Upon Reflection II

Getting to know the qualities of the K3 MkIII and it's sensor will take some time, I'm fairly conversant with what the K1 can do (cropping and pulling out detail is a real joy) but the APS-C sensor feels quite different. This image is an approximately 50% crop of the original and I've taken it back to colour and pulled out shadow and clipped back the highlights to see what it can produce.

Liked by davidrobinson Urbanmeister loadoftripe rex1999 SSF1957

Uploaded05/10/2026 - 20:21

CategoryLandscape / Travel

BodyPENTAX K-3 Mark III

Shutter Speed1/50

Aperturef/8

LensHD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4 Limited

ISO200

Focal Length21mm

Unique Views / Likes17/5

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Date Taken	04/10/2026 - 11:10
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/50
Aperture	f/8
ISO	200
Focal Length	21mm
Lens	HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4 Limited

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275 posts
8 years
Derbyshire

Posted 06/10/2026 - 07:58 Link

Compared to the other APSC offerings that I have owned / used (Pentax and others) the K3iii is a real step above, not quite up to the K1 but not far short
Another great reflection shot - again best viewed large

Stephen

645Z, K1, K1ii, K3iii + mono, K3ii, K3,KP, K-S1, K200D,K10D, K-r, Ist* DL, Ist* D, QS-1 plus too many film bodies !
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