Pentax K-1 II for Street Photography

Is the Pentax K-1 II good for Street Photography?

Pentax K-1 II Street Photography Score

EXCELLENT

Pentax K-1 II has a score of 97 for Street Photography which makes it an EXCELLENT candidate for this type of photography. It will satisfy all your need in Street Photography, no need to look further for other cameras.
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Pentax K-1 II Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Fully Articulated LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

Large Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Pentax K-1 II ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

Large Body

Large DSLR body ofPentax K-1 II will receive too much attention from the people on streets and it will make it harder to capture a natural scene.

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Pentax K-1 II Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Street Photography

Sony A99 II Compare K-1 Mark II vs A99 II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #13 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 90	Portrait Street 97 Sports 100 Daily Landscape

Pentax K-1 II Compare K-1 Mark II vs K-1 Mark II	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF4 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #19 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features Value for Money 94 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 97 Sports 93 Daily 91 Landscape

Pentax K-1 Compare K-1 Mark II vs K-1	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #17 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 96 Sports 93 Daily Landscape

Sony A99 Compare K-1 Mark II vs A99	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #48 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #19
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 94 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A77 II Compare K-1 Mark II vs A77 II	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #45 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #16
	Imaging Features Value for Money 91 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports 95 Daily Landscape

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