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Kamera Quandaries
Bit silly to discount something based on a name dont you think? Call me old and sentimental, but the fact is that I started in the 70s with Pentax, had brief dalliances with Canon, Nikon, Contax, Olympus, and probably others too, but always reverted to Pentax. I have to say that the only other bran...
Posted by duncanM on 20/03/2014 - 20:45
Maybe I am just stupid, but...
The other day, I was looking on a newly made lot of my K5 pictures on my computer screen. Looking closely I noticed some spots. They where always on the same physical condition . On each picture i had some near the bottom and one on the left hand side. I bought one of this sticky cleaning gadg...
Posted by Horst on 30/03/2014 - 08:21
Maybe I am just stupid, but...
Oh Yes I had same problem it was only the fact I was too scared to clean the sensor myself that saved me. Problem is I often think the worst when a few seconds careful thought can save effort and stress.
Posted by davidrobinson on 30/03/2014 - 09:25
Maybe I am just stupid, but...
Hands up all those who can not say "been there - done that". I spent ages trying to clone out a non-existent seagull last week - what are the chances of seagull shaped dust on your monitor?:D Carl I've tried to clone out marks on the screen when cleaning up old negative scans before :)
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/04/2014 - 18:39
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ? Now that there's proof of the of a 12MP Full Frame sensor with a good high ISO range ( meaning nice DR in the lower ranges too ), should Pentax go down the more sensible ( IMO ) route of ditching the vortex of the MP race and concentrate on IQ instead? ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/04/2014 - 13:10
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
I want a mirror-less camera (still and 4k video) that takes a standard SSD hard drive, has wi-fi connectivity and full tethering and live view via IOS/android device, a 50 mp medium format sensor, and interchangeable lens mount. is that too much to ask?
Posted by Don on 07/04/2014 - 13:54
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
And you hammered them for being niche, so no number of Smeggypants in the market would have helped to sell any K-01 or Q cameras.....or are you now arguing they were a success for you? :shock: But yes, it's only a matter of time before 36 MP might be considered a bit passé for the modern photogra...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/04/2014 - 14:16
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Perhaps I am going off topic, but to me the K-01 is a stunningly beautiful camera. Smeggy and others consider it ugly. That makes it a niche market camera, and you'll find me deeply recessed in that same niche. Pentax could, like Sony, bring out a range of cameras based on different sensors an...
Posted by ronniemac on 07/04/2014 - 16:58
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Smeggy I am with you, Give me a small, light FF camera with superb low light capabilities every day, As an ex owner of a Sony A7 and D600 I feel fit to answer, The D600 was nice but to big and heavy for my needs, the A7 was the perfect weight and size but the picture quality was not what I was ex...
Posted by MattyH on 07/04/2014 - 17:03
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Pentax doesn't make it's own sensors, so has to choose from those made by others & available to them. If they use a very old sensor with lower MP they'll lose out on low light capabilities... Previous examples suggest to me that they're not going for extra MP at the expense of IQ. If sensor manufa...
Posted by petrochemist on 07/04/2014 - 17:12
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Perhaps I am going off topic, but to me the K-01 is a stunningly beautiful camera. Smeggy and others consider it ugly. That makes it a niche market camera, and you'll find me deeply recessed in that same niche. Indeed but, cotnrary to the claim, I wasn't bashing it for being niche, just for bein...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/04/2014 - 17:17
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Pentax doesn't make it's own sensors, so has to choose from those made by others & available to them. If they use a very old sensor with lower MP they'll lose out on low light capabilities... Previous examples suggest to me that they're not going for extra MP at the expense of IQ. If sensor manufa...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/04/2014 - 17:19
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
A couple of years ago I would have agreed on a lower pixel count ff sensor Pentax body, however as camera processing power in increases this need for smaller sensors is reduced. The processing power on the k-3 shows this increased power in terms of speed and performance. I also think the 24 megapixe...
Posted by cabstar on 07/04/2014 - 20:23
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
Sometimes we see the images made by those who have moved to full frame cameras. In some cases, their photography actually gets worse. So I tend to agree with Peter. It is possible of course that, dissatisfied with progress, we could put the blame on not having the right equipment, instead of t...
Posted by cabstar on 08/04/2014 - 00:00
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
It's not just lower noise but the type of noise between ff and crop sensors. The noise on ff seems so more refined than crop sensor noise.
Posted by cabstar on 08/04/2014 - 00:30
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
There is no doubt that being right or wrong about the full frame argument. Ricoh are certainly losing market users and will never be taken seriously by professional photographers until they have one in their armoury. Anyone like me who likes to take images in low light venues without the harshness f...
Posted by stub on 08/04/2014 - 10:23
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
I would rather more focus on increasing, if technically possible, dynamic range. I certainly have zero interest, at this time or foreseeable future, for anything higher than 16 MP and would be very happy with 14 or even 12. Indeed I actively don't want more than 16 thanks all the same. for one thing...
Posted by judderman62 on 10/04/2014 - 00:12
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
It's not just lower noise but the type of noise between ff and crop sensors. The noise on ff seems so more refined than crop sensor noise. That can only be the characteristics of a particular sensor design not anything fundamental to FF or APSC so you could get a pure-random-noise or sensor-related-...
Posted by gwing on 10/04/2014 - 00:47
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
I would rather more focus on increasing, if technically possible, dynamic range. I certainly have zero interest, at this time or foreseeable future, for anything higher than 16 MP and would be very happy with 14 or even 12. Indeed I actively don't want more than 16 thanks all the same. for one thing...
Posted by gwing on 10/04/2014 - 01:05
Pentax FF: Less MP more Image Quality ?
why limit your DR requirements to that of the human eye? Because you won't be able to see any more than that anyway... 12MP seems a bit low in todays product world. I don't crop much but when I do it's nice to know it's an option. Truth be told though, 12MP would be fine for me. As I under...
Posted by richandfleur on 10/04/2014 - 01:20
