camera
Pentax
K-1 Mark II
Full frame · 7360×4912 · Color
DSLR full-frame.
Best for
- Wide-field mosaics and full-frame telescopes
- Fast, low-noise deep-sky at short focal lengths
- One-shot color — quick results, less processing
Specifications
| Sensor | |
| Type | dslr |
| Sensor | Pentax FF |
| Sensor tech | CMOS |
| Format | Full frame |
| Sensor size | 35.9×24.0mm |
| Diagonal | 43.2mm |
| Pixel size | 4.88µm |
| Resolution | 7360×4912 |
| Megapixels | 36.4MP |
| Color | Yes |
| Cooling & performance | |
| Cooled | No |
| Full well | — |
| Peak QE | — |
Typical FOV & image scale
On 250mm refractor (wide)
FOV 8.23° × 5.50°
Scale 4.03″/px
On 800mm SCT reducer
FOV 2.57° × 1.72°
Scale 1.26″/px
On 2000mm SCT native
FOV 1.03° × 0.69°
Scale 0.50″/px
Typical targets
- Messier M42 — Orion NebulaEmission Nebula · 85′
- Messier M8 — Lagoon NebulaEmission Nebula · 90′
- Messier M24 — Sagittarius Star CloudOpen Cluster · 90′
- IC IC 5070 — Pelican NebulaEmission Nebula · 80′
- NGC NGC 2237 — Rosette NebulaEmission Nebula · 80′
- Messier M7 — Ptolemy's ClusterOpen Cluster · 80′
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