Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation has unveiled the new PENTAX K-1 Mark II 35mm full-frame DSLR camera, the successor to the widely acclaimed PENTAX K-1 full-frame DSLR, This new flagship of the Pentax line is a compact, rugged and weather-resistant camera incorporating new technologies for outstanding image quality and improved operability in a broader range of shooting conditions.
The PENTAX K-1 Mark II has a full-frame Anti-aliasing (AA)-filterless CMOS sensor with 36.4 effective megapixels. Ricoh has added a new accelerator unit that works with the camera’s PRIME IV image processor to produce high-resolution images with minimal noise even in low-light conditions up to ISO 819,200.
The camera also incorporates Pixel Shift Resolution System II a new PENTAX-developed technology that uses in-camera shake-reduction (SR) mechanism and sensor-shift capabilities to captures four images of the same scene, and then synthesizes them into a single, super-high-resolution composite image.
The PENTAX K-1 Mark II also includes many unique features and functions designed to facilitate creativity. These include a magnesium-alloy body with dustproof, weather-resistant construction; an optical viewfinder with a nearly 100-percent field of view for real-time subject confirmation; Astro Tracer, which simplifies the tracing and photographing of celestial bodies by coupling GPS data with the camera’s sophisticated SRII mechanism; and a flexible tilt-type LCD monitor to accommodate various shooting angles.
The PENTAX K-1 Mark II camera body will be available in April 2018 at Ricoh Imaging-authorized retail outlets throughout North America. For more information please visit www.ricoh-imaging.ca/en/
Upgrade your Pentax K1 to K1 Mark II specs!
Ricoh has announced an upgrade service for current PENTAX K-1 camera owners, whereby you can send your K-1 camera body to Sun Camera (Canada) where it will be brought up to the specs of the new K-1 Mark II for an upgrade cost of just $690 CDN. This upgrade service will be available for a limited time, from May 21, 2018 – September 30, 2018.
The upgrade entails replacing the PENTAX K-1’s main circuit board to add new functions featured in the new PENTAX K-1 Mark II camera. The current “SR” logo on the PENTAX K-1 will be replaced with the new PENTAX K-1 Mark II logo.
For more details on the upgrade program, please visit www.us.ricoh-imaging.com or email conact@us.ricoh-imaging.com
