Pentax K3III Monochrome 😯 Leica beware‼️

[@welshskies]

I agree the Ricoh GRiii is a great camera, a Ricoh GRiii with a monochrome sensor would be very interesting..

[@NielsdeKemp]

That would be so awesome!

[@NielsdeKemp]

I agree!

[@trels203]

Thats something i been hoping for 🤞

[@fredericetancelin1105]

Need a viewfinder

[@mahakalax108]

agree

[@princequestly2218]

I’m so happy to see another camera company putting out a monochrome camera. I wish more companies would. I hopefully Fujifilm puts one out at some point.

[@nsnoesuarez]

Nice to know that Pentax is appreciated.

[@NielsdeKemp]

🙏

[@Zetaphotography]

Shame he has to mention Leica to get likes

[@guyphoto9437]

I used to shoot Pentax cameras back in the mid to late 80s. They were good cameras then and their lenses were every bit as good as any lens around, but they never really marketed themselves very well. I'm glad to see them coming out with this camera. I have a lot of respect for Pentax, although I shoot Canon now. I would never spend the unnecessary money on a Leica, which to me is a rich amateur's camera. A Leica body and one lens will set you back around $20,000 or more. Does that make sense? Hell no! Not to me as a professional photographer. Plus, their support is not great from everything I read and know. Do I want to spend that kind of money and send camera after camera back to Germany to get fixed or replaced? No. And I challenge anyone to show me the difference that a Leica image has that is so much better than an image from a non-Leica. If you have normal vision and were not born with a 50x microscope for an eye--can't be done, unless you shoot the non-Leica image with the worst lens in your arsenal. Kudos Pentax, I'm glad to see your innovative camera, I hope it sells super well.

[@bastiaan.alexander]

Currently I work with the Leica Monochrom (typ 246). I love it. I really like the different approach towards photography when I’m working with a Monochrom camera. You really have to look different at your subjects. The IQ “even” at 24MP is stunning. That Pentax made this Monochrom camera is good new for photographers: because we now have another option for a b&w camera.

[@DivineMisterAdVentures]

That was somewhere in Amsterdam? It's pretty damn close to English - good way to learn it! You touch on the essential of community enthusiasm I miss so much from University where I was #1 lens for a couple of years. You can refine your technique a bit - plain people need a prop - something to add interest and texture. It can be "a practical" like a window, sign, foliage, kid, pet, etc. Or you can hand them a prop - a flower - almost anything. A comic, a film magazine - movie posters or works of art - you'd be surprised what you can create - starting with a story for them to be in. This camera - or maybe the Leica - thrills me with the prospect of using it for Video story telling. It's like a return home that you haven't seen in so long.

[@camillebrenes]

I've seen all of the K-3 III M YT videos and yours is by far the best. You are so good with the people on the street and great discussion about camera gear with the older gentleman. Lastly, great tips and advice to photographers who may be be questioning the point of a monochrome only camera. Too many are influenced by spec sheets or shilling and they are losing out on the magic and satisfaction of the craft of photography itself. Cheers Niels!

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thank you very much Carl! Really appreciate your reaction!

[@AndrewJens]

I'm interested in monochrome photography but your video showed something much more important: talking to people. Thanks.

[@NielsdeKemp]

That’s great to hear! Thank you 🙏

[@jasongold6751]

The best review of all, Leica M11 monochrom (all serious fondling, like i was 12 again) and the Pentax K... Monochrome. Pentax gave you a very short time! The Leica came with Lemonade! I love my Pentax, still using them! Portrets was mos baaie lekker! Bravo!

[@kiwijonowilson]

Thanks for the review. You have a great style with your photographic subjects. I like the idea of having one of these cameras for sure. Will be interesting to see how the dynamic range and noise levels stack up against a regular K-3 III

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thank you!

[@pouchboy1]

Great reasoning for this camera. Glad Pentax is pushing the envelope. Just wish it was less expensive.

[@marknathan7744]

Love nice to see Pentax thinking outside the box i wish for panasonic gx8 monochrome

[@ben12079]

I ordered a Pentax K-3 iii monochrome today. I’m watching a lot of videos from professional photographers like yourself and am enjoying all of the different styles. I’m a skilled amateur. Your portraits are beautiful. One thing jumped out at me after the last portrait you took. Behind the bearded guy with the bicycle were two rows of bicycles. I could spend hours photographing them: the spokes, the wheels, the seats, the handlebars…. I love how two photographers can be in the same place and see totally different things! You made a great video. Thank you for making it.

[@JaJutWa]

How do you like the camera?

[@joostmak]

Gave camera zeg!! en mooie video 📽📽

[@NielsdeKemp]

Bedankt Joost!

[@boristahmasian9604]

Great video. Excellent samples to show the purpose of this camera. Thanks

[@DanielMunoz-do3bl]

I like that the old dude mentioned he had a lumix, thats what i got for my first pro camera, now i run pentax

[@NielsdeKemp]

Yeah! Cool guy 😎

[@theblazephotography]

BW PHOTOGRAPHY means imaging in greyscale in a colorful world, which is not easy. Awesome! An excellent job has been done thanks for sharing have a nice day.

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thank you!

[@MusicJunky3]

Finally...., This is how you do it ! I hope Fuji is listening and brings out the Xpro 2 Graphite again but then with ...

[@polacofederos]

great to see the kind, friendly and relaxed way to approach to people, very natural, good vibes very interesting camera, i do own a K3II and K-1, i love with the K-1

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thank you!

[@MrLboydReacts]

Great work bro, The location looks like a photographers dream

[@danigonzalez4299]

Thank you Niels, I always enjoy your videos. I was curious about the monochrome camera.

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thank you Dani!

[@Vince1648]

Cool, Pentax! My very first serious camera was a Pentax K-1000, back in the film days. I mainly shot diapositives for slides, but occasionally also used black& white negatives. I like the streetportraits, you have a way with people. I think this camera is for die-hard (street, art) photographers only. 👍

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thank you!

[@thatdeafguyuk]

Think I'll keep my Pentax LX and 67 cameras going..... *grabs a roll of Pan F*

[@NielsdeKemp]

That’s definitely a great idea 💯

[@SamantaTabata]

Thank you for the very attractive photos and reviews.

[@tomscameras]

This is too cool really! I would love Fuji to also make a b&w camera, maybe the X-E or X-Pro series! ... but maybe I should also give Pentax another try, the last digital one I had was the K10D from around 2007 😅

[@NielsdeKemp]

I agree, a monochrome camera is a great piece of kit 😎

[@JustinWatson23]

IMO Fuji became the company I thought Pentax were going to become. Pentax seem to be heading for niche products like this camera and also the film camera they are goign to make. I Have a K3iii and just bought a fuji X-H2S. They are somewhat comparable IMO, but the Fuji has all the advantages of mirrorless with very little disadvantage based on my week of use so far. The K3iii in both colour and monochrome are great cameras... i'm just feeling like Pentax is neglecting a lot of other areas like fast rpimes, that fuji has by the truckload now. If Pentax went to a company like viltrox and came up with a deal to do k-mount versions of their lenses that would be amazing and help fill a gap.

[@mjp29]

As a Pentax K-S2 user, it's obvious I can't afford a camera more expensive than mid entry/upper mid entry Pentax bodies. That being said, I hope this monochrome camera delivers for those that want such a camera. I'd love to see some photos taken with this same camera with a color version that has been converted to b&w in camera or in photoshop/Gimp compared to the monochrome pics taken from this camera.

[@Leicashootr]

Ik ben blij voor je 😁weer iemand die gelukkig is ‼️

[@bngr_bngr]

It’s great that Pentax if beating the big three in coming out with a monochrome camera. For me I wish it was full frame. Also if they can clean up how they name their lens. It’s like an alphabet on the lens body.

[@hanfurnee4295]

Nice video Niels. I would really like to download sample file (raw)......

[@annekedebruyn7797]

Pentax should REALLY consider a mirrorless like Fuji. Their limited lenses already has a cult following and I loved them when I still had my K5. But their current body designs just feel outdated. No matter how cool the K3 monochrome is. Just because of those lenses alone, it would give both Fujifilm and Leica a run for their money.

[@DonovanMediaCenter]

Interesting camera. Positive: Less than half the price. Solid build. Negative: 1/2 resolution. Bulky for everyday carry.

[@NielsdeKemp]

Nothing to add there! 👍

[@LaR888]

i want a monochrome GRIII & GRIIIX ;)

[@NielsdeKemp]

Me too!

[@PolitieVloggerJanWillem]

✌️🔥

[@CasperLabuschagne]

Before digital photography became ubiquitous I had two Pentax cameras with four K-mount lenses and carried only black and white film. My world was viewed through textures, shadows, light, tones and textures only. I would return to that world any day and I believe this camera is going to become my ticket to doing so.

[@Jeffasaurases]

You could say that this camera “has the high ground Anakin”

[@BradleyHansonPhotography]

I'm definitely interested. I really wish they'd do a GR mono (and Fujifilm should have done mono X100 variation, too). I'd love to see some high ISO examples like above 12800 to see dynamic range and grain feel.

[@gianmariagaruti7706]

wonderful in future I want to buy one

[@AaronAnalog1]

I’d love to see this sensor in a GRiii

[@MarcS4R]

i think its great that another camera producer came out with a Monochrom. my dream would be a GFX monochrom but i doubt this will ever happen

[@bastiaan.alexander]

Or a Hasselblad X#d Monochrom 🙂

[@MrJueKa]

I have been a big fan of B&W photography since 1980, when I started my photography, and scince then it is about 80% part of it. So, a camera with a B&W sensor would be all I ever need. A Leica "something" Monochrom is too expensive for me and so this Pentax is a real and in many things better alternative imo. For me, B&W photography is the best stylistic tool, especially when it comes to photographing people, because it is timeless and focuses on the essentials and does not distract with colors. But from my point of view, it is a mistake to assume that B&W photography is easier than color photography, because really good B&W photography requires a very special and completely different approach and depends primarily on light and shadows, contrasts, texture and form, as mentioned in the video, and you have to learn to deal with that too. There is a huge difference between real B&W photography and simple monochrome images. Yes, I know tastes are different and in the video here it had to be quick somehow, but sorry, for me personally the example photos shown have a little too little contrast and little or no interesting play with light and shadow. Ok, that's criticism at a high level, as one says, but I just only wanted to mention it as different point of view. Why not a B&W viewfinder with a B&W sensor? I`ve got this information from the camera`s website. A viewfinder with color makes no sense for me here. I would also like, and above all, to be able to see in the viewfinder what the finished result out of the camera might look like and how changed camera settings or set-ups immediately affect it. I`m not a fan of using the monitor only.

[@mjztx]

A GRiiim would be awesome, but I feel like it would canibalize sales of this camera. I felt like they would have gone straight to the griiim if they were going to do it. Still hoping!

[@mortenthorpe]

Best part of this new gear, is that it proves that there is an economy market for monochrome… Fuji, are you listening? Monochrome X100? Monochrome X-Pro? Monochrome GFX, dare I hope?

[@gregderozier3846]

No one looks through the viewfinder anymore?

[@Retina43]

Thanks Niels. Can a Monochrom Ricoh GRIII be the next in line? Hope so.

[@NielsdeKemp]

I am sending prayers to the camera gods for a GRIIIm 😇

[@user-fl9pq8wb7p]

Pretty Cool!!

[@KobieMC]

Great vid! Seems like a friendly place too 🙂

[@buckleyrobinson7415]

Looking forward to getting my hands on this camera. I have a q2m, and I love that camera. Does this one also have high iso capabilities like the Leica monochrom?

[@NielsdeKemp]

I don’t know how they compare. Never shot a Leica M. But the value for money you get in this camera truly is amazing! High ISO is good in the regular KIII, even better in the KIIIm.

[@berndtwiest4571]

Leuke video, gedurfde stap van Pentax.

[@NielsdeKemp]

Tof hè?! 😎

[@buskman3286]

A solution for which there is no problem!

[@krishartsphotography5643]

Nice & Thanks :)

[@mwales2112]

The new Leica M11 Monochrom was released.... Looking at getting M246 monochrom myself...

[@bastiaan.alexander]

I work with the M246. I love it. Highly recommend it. But Pentax is very smart to jump in and create this lovely Monochrom camera. Give photographers another option

[@mwales2112]

@@bastiaan.alexander Good option, but its a bit big..

[@bastiaan.alexander]

@@mwales2112 you mean the M246? Yeah, you know, in all reviews/ videos it's said that the M240 and sisters are a bit big or chunky etcetera. I think it is also in the eye of the beholder. When I compare the M240 or M246 with my M10-P, it is slightly thicker but I'm not sure whether I really feel the difference. I love the feel of all three :-)

[@mwales2112]

@@bastiaan.alexander I only have a pair of M240s and love them. I have never seen or held any other Leica so this is all I know and the size is perfect. The 240s Battery is to die for....

[@bastiaan.alexander]

@@mwales2112 check. You were referring to,the Pentax. Fully agree and the battery life of the M240s is very good

[@jenswetter251]

The combination of everyday carry with a monochrome sensor: Ricoh b&w Then again, there's always the option to shoot film b&w ! 📷

[@mikemuizebelt]

Nice one my friend!

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thanks amigo! 🙏

[@mickeli7155]

This is fun and maybe a good thing. KZbinrs find Pentax and goes "oh pentax camerars are" Luckely Pentax dont care.

[@califmike2003]

Loving this camera, but no flip out screen ??????????? whattttttttt, maybe a deal breaker for me.

[@pat9586]

i’m thrilled about this camera, how is the video feature?

[@christianmayrhofer4178]

Terrible. Forget video with this DSLR. This camera is made for taking pictures and not for filming.

[@NielsdeKemp]

You should not buy this camera for the video features. 😃😎

[@brettyg76]

😍😍😍

[@NielsdeKemp]

I know, right?! 😎

[@brettyg76]

@@NielsdeKemp that was more at you than the camera 😂😂😂

[@PabloCoronel70]

Mooie fotos ! Do you have any of these as full res files we could see? I bleive there is an increase in resolution by not having to interpolate the colors and would like to see if that is true Bedankt

[@dominikhaering]

If Pentax has a monochrome APS-C sensor then a Ricoh GR Monochrome is not far away.

[@mdjmurray]

Why do you use the screen to shoot? What’s wrong with the viewfinder?

[@NielsdeKemp]

Viewfinder on the K3III is excellent! I had my Insta360 on top of the camera and when I use the viewfinder I get a very strange video shot. So when recording this video i used the viewfinder.

[@WatchDSSID]

Very interesting video - thanks. How much is it? ….. it would be really interesting to compare with the standard Pentax camera, with a Black & White post process……do you think we would be able to “see” any substantial difference….say up to A3 size? - Cheers - Peter.

[@NielsdeKemp]

Yeah you would see the difference. But only if you compare them next to each other. A great photo is a great photo, but the image quality in the KIIIm is amazing!

[@Emma-zk6it]

I want this camera, but the crop sensor is a deal breaker. With the price of film rising like crazy the cost of this camera is 150 rolls of acros ii.

[@nickfanzo]

Why would a crop sensor be a deal breaker? They are so good now, a client would never notice a difference

[@Emma-zk6it]

@@nickfanzo that's true but I use my cameras for my leisure. For my use full frame lenses most of the time feel tight when using the camera for landscapes or street photo and I don't own a 11-18 lens.

[@D.Trider]

@@nickfanzo for me I feel the same. Don’t sure if you receive the same benefits of shadow/highlight recovery as well as shallow depth of field. Love that Pentax is trying though!

[@johnirby493]

Shoot Raw. You have B&W, plus color.

[@NielsdeKemp]

No you don’t.

[@ChadWilson]

My emotions love the idea of this camera, and I love shooting in monochrome. But my wallet is saying "no!

[@NielsdeKemp]

I understand. It beats a Leica monochrome though! 😅

[@ChadWilson]

I suppose I could donate some blood. LOL!

[@eddyjcreative100]

I want one can i have. yours...you can have my Somy A73

[@NielsdeKemp]

I had to ship mine back to Pentax after a weekend 🤣

[@user-cw4bs8ub2b]

I would buy a b&w camera, but not such a big bulky one. I want to love the Pentax but such a big camera is a bother to carry with you all day. I wait for the day Pentax goes retro too!

[@mjp29]

Pentax may already be retro due to the fact that they are one of few camera makers that use a mirror & can hear the natural click.

[@richhughes2225]

Way heavier than the Leica monochrome

[@NielsdeKemp]

Yeah, different camera all together of course...

[@krzysiekm1641]

I love blak white hdr bw cows ww II cowboys and edison

[@LaisvaFoto]

Most of cameras can take B/W pictures if you turn the settings. Why not make k1 version for animal/sports photography? Something they do not offer yet.

[@ColinMill1]

"Leica killer ?" Well, I think Leica have their own killer for the M11 monochrom - the £8300 price tag. That puts it £1000 more than a Hasselblad X2D 100C. I'm finding it hard to believe the M11-M can outrun the 'blad in the image quality stakes.

[@williamoneill5498]

Ermm just put fast quality glass on any good DSLR and you got the same result when you covert raw to B/W. I recall the original ground breaking Nikon D1 had a physical B/W only setting on the camera, but of course it still had the Colour mosaic filter. I'm afraid that this is just the Pentax marketing team in full swing. If I shoot on a D850 with excellent glass and covert/compare the same shot with the K3III, nobody will be remotely able to tell the difference. Thats said, if the K3, inspires you to go out and shoot in B/W, then by all means, go for it.

[@chloescanlon1107]

I thought it was April 1st 🤔

[@gavinjenkins899]

Cool, except it's in pentax K mount, so you can't adapt anything to it like a mirrorless... so kinda useless for most people even if the concept is cool. Pentax needs to give up the ridiculous "SLRs are the future" nonsense, and I'd LOVE to buy a monochrome mirrorless from them. So that I can use my canon lenses, minolta lenses, etc.

[@JACKnJESUS]

I'm not that impressed with the specs. It's nice to see a mono...but not this one. I'd modify my camera before I purchased this. Still nice to see.

[@gavinjenkins899]

"Emotional impact" etc. is a silly reason, when you can just turn a normal camera's photo black and white. ONLY the technical sharpness, low light ability, etc. matter here. "Dedication to the craft" rings the most hollow of all when you posted a video about it IN COLOR... didn't even have enough dedication to black and white to go one video without color, so I don't believe you on that one... I do think the sharpness and speed matter, and may be a good enough reason, but tell it like it is. Better yet would be if there was some way to make a Bayer filter that turned itself on and off (like an LCD screen pumping tone into a pixel and emptying it again, but the Bayer filter? I dunno if possible)

[@cameraprepper7938]

ALL digital cameras are B&W if you want it !

[@ChrisLRobinson]

APSC is not worth it for iso gains you'd need full frame. On the Q2m 25000 looks like the 6400. This camera is not even in the ball park that means m10m would 35,000 would like like 12,800 for the evening low light after work shooters. I thought GR mono would be the one but APSC would have no benefit to the mono sensor here.

[@lensman5762]

Leica killer? Really.

[@Zetaphotography]

Every image all the highlights are blown out. Not much of a dynamic range or poor shooting. How Much much of the views came here because you said the word Leica. Wonder if your video is good enough to generate views based on your information. Is there anything new said here that hasn’t been covered.

[@NielsdeKemp]

It’s an obvious comparison since Leica has most of the monochrome market. And my video got about the same views as other k3 monochrome reviews so if it was ‘just to get likes’ that would have failed 🤣 You should watch my video about envy and hate as well, you might get something out of it 🙏

[@KGeorge-1]

B&W dedicated APSC sensor? You're excited? What a waste of money... Sorry Niels

[@christianmayrhofer4178]

"it will last forever"....yet another cheap commercial that wants to sell itself as a review.

[@NielsdeKemp]

Thanks nerd 😂