Boris has hit on the perhaps the biggest upgrade that makes possible the K-3. What Pentax calls "Prime III" is actually 7th generation of the Milbeaut processor, which Fujitsu just made *public* in Sept. http://jp.fujitsu.com/group/fsl/en/release/20130904-1.html Of course, Fujitsu partners have probably been working with it for some time. Thom Hogan, of Nikon fame talks about it in this post: http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/milbeaut-and-expeed.html and at the same time mentions it is also used by Pentax.
This Fujitsu image (of their roadmap for the 7th generation) is very interesting: http://www.fujitsu.com/img/CN/fss/services/imaging/milbeaut/image002.gif Those two Fujitsu pages are going to give you a big glimpse at what is going to be possible in the K-3. "image processing speed equivalent to12fps at 24M pixels" "Accelerated multi-frame operation" "Full-HD H.264/AVC video compression/decompression" "The new chip supports JPEG-HDR, a JPEG-compatible HDR format from Dolby Laboratories. This, in turn, enables it to handle multi-bit HDR information. " "greatly improved optical correction capabilities" The K-3 is going to be a *significant* upgrade from the K-5 family in many respect. You have to give a tip of the cap to Pentax engineers for picking the right "horse" to bet on in going with Fujitsu's Milbeaut line of image processors since the *istD. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Boris, the chinese page I linked to states in the K-3 specification: > > Image Processor : Prime III > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >> Invented should read "inveSted" >> >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:12 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I much rather Pentax really invented in alleged Prime III picture >>> engine. If they merged the capabilities of Ricoh GXR in terms of tone >>> and color to Pentax K-mount DSLRs - we may be up to a very pleasant >>> surprise. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I'll put another guess out there that I haven't seen anyone make yet. >>>> I'll bet the K-3 has a faster-than-1/8000th shutter speed and a >>>> butt-kicking FPS continuous. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> http://detail.zol.com.cn/334/333580/param.shtml >>>>> If you use Chrome or otherwise translate that to english, it is >>>>> stating 24MP and 27 AF points. >>>>> It seems that Ricehigh has gotten one thing right (as seen in the >>>>> comments). >>>>> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2013/09/safox-xi.html#idc-container >>>>> Those of you who hate to give him any pageviews may refrain from >>>>> clicking the above link. >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> I would also not be surprised to see Pentax following Nikon in using >>>>> two separate sensors in some way (as seen on the D7100 page I linked >>>>> to earlier) that will allow for phase-detection AF. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> It would be way cool if it accepted the same battery and the same grip >>>>>> as K-7, K-5, K-5ii(s)... Other than that - it is good to see that >>>>>> flagship is being truly updated. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Looks legit. Lots of speculation over the bump and larger prism >>>>>>> assembly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/238387-another-new-image-k-3-a.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No rounded canon look, ala K-50/K-500. In fact I think it looks >>>>>>> downright sexy. Time to start dreaming...... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Boris >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Boris >> >> >> >> -- >> Boris >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
