Just sold all my film cameras- I know about time ;)
I wanted a cements I could take anywhere, any weather just like my old film cameras. There is nothing to compete in this price bracket really that’s as robust and weather sealed like the K70.
Yes there are reports of the old solenoid issue but apparently this has been sorted on the newer k70’s - time will tell.
Is solid, small enough to use a had strap and keep in your jacket pocket. Picture quality is great and really sharp. Focus us a bit noisy but hey ho. Battery life is fine, I have had 406 pictures out of one battery charge.
If you have old glass, keep it and use it so you may save a few quid.
More than happy with my purchase and hopefully many years of photo fun still to be had out of it.
Part 2
After owning the camera for a couple of weeks, I still loved what it promised and the form of it - size and weather sealing but, it appears to have malfunctioned already as I began getting double exposures and a blanked out screen/ photo over the space of 20 pictures. Still shooting on auto with no settings changed. Not sure if it’s another fault or the dreaded aperture block issue so have returned the camera as it’s too much money to take a risk on. Very disappointed although it may be an isolated incident as Pentax apparently sorted out the problem in later and new k70’s.
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This Item  Pentax K-70 Digital SLR Camera Body (Black) |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | — | -29% $389.00 New Price: $549.95 | $479.00 | -21% $1,896.95 List: $2,399.95 | -15% $135.99 Typical: $159.99 | $649.00 |
| Delivery | — | Get it May 17 - 21 | Get it as soon as Friday, May 17 | — | Get it as soon as Friday, May 17 | — |
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| Auto focus | ||||||
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| Easy to use | ||||||
| Sold By | — | Digital Village | Amazon.com | Adorama | Saneen Direct | Digital Village |
| display type | Vari-angle TFT color LCD monitor featuring an air-gapless structure, tempered-glass front panel | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| display size | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.2 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches |
| lens type | — | Zoom | Wide Angle | standard-zoom | Fixed | Extension |
| zoom type | — | Optical Zoom | Optical Zoom | — | Digital Zoom | Optical Zoom |
| shooting modes | — | Movie | Landscape; portrait mode; close-up; night portrait; food; sports mode | — | Manual | Automatic |
| connectivity tech | Smartphone, Tablet via WIFI | wired, wireless | NFC, HDMI, USB | HDMI, USB | Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB | Wi-Fi, NFC |
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Jason Webb
Just the job
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2022
Jason Webb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2022
I wanted a cements I could take anywhere, any weather just like my old film cameras. There is nothing to compete in this price bracket really that’s as robust and weather sealed like the K70.
Yes there are reports of the old solenoid issue but apparently this has been sorted on the newer k70’s - time will tell.
Is solid, small enough to use a had strap and keep in your jacket pocket. Picture quality is great and really sharp. Focus us a bit noisy but hey ho. Battery life is fine, I have had 406 pictures out of one battery charge.
If you have old glass, keep it and use it so you may save a few quid.
More than happy with my purchase and hopefully many years of photo fun still to be had out of it.
Part 2
After owning the camera for a couple of weeks, I still loved what it promised and the form of it - size and weather sealing but, it appears to have malfunctioned already as I began getting double exposures and a blanked out screen/ photo over the space of 20 pictures. Still shooting on auto with no settings changed. Not sure if it’s another fault or the dreaded aperture block issue so have returned the camera as it’s too much money to take a risk on. Very disappointed although it may be an isolated incident as Pentax apparently sorted out the problem in later and new k70’s.
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Sebastian Bermeo
Camara perfecta para viajeros
Reviewed in Spain on January 30, 2017