Pentax K-r

The Pentax K-r is a DSLR camera launched on 11/03/2011.

Technically speaking, the Pentax K-r ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 overall. The Pentax K-r weights 598 gr and spans 125 x 97 x 68 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Pentax K-r is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 38, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 55, ranks among the worst 42% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 61, ranks among the worst 48% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 60% of its category. Pentax K-r works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Pentax K-r works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Pentax K-r works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 51% of its category. Pentax K-r works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Pentax K-r works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.