Pentax K-1
DSLR · Pentax K · Announced February 2016 · Discontinued (new stock may be limited)
No live price in United States yet. We show one only when a retailer's feed or API sends it: where to look.
Launch price $1,799.95 (body only).
- Full frame sensor: 36.4 MP, CMOS
- In-body stabilisation: 5 stops, CIPA rating
- Top video mode: 1080p
- Autofocus: 33 points
- Viewfinder: Optical
- Burst shooting: 4.4 fps, Mechanical shutter
- Weight with battery: 1,010 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
Where to buy the K-1 in United States
No live prices in United States yet
We list a price only when a retailer's own feed or API sends one, checked every day. None has for this product here yet.
Price history
Price history starts the day we first price this product here; a chart appears after the second day.
Used: what it should be worth
No used K-1 listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
Low light & noise
4.9 µm pixels
36.4 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 204,800
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
How it stacks up
- 36.4 MP — more resolution than 74% of the full frame dslr cameras we list
Compare the K-1
Lenses for the K-1
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K-1 specifications
Overview
- Type
- DSLR
- Announced
- Feb 2016
- US launch price
- $1,799.95
- Lens
- Interchangeable
Sensor & image
- Sensor size
- Full frame
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Resolution
- 36.4 MP
- Native ISO
- 100–204,800
- In-body stabilisation
- Yes, 5 stops
Speed & autofocus
- Burst (mechanical)
- 4.4 fps
- Burst (electronic)
- —
- Fastest shutter (mech.)
- 1/8,000s
- Fastest shutter (elec.)
- —
- AF points
- 33
- Subject detection
- —
Video
- Max resolution
- 1080p
- 4K frame rate
- —
- 10-bit internal
- No
- Internal raw video
- No
- Mic input
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
Viewfinder & screen
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Rear screen
- 3.2", 1.04M dots
- Screen articulation
- Multi-angle (tilt + flip)
- Touchscreen
- No
Body & battery
- Weight (with battery)
- 1,010 g
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 136.5 × 110 × 85.5 mm
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Battery (CIPA shots)
- —
- Card slots
- 2 · SD + SD
- USB-C
- No
- Built-in flash
- No
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi