With company takeovers, mergers and job losses, it is not surprising that the past few years have seen Pentax lose its way a little. In 2009, two years after the company was bought by Hoya, Jessops made the decision to stop selling Pentax cameras altogether.

The Pentax K-3 follows on from some impressive recent Pentax DSLRs that have applied some real pressure to the ‘big two' traditional DSLR manufacturers. The K-3 marks a departure from previous generation models, sporting a new 23.2MP sensor that's not only a bump in resolution, but also manufactured...

The Pentax K-3 is a feature-packed, well-built DSLR that is certainly an upgrade on the Pentax K-50. A significant increase in focus points, a higher resolution and improved weather-proofing are just a few of the improvements.

Since Pentax was bought from Hoya by Ricoh, it's seen a bit of an increase in new launches and development. The K-3 comes just a year after the Pentax K-5 II was launched, which arrived two years after the Pentax K-5 .

Our Pentax K-5 review dates all the way back to early 2011 and though there was then an updated K-5 II and IIs, both using an improved autofocus system, it was otherwise a largely identical camera.

Bought as an upgrade from my K5.Mostly for use when walking for taking landscapes and for architectural photography.I love the "green button" facility common to all Pentax cameras, enabling you to get a "starting point" for your settings and then using the relevant control wheel...

Durable; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Simple Controls; Weatherproof

None; Weatherproof

I know this model is the old one but for the money this was an absolute bargain.If you only want to take photos you will fall in love with this camera.I knew the movie mode was not comparable to Nikon and Canon,so if you want to take HD movies you may want to look elsewhere.However for photos and...

I am not a photographer, rather an enthusiast. I picked Pentax over a basic full frame Canon. Read three tests and reviews. When it came, I tested it against the Canon Rebel T3i (an unfair comparison, I know), and I loved its sharpness and colour balances, although I did not push the creative...

When Pentax announced the K-3 in October as the new flagship model in its line-up it was met with considerable interest and acclaim, even before the initial reviews appeared. Not only was its 24-megapixel resolution the highest in the range; it also introduced an exciting technological innovation...

: This 24mp DSLR is weather-sealed with image stabilisation by sensor shift. It has a true pentaprism optical viewfinder with 100 per cent coverage. The special feature of the K-3 is the removal of the anti-aliasing filter, promising sharper images.