Beforehand, I just want to say that this is the first SLR that I own, and especially the first one that I can use in "depth" beyond the demonstration by photographer friends of their personal playthings! The acquisition of a particular object must in any case, in my view, result dune some thought. Say lorsquon comes from the bridge, or "worse", the compact, the reflex can be confusing. But once quon agrees to not have as helpdesk support (though) and quon sintéresse some modes of shots, it gets interesting. This will require some motivation to put sy, cramming some guides (if lon really wants to understand the device menus, you must recover the operating instructions as .PDF directly on the manufacturer's website). More than motivation, it will also allocate some budget to this new passion, for soon was made to understand that to enjoy themselves as much, if not more quavec the bridge, it will probably invest in a second lens (the one supplied is 18-50, which therefore covers a range from wide angle to a standard called normal focal length, such as "vision of the eye"), especially for those who were followers of the ultra-wide angle or, conversely, super tele objectives / super zoom models proposed by the bridge, to make the detail photo, close-ups of insects, flowers etc. And to get an idea for a 55-300 lens Pentax, it takes 350 EUR, while keeping in mind that it will also make the acquisition from the outset dune SD card, and dune good case for being able to travel alone. Dailleurs insist on choosing dune good SD card in order to enjoy all the technical possibilities of this reflex (focus on branded cards, eg like Sandisk, rather than generic patterns that tend to crash after a few uses. And from a -32-64go good capacity, with a class 10 and at least 70MB / s kind http://amzn.to/1A2s4rG): it will not wait too long between two shots, will be less likely to miss a photo Burst mode, or simply store more especially lorsquon made the decision live HD video. Dapparence, the device seems quite compact (its purpose anyway), less heavy than some other SLR that I was able to weigh, and the material used to grip the handle on the right, is very comfortable. Significant, its rear screen is retractable, understand that it is mobile to allow selfie fashion (anecdotal, but why not), but above that it can store the unit safely, with the LCD turned inward, leaving no screen apparent. It also gives us the choice to easily juggle a true referred via the dedicated viewfinder (which displays the settings douvertures the diaphragm, the exposure time, sensitivity etc.) or the screen, all with a single button "LV" (for Live View). Also note that the manufacturer boasts us a model "tropicalized" that is to say, able to evolve in extreme conditions (well not too much I think) in the rain, or in the desert wind sanded. Jattendrai vacation to comment on that, but it's a good thing to know quon dealing with the resistant material. The menus are quite intuitive, they give access to some board digital effects, also to edit photos on the fly (although fans of Photoshop etc do not bother to care sen at this stage), or simply to handle color filters, or even to offer over-printing of two shots. The unit manages the RAW (brutet so heavy) and gives of course the possibility to export its .JPG files for rendering quality compressed. Finally, note that some buttons on the device are configurable / customizable. The shooting modes do not seem too different from what i have seen on other DSLR, but since I nen had not tested before, I must say that this is where lies the whole challenge! In AUTO mode, not too much concern, but he choose himself the focus on the goal and to the development (but it's still compensated electronically). However, when it comes to menus Sv / Tv / Av / Tav / M / B / P it becomes more technique in order, the programs that are focused around the sensitivity, speed of exposure time, the opening, the speed + opening, the exhibition manual, the "Bulb" mode where we have a very long exposure time (up to 30 seconds) to recommend for experimental photography with tripod (and / or optional remote control), and finally a program mode that combines several variants (speed + opening if i followed). Additional menus include two modes "users" to save individual settings and return in one turn wheel, a classic Scn mode that gives access to a dozen presets quon be applied to the portrait, landscape, sunset etc., as well quun A-HDR mode ("Advanced High Dynamic Range", the HDR being increasingly offered on smartphones) where the device is roughly 3 consecutive shots with different brightness levels, and superimposed them giving sometimes birth to surprising shots. By cons, for those addicted to smartphones that would seek a "panorama" mode: go your way! I have not tested enough video in good conditions to judge its quality. Simply, we should point out, in contrast to some manufacturers of bridge, Quici Pentax has not made the choice of a "size-owner" for these video files. This gives a .MOV, much more manageable quun damn .MTS made in Sony or Panasonic Lorsquon uses the "star trail" mode (which in the video mode to shoot pictures at regular intervals to mount then animated) the final format will be an .AVI rather handy. Finally, the device includes an embedded flash, which does not look bad quality (but jOperation too little flash to judge), and provides the opportunity for more experienced who have mastered the technique, dincorporer an independent flash, which can configure settings . Similarly, the built in microphone can be substituted by an external micro dune better via a mini jack (even if the internal micro air has to agree to check for those shootent concert videos, responds well to sil volumes more advanced). Transfer to computer is hyper-simple, but requires a USB cable that is not provided (i used a cable SAMSUNG present on smartphones and mp3 players of the Korean brand)! The K-S2 is then identified as an external drive, no need to sembêter with an owner-intrusive software to lintermédiaire, as this is sometimes the case in some compact designers And of course the device has a mini-HDMI to connect to a TV screen. If Pentax is to develop or improve an aspect of SLR, this is probably in managing the wifi. The K-S2 becomes a wifi transmitter, but this function is still quite unclear. Where we could have dreamed dune direct connection to the home network, to share photos / videos with the connected devices and / or social networks, Pentax / Ricoh puts us in an app tabs (Sync Image) who struggles to convince. It allows for some shooting settings directly with a smartphone (check utility) and recover photos from the KS-2 directly into a tablet or a phone. Why not save that lappli tested on Android and announced consistent from version 2.3 operating system, has never wanted to run under my modest 2.6 installed on my Samsung MP3 Player (despite dune effective wireless connection between the two devices). For now, this possibility remains to be reviewed. Unless compatibility is more effective iOS In brief, this is some investment but whose capacities portend quite dexplorations ways to improve your photos. After to have discussed with friends much more savvy than me in photography, the only real disadvantage with Pentax is its less popularity than large, such Nikon, Canon or Sony, so that the second hand equipment market (and I thinking particularly of the objectives) is more limited and less advantageous. But with models increasingly relevant to this linstar K-S2, we can expect a breakthrough in the future more important to the general public.
