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Is the pentax k s1 good for beginners?

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From Pentax K-S1: Pentax K-S1: A DSLR by Pentax with a 20.1-megapixel APS-C sensor, announced in 2014. Specs - Maker: Pentax - Mount: Pentax K - Sensor: APS-C, 23.5 x 15.6mm, crop factor 1.5 - Resolution: 20.1 megapixels - Stabilisation: in the body - Announced: 2014 - Type: DSLR Focal lengths on it Lenses frame like 1.5 times their focal length on full frame: 16mm like 24mm, 23mm like 35mm, 33mm like 50mm, 57mm like ...

From Pentax K-500: Pentax K-500: A DSLR by Pentax with a 16.3-megapixel APS-C sensor, announced in 2013. The K-50 without weather sealing.

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