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Dan Bracaglia

I took nearly 400 photos with Pentax’s B&W-only digital camera — and I may never shoot in color again

Pentax K-3 III Monochrome.

I recently got my hands on the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome, a tough-built DSLR with a 26-megapixel APS-C sensor which, as the name suggests, shoots only in B&W. With a gorgeous Sunday afternoon to try it out on, I strolled toward Seattle's touristy waterfront eager to flex a little creative muscle. 

Little did I know that my afternoon with the K-3 III Monochrome would help shake me out of a photographic rut and get me stoked to snap frames again. By the end of the day, I took nearly 400 photos with Pentax’s B&W-only digital camera — and I may never shoot in color again. Here's why. 

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