Pentax K-50

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Pentax K-50
Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Sensor	APS-C 23.7×15.7 mm CMOS sensor
Maximum resolution	16.3 million effective pixels
Flash	Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash. 1/180 sec X-sync speed.
Shutter speed range	30-1/6000 s, Bulb
Exposure metering	TTL open-aperture metering with choice of: 77-segment, Center-weighted & Spot meter
Viewfinder	Eye-level pentaprism, near-100% coverage, 0.92x magnification
ASA/ISO range	ISO 100–51 200 in 1, 0.5 or 0.3 EV steps
Rear LCD monitor	3", 921k pixels with AR coating, adjustable for brightness and colour
Storage	SD, SDHC, SDXC (Eye-Fi compatible)
Battery	Lithium-Ion D-LI109 rechargeable battery or four AA batteries (with optional AA battery holder)
Weight	With battery and SD card: 650 grams (1.43 lb) Without battery: 590 grams (1.30 lb)

The Pentax K-50 is a 16.3-megapixel mid-level Pentax digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 12 June 2013.^[1] It's a direct successor of the Pentax K-30 model which both are weather sealed.

Main differences to the Pentax K-30 include a more traditional body design, 120 available body color combinations, higher max ISO range (up to 51 200), compatibility with Eye-Fi cards and the kit lens which Pentax K-30 uses DA L 18-55mm/DA 18-55mm WR lens, while Pentax K-50 uses DA L 18-55mm WR lens (L means Light with plastic mount and WR means Water Resistant).^[2]

Among APS-C Mid-Range DSLRs

Among APS-C Mid-Range DSLRs, Pentax K-50 has the smallest body, although is 4mm wider than its nearest rivals Nikon D5300. The body is made from Stainless steel and polycarbonate resin as Canon EOS 700D. Pentax K-50 only has microphone and no audio in as the rivals. Only Pentaxs are provided with Water Resistant kit lens, Pentax K-50 with DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 WR, while Pentax K-3 with 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 WR. The Pentax K-50 price is the cheapest (slightly offer than $500 for body only and less than $600 with kit lens at the end of January 2014) among APS-C Mid-Range DSLRs (Canon EOS 70D, Canon EOS 700D, Nikon D5300, Nikon D7100, Pentax K-3 and Pentax K-50).^[3]

Pentax K-500

Pentax K-500 is an entry-level sibling of K-50, sharing with it most features. The main differences between the two are the lack of multicolor body options (only black), no electronic level as Pentax K-30 and Pentax K-50 and missing weather sealing in K-500.

References

↑ "Pentax announces K-50 and K-500 mid- and entry-level DSLRs". 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
↑ "First impressions of the Pentax K50 and K500". Retrieved January 29, 2014.
↑ Simon Crisp. "2013 Mid-Range DSLR Comparison Guide". Retrieved January 31, 2014.

External links

Media related to Pentax K-50 at Wikimedia Commons

Pentax K-50 - Pentax US

Pentax Digital SLR timeline

Class	Sensor	2003		2004				2005				2006				2007				2008				2009				2010				2011				2012				2013
		3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
Professional	MF																												645D
High-end	APS-C																																										*K-3*
Advanced																									K-7						K-5							K-5 II/K-5 IIs
		*ist D												K10D						K20D
Midrange													K100D					100DS		K200D																	K-30					K-50
Entry-level						*ist DS				*ist DS2																					K-r											K-500
									*ist DL			DL2	K110D										K-m/K2000					K-x
Prototypes	MZ-D (2000) 645D Prototype (2006) AP 50th Anniv. (2007)

Weather sealed
In-body stabilization (italic)
HD video capable
No optical low-pass filter (bold)

DSLR, SLT and MILC cameras with HD video (uncompressed – 4K resolution) mode (comparison)

Canon
EOS

High-end	5D Mark II (2008) 7D (2009) 1D Mark IV (2009) 1D X (2012) 5D Mark III^H (2012) 1D C (2012) 6D^HGW (2012)

Mid-range	500D (2009) 60D (2010) 550D (2010) 600D (2011) 650D^H (2012) EOS M (2012) 700D^H (2013) 70D^HW (2013) EOS M2 (2013)

Entry-level	1100D (2011) 100D (2013)

Nikon
D / 1 series

High-end	D300S^Tg (2009) D3S^Tg (2009) D800/D800E^THg (2012) D4^THg (2012) D600^THg (2012) D610^THg (2013)

Mid-range	D90^g (2008) D5000^Tg (2009) D7000^Tg (2010) D5100^THg (2011) 1 V1^TSFg (2011) 1 V2^TSFg (2012) D5200^THg (2012) D7100^THg (2013) D5300^THGW (2013)

Entry-level	D3100^g (2010) 1 J1^TSFg (2011) D3200^g (2012) 1 J2^TSFPg (2012) 1 S1^TSFPg (2013) 1 J3^TSFPg (2013) 1 AW1^TSFPg (2013) D3300^Pg (2014)

Olympus
Micro 4/3

Mid-range	E-M5 (2012) E-P5 (2013) E-M1 (2013)

Entry-level	E-PL1 (2010) E-P1 (2010) E-P2 (2010) E-PL2 (2011) E-PL3 (2011) E-P3 (2011) E-PM1 (2011) E-PL5 (2012) E-PM2 (2012)

Panasonic
Lumix

Mid-range	GH1 (2009) GH2 (2010) GH3^THW (2012) GM1^THW (2013) GH4^THW (2014)

Entry-level	GF1 (2009) G10 (2010) G2 (2010) GF2 (2010) G3 (2011) GX1 (2011) GF3 (2011) GF5 (2012) G5 (2012)

Pentax
K / Q series

Mid-range	K-7^TH (2009) K-5^THg (2010) K-30^THg (2012) K-5 II/K-5 IIs^THg (2012) K-50^THg (2013) K-3^THg (2013)

Entry-level	K-x^H (2009) K-r^THg (2010) Q^T (2011) K-01^THg (2012) Q10^T (2012) K-500^THg (2013) Q7^T (2013)

Samsung
NX series

Mid-range	NX5^Pg (2010) NX10^Pg (2010) NX11^Pg (2010) NX20^PgW (2012) Galaxy NX^PgW (2013)

Entry-level	NX100^Pg (2010) NX200^Pg (2011) NX1000^PgW (2012) NX210^PgW (2012) NX300^PgW (2013) NX1100^PgW (2013) NX2000^PgW (2013)

Sony
Alpha

High-end	α99V^HPG/α99^HP (2012) α7/α7R^HPWg (2013)

Mid-range	α580^HP (2010) α560^HP (2010) α55V^HPG/α55^HP (2010) α77V^HPG/α77^HP (2011) NEX-7^HP (2011) NEX-6^HPW (2011) α65V^HPG/α65^HP (2011) α57^HP (2012) α58^HP (2013)

Entry-level	NEX-3/NEX-3C^HP (2010) NEX-5/NEX-5C^HP (2010) α33^HP (2010) α35^HP (2011) NEX-5N^HP (2011) NEX-C3^HP (2011) NEX-F3^HP (2012) α37^HP (2012) NEX-5R^HPW (2012) NEX-5T^HPW (2013) α3000 (2013) α5000 (2014)

Leica M
Fujifilm X

High-end	Leica M (2012)

Mid-range	Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E2 (2013)

Entry-level	Fujifilm X-M1 (2013) Fujifilm X-A1 (2013)

Timelapse^T — Slow motion^S — Fast fps^F — HDR^H — Panorama^P — GPS^G(opt.)^g — WiFi^W

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