


The K-3 has a large buffer and a fast burst rate, making it the most suitable Pentax for sports/birding, where as the K-1 is FF and more focused on image quality/lower light use. Remember the K-3 and K-1 have quite different focuses. Many would argue so is the K-5 from before it as well, but I think the K-3 places you in the modern Pentax world still, despite being quite old now. There are mkii versions of both the K-3 and K-1, but the K-3 is still more than capable. In a lot of ways Pentax haven't released anything dramatically better since.

In terms of sheer capability, the K-3 is still relevant today. In terms of resale, you can pass a point where it's just as worthwhile hanging onto it and running it into the ground. I believe the mechanism is rated at twice that, but as always anything could fail before that particular component does. You're nearing 100,000, so getting up there. (not the ideal solution, but better than nothing) I believe they never found the cause of the problem, but did write a check into the firmware that would stop it if it was detected happening again. Getting the shutter count from most of those cameras is as simple as taking a photo in JPEG. I think the shutter actuation count should be made available to photographers in the camera menus, but the next best thing is what you can do with most Nikon, Pentax, and Sony cameras. Have you updated the firmware during all of this? Shutter Count From Nikon, Fuji (Some), Pentax, and Sony Cameras. I am interested in other K-3 owners.and or other models too.What is your shutter count! You can simply upload a Jpeg photo on this site. It is Your photo's metadata indicates the following: For the first time in my camera life.I did a shutter count. I am very seriously considering moving up to the K-1 or the K-1 Mark 2. I cleaned it inside and out, let it rest for a few day.and BINGO.she drew in new life. So it was sent away again, and for a while behaved itself, until the 2 year warranty was up.then it had another attack! This year in January it suddenly stopped working after I did some seascape, and has a splash from a wave "get me". I sent it in for fixing, and it behaved well for a while, then within a few months it had another attack (honestly it is like attack). Within the first year I did have some problems with the shutter flapping. In 2013, I bought the silver addition of the K-3 pentax.
