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Pentax K-500

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Specifications

Body Type
Compact SLR
Lens Mount
Pentax KAF2
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)
Effective Pixels
16 megapixels
Image Stabilization
Sensor-shift
Focus Points
11
Max Resolution
4928 x 3264
Screen Size (inch)
3.0
Announced
2013-06-12

Pentax K-500 Price

Pentax K-500 is only available used, starting at $175 on eBay.
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Pentax K-500 vs other cameras

Percentiles show how this camera ranks versus the dataset for each spec (higher = better relative rank).

Overall
56th
Average • 6 metrics

Strengths

Top 3
Battery Life (CIPA)
93th
Autofocus Types
61th
Number of Focus Points
54th

Where it lags

Bottom 3
Effective Pixels
30th
Announced
46th
Continuous Drive (fps)
52th

All metrics

Sorted by percentile (high → low)
Battery Life (CIPA)
93th
Autofocus Types
61th
Number of Focus Points
54th
Continuous Drive (fps)
52th
Announced
46th
Effective Pixels
30th
Note: “Announced” represents the camera’s announcement date, ranked across all cameras. Newer releases are considered better for this comparison.
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$499
LaowaVenus Laowa 105mm F2 Smooth Trans FocusCanon EF, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF2, Sony/Minolta Alpha, Sony FEf/2105 mm2018-03-11
$452
LaowaVenus Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X Ultra MacroCanon EF, Canon RF, Leica L, Nikon F (FX), Nikon Z, Pentax KAF2, Sony FEf/2.825 mm2018-03-07
$398
LaowaVenus Laowa 12mm F2.8 Zero-DCanon EF, Canon RF, Leica L, Nikon F (FX), Nikon Z, Pentax KAF2, Sony/Minolta Alpha, Sony FEf/2.812 mm2016-07-26
$699
LaowaVenus Laowa 60mm F2.8 2X Ultra MacroCanon EF, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF2, Sony/Minolta Alpha, Sony Ef/2.860 mm2015-06-23
$399
LaowaVenus Laowa 15mm F4 1:1 MacroCanon EF, Leica L, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF2, Sony/Minolta Alpha, Sony FEf/415 mm2015-06-23
$452
Samyang12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye / Rokinon 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS FisheyeCanon EF, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF2, Sony/Minolta Alpha, Sony Ef/2.812 mm2014-11-01
$343
HDPentax DA AF 1.4X AW Rear ConverterPentax KAF2——2014-02-05
$299
16 lenses found.