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On the top right of the K-5 II's back panel is the rear control dial, and just to its right the AE-L button. Beneath the rear control dial is a green button which serves two purposes - to instantly set aperture and shutter speed for the correct metered exposure in manual mode, or to return to regular program mode from Hyper-Program mode (see the operation and controls section of this test for more information). |
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Just beneath the green button is the K-5 II's AF point selection mode switch. We really like physical switches for AF. Here, you can select from automatic AF point selection, manual AF point selection, and fixed center AF point. The 'AF' button in its center can be used to initiate autofocusing, as an alternative to half-pressing the shutter. |
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Beneath the AF switch is a cluster of buttons which provide access to key shooting parameters - self-timer, white balance, flash and color/contrast/sharpening settings. 'LV' stands for live view. Sadly, there is no shortcut from live view shooting to video shooting - you have to rotate the exposure mode dial. |
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Another AF mode switch, this one for continuous, single-servo (AF-S) or manual mode, is positioned on the lower left-hand side of the K-5 II's lens mount. |
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The RAW / Fx (which stands for 'Flex') button sits above the AF switch, and can be assigned to one of five possible functions - one push file format, exposure bracketing, digital preview, electronic level, or composition adjust. Composition adjust uses the X-Y axis movement of the sensor (used for shake reduction) to allow very precise fine-tuning of framing. |
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Above the RAW/Fx button is the flash button, which activates the inbuilt pop-up flash unit, and beneath it the PC flash sync socket, concealed by a screw-in cap. |
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A single SD card bay is concealed underneath a slide-to-lock door on the right-hand side of the K-5 II, within the grip.
The card door has a tendency to open during normal operation. Taping it shut when working in wet conditions might be prudent. |
Pentax K-5 II 16.3 MP DSLR Body Only (Black) | $739.00 |
Pentax K-5 II 16.3 MP DSLR Body Only (Black) | $739.00 |
Pentax K-5 II 16.3 MP DSLR DA 18-135mm WR lens kit (Black) | $1,098.89 |
Pentax K-5 II 16.3 MP DSLR DA 18-55mm WR lens kit (Black) | $883.79 |
Pentax K-5 IIs 16.3 MP DSLR Body Only (Black) | $861.46 |
Pentax K-5 16.3 MP Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens and 3-Inch LCD (Black) | $814.87 |
Pentax K-5 16.3 MP Digital SLR with 3-Inch LCD (Black Body Only) | Too low to display |
Pentax K-5 II Digital SLR Camera Kit with SMC DAL 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens + 55-300mm f/4-5.8 AL Zoom Lens. Includes: 0.45x Wide Angle Lens, 2X Telephoto Lens, 3 Piece Filter Kit(UV-CPL-FLD), 16GB Memory Card, 2 Extended Life Replacement Batteries, Tripod, Monopod & More..! | $1,379.99 |
Pentax K-5 II Digital SLR Camera Kit with SMC DAL 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens + SMC Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED WR Zoom Lens. Includes: 0.45x Wide Angle Lens, 2X Telephoto Lens, 3 Piece Filter Kit(UV-CPL-FLD), 16GB Memory Card, 2 Extended Life Replacement Batteries, Tripod, Monopod & More..! | $1,154.99 |
Pentax K-5 II 16.3 MP DSLR Body Only (Black) + Pentax Zoom 50-200mm + Pentax 18-55 3.5-5.6 DAL LENS 52MM + 16GB SDHC Class 10 Memory Card + Extra DL-I90 Battery + External Rapid Charger + 52mm 3 Piece Filter Kit + 52mm UV Filter + Digital Slave Flash + Carrying Case + USB SDHC Reader + Memory Wallet | $996.79 |
Pentax K-5 II 16.3 MP DSLR With 18-55mm DAL and 55-300 DAL lens kit (Black) | $1,090.49 |
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