As per title...here on photorumors.

Said to be FF compatible and weather sealed.

Just need the price to be 'reasonable' now.

Fabulous shots.

Favourite is definitely the Egret mono and agree 100% with HarisF1's description of it.

Those Egrets are like Herons on steroids.

Great combo as Daron says.

regards

Karlo

No problem Bill...you are most definitely not alone in being unaware of possible health effects from this new technology. Had i not stumbled upon it when trying to find answers to some health issues i started having with the introduction of mobile phones / WiFi...i probably would still be in the dark.

I can recommend the web address HERE for a good introduction.

They have a link titled 'Information' at the top of the page which is very informative.

I used their PF5 meter on this occasion to detect both magnetic and electric fields from the EVF on the Olympus EM-D II. Readings of the magnetic field were in the 'amber' range on meter meaning that some people with a particular susceptability to EM fields may suffer debilitating health conditions at these levels.

EM fields are subject to the 'inverse square law' which means that if you increase your distance from a source of EM by a factor of two (i.e twice as far away) your exposure to the associated field strength drops NOT by half but by four times...i.e is just a quarter as strong...distance from source is your friend. If you move four times further away your exposure drops to 1/16th. HOWEVER the converse is true...the closer you
move to a source of EM fields your exposure increases dramatically...herein lies the crux of the matter...with an EVF your cornea is within a couple of mms or so of the EVF screen,which is charged...just like a miniature desktop screen.

Anyway...don't want to crash the thread...just thought I needed to mention this.

Congratulations on your article and pleased to hear things are starting to happen for you again.

regards

Karlo

I'm perfectly happy with APS-C and Pentax in particular...OVF and weather resistance in a rugged body with availability of reasonably priced used lenses is enough to keep me a customer for the forseeable future.

My son however started with Pentax DSLRs then tried Canon DSLR then Sony FF mirrorless before changing again to Olympus 4/3 mirrorless. He's just sold his Olympus 4/3rds mirrorless with EVF because it was giving him eye strain / blurred vision. I used a handheld meter against the EVF when in use with WiFi turned off and there was a level of Electro Magnetic radiation from the EVF that could well account for these health effects.
Had the WiFi been on as well things would potentially have been even worse.

WiFi affects my heart / blood pressure amongst other things so these effects are not unknown...why I became interested in the first place...but adverse health effects are not something the camera marketing departments will be keen on publicising and the government denies the science exists...so no help from them.

If you know of anyone though who suffers from eyestrain / blurred vision/ headaches/ dry itchy eyes after using this tech then worth mentioning it might be their camera.

My son's discomfort has gone with regard to these issues since ditching his mirrorless.

regards

Karlo

Agree 100%.

I suspect many who like it but don't want to pay initial opening price might be tempted when price drops to about £1500 which I personally think is its relative worth across entire Pentax range.

Tricky one this...I can see and understand both points of view...for and against posting such images.

Overall i'm with Steve on this one...I personally wouldn't like my recognisable image posted publicly anywhere without my consent and can therefore identify with anyone who might have objected to some of these images irrespective of the legality.

I've just come back from a weeks holiday on the Welsh coast and did take some images of landscapes that included people not known to me...but most were incidental to main image and most barely recognisable
without a magnifying glass. Possibly a few exceptions although most of these didn't involve people in swimwear / partly naked which I suspect is what many people in such images would be unhappy with.
If in doubt I wouldn't post anything that might cause posible embarrassment...all the way up to and including anger. I would avoid virtually 100% any image of a young child unless the image had some particular merit and parents / guardians gave explicit consent.

Overall like the images Gareth...from a social / historical perspective all work for me...but I wouldn't have posted No.6 (wouldn't even have taken it!) and No.5 could be interpreted more than one way. And unless the people imaged in 3, 9 and 10 are known to you and happy to be shown online I would have approached them / guardians for consent before posting.

Just my personal take...everyones own 'boundaries' will differ.

regards

Karlo

+ 1

Some excellent shots there Chris and with more Pentaxians using the K3 III by the week, I think it's fair to conclude that the AF performance that the brand previously lacked has been well and truly delivered now.

+1

Favourite is No.8 then 10, 6, and 9.

great job.

regards

Karlo

Hi Chris...nothing to apologise for...Life is what it is.

More the Merrier...welcome back.

regards

Karlo