Pentax K-50

The Pentax K-50 is a DSLR camera launched on 27/11/2013.

Technically speaking, the Pentax K-50 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 54 overall. The Pentax K-50 weights 650 gr and spans 130 x 97 x 71 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax K-50 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 36%.
• Speed Performance - Score 40, ranks in the category best 49%.
• Versatility - Score 87, ranks in the category best 14%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax K-50 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 52, ranks among the worst 34% 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 48, ranks in the best 45% of its category. Pentax K-50 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Pentax K-50 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 30% of its category. Pentax K-50 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 57, ranks in the best 39% of its category. Pentax K-50 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 60, ranks in the best 37% of its category. Pentax K-50 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.