax K-7 features a rugged, yet compact body design, a 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor rebuilt from the ground up, and advanced features such as HD Movie Capture,100% Field of View, 5.2 FPS, and a 3 inch LCD Screen with Live View. Still compatible with every Pentax lens ever made, the K-7 offers an abundance of long- anticipated new and improved features that are exclusive to the camera and combine to make it a tremendous photography tool. K-7 Body Li-ion Battery D-LI90 Software CD-ROM S-SW90 USB Cable I-USB7 AV Cable I-AVC7 Battery Charge Cradle D-BC90 AC Plug Cord Strap O-ST53 Hotshoe Cover FK Eyecup FR Body Mount Cover Finder Cap for ME Focusing Screen MF-60 Frame Matte Bottom Cap PC Socket Cap
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Pentax to date. Offers features that would cost you twice as much. August 25, 2010
Kalison (Cedar Rapids, IA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would like to echo E. J Tastad's review. He basically nailed every point you can make about this camera.
Its a wonderfully small compact body, that allows use of any of the millions of Pentax lenses built to date. This is a huge advantage especially since there are a lot of legendary Pentax lenses out there that still shoot with the best of today's glass. This also can ease your budget quite a bit, since you can pick up superb manual primes for under 60 dollars. When I first moved to Pentax I had about 15 old manual lenses that shot like a champ with my K-7... if nothing else, it will give you a huge appreciation to all the photographers that had to catch all the memorable shots that we have today... without the help of Autofocus, Advanced Metering, Auto Aperture... etc.
I use this with my DA* 16-50 and DA* 50-135 lenses, and get nothing but fantastic photos from them. Both those professional grade lenses and the K-7 cost less than half the cost of competing brands would have cost me for the similar features of the K-7 and IQ and of the glass.
Weather sealing is splash resistant as well... which is more than most camera bodies can claim. I have had this out in pouring rain and had the basic (the K-7's kit lens if you buy the kit) 18-55 WR lens on it, and never had an issue.
Pentax is a name that doesn't get a lot of recognition due to lack of advertising, but they are alive and well making outstanding cameras and glass.
Cheap weather resistant lenses than Pentax makes are the 18-55WR and 50-200WR... you can both of those for just over 300(total, not each)... and they are the best "kit" classed lenses I have ever used.
Pro Features & Quality at a Consumer Price August 12, 2010
R. Haag
Pro: Features & quality per dollar, you may not find a better value than the K-7. This DSLR provides extensive features and options of a camera that would cost more.
Cons: ISO performance is noisy at the high end. This in turn limits quality low light shots unless you are capturing stationary subjects.
Review after 9 months of use July 28, 2010
Erik Pettee (Salt Lake City, UT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before the K7 I owned a K20D for many months, so the K7 is not my first Pentax body. I replaced the K20D with this K7 for one, main reason - size and shape. The K7 fits amazingly well in your hands. I am so confident carrying it that I almost never use a strap. I even walk up to a mile or two around my neighborhood holding they camera with one hand without any concern for dropping it. I loved the K20D, but the size of the K7 called to me. This is the main reason I like Pentax bodies and glass - high quality, but physically smaller than the other guys. I don't want to carry around a 5D Mark II with L glass. It's ridiculous.
So beyond size and form factor, the following things are important to me when considering my everyday use of the K7.
1) The K7 has a 100% viewfinder (vs. typical 96%). I can't believe models more than twice it's price don't have the same 100% offering.
2) Secondary small LCD screen on top of the camera. This is a must have for any serious-amateur-slash-semi-pro photographer.
3) Build quality and size - my K7 is smaller than any camera in it's prosumer class. It's built of a single piece of magnesium alloy and has 72 water/wind/dust-proofing seals. I can shoot in a downpour without worry. Many of the Pentax lenses I use are also coated with a weatherproofing agent.
4) Dedicated ISO, white balance and exposure compensation buttons are also on par with other prosumer cameras in its class.
5) Fast frame rates - my K7 is 5.3 fps I believe - helps capture the right image when shooting candids, etc. People's expressions change a lot in the course of a second.
6) 920,000 dot back LCD screen for high quality on-screen viewing of photos.
7) Finally, this is nit-picky, but I like the little locking mechanism on the mode dial on my K7. It keeps the mode from changing accidentally.
These are the reasons why I like the K7. I wish and hope Pentax will develop a full frame camera. That will be my next move up from the K7.
Pentax K-7 July 23, 2010
WilleyP (Atlanta GA)
I have owned a pentax for years and when my IST D broke while on a vacation trip I had the K-7 shipped overnight to a rural area. It arrived the next day and was everything I expected. I had no issues with my lenses for the IST D being compatible with the K-7. This is a good camera and I could recommend it.
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