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Pentax K-3 Overview
The Pentax K3 is a 24-megapixel APS-C DSLR with some unusual features. It supersedes the K-5 II and K-5 IIs:
K-5 IIs: 16-megapixel sensor 4928 x 3264 at 14 bits
K3: 24-megapixel sensor 6016 X 4000 at 14 bits.
A 24-megapixel sensor that is downsampled to 16 megapixels (oversampling) will generate a higher quality image all but free of digital artifacts, so even if the lens is not quite up to the task, the new K3 can be expected to deliver higher quality images overall.
There are some real innovations in the K3, including the ability to turn the anti-aliasing filter on or off. When on, the anti-shake mechanism is used to blur the image slight (that’s what a fixed anti-aliasing filter does).
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