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Pentax K-1 Mark II

DSLR · Pentax K · released 2018-04-20
Lowest now
$1,509
Good price -25% vs MSRP
Pricing by source ↓
MSRP at launch
$1,999
Apr 2018
Inventory
4
across 1 source

Near the 90-day low

How we compute this

Close to the 90-day low. Within $70 of the 90-day low of $1,439. 75% of the $1,999 MSRP. Prices are down 3.2% over the last 30 days.

Lowest now
$1,509
MSRP
$1,999
vs MSRP
-25%
90-day low
$1,439
All-time low
$1,439 (May 15, 2026)
30-day trend
-3.2%
Observed across 1 source · 71 days of history in last 90 · Methodology

Sample photos

Real-world photos taken with this camera, grouped by EXIF data on Flickr.

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Specs

Brand
Pentax
Family
Pentax K-1
Category
body
Body type
DSLR
Mount
Pentax K
Sensor
Full Frame
Megapixels
36.4 MP
Lens type
Sensor family
Pentax FF 36MP CMOS (K-1/K-1 II)
Autofocus
Phase Detection
AF system
Pentax SAFOX phase-detect
IBIS
Weather sealed
Max video
Max native ISO
Weight
Dimensions
Body material
Released
2018-04-20
Status
current

Autofocus & action

AF system
Phase detect
Focus points
33 points, 25 cross-type (SAFOX 12)
Burst (mechanical)
4.4 fps
Pre-burst capture
No
Card slots
2 (Dual SD UHS-I)
Sensor readout
Standard CMOS

Refined version of the K-1 with the KP's PRIME IV processor for faster, more accurate AF; burst rate unchanged at 4.4 fps.

Latest pricing by source

Each row is a direct observation from the seller. How this works.
Source Condition Price Listings Observed Link
mpb
excellent
→ excellent
$1,509 1 Observed 11h ago view listing
mpb
like new
→ mint
$1,549 3 Observed 11h ago view listing

Price history

One point per day per (source, grade) pair, connected with lines. Hue marks the source; lightness within a hue marks the condition (darker = better grade). The dashed line is launch MSRP.

See Methods notes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3.

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Methods

How we compute each section

References on each chart link down here. More notes will land as new sections grow.

1. Price history

#1.1 · Grade buckets
Each seller publishes their own raw condition labels (e.g. "Excellent+", "Like new minus", "Bargain"). Those are normalized to a small bucket set: mint, excellent, good, fair, poor, and unknown. The "Latest pricing by source" table above shows both the raw label and the normalized bucket so you can audit any individual mapping.
#1.2 · Missing days
A point is only drawn on a day when a snapshot existed for that (source, grade) pair. Lines connect across gaps so a series with sparse sampling still reads as a single trend, but absence of a point does not mean a stockout: it means we didn't see a listing at that grade that day.
#1.3 · Color encoding
Hue carries the source: terracotta = mpb, sage = keh, cobalt = B&H, honey = ebay. Lightness within a hue carries the condition: darker means a better grade (mint and excellent are darkest; poor is lightest). The dashed ink line is launch MSRP, included as a reference even though it isn't a price observation.