24-megapixels-the-world-forgot

https://fstoplounge.com/2015/01/the-24-megapixels-the-world-forgot/
I forogot but luckily I remembered again!
Enjoy!

There are a few inaccuracies however, none the less a positive article, there needs to be more like this but written by someone who has actually used all the cameras in the comparison, might be a good start???
I don't think this guy has, as always positivity tinged with sarcasm!
My new sig maybe?

Totally agree Richard, Tony Northrup on You-Tube seems to be making a living out of qouting DXO (Exaggeration). As you say it's a good message, if a little sloppy, the viewfinder statements bug me a little, i have to say but then I have never looked thru a D750 viewfinder either!

There still is not, nor should there ever be percieved to be anything wrong with a K30.

Yup! Bang on as alwas John!
It seems pretty unbiased, which is good also, I seem to remember the author being a really enthusiastic Fuji shooter...

Calling the D750 a professional camera is also sloppy.

Best regards

I'm not even sure what a professional camera is. If you make your living from images taken with an +ist D or K7, surely they are professional cameras?

No, I don't think so ... With the istD, that would be a professional making a living from a consumer grade camera. His/her profit margins might be better though!

In the case of the K7 I would argue that by many definitions it could be considered 'pro-spec'. We have to take into account how the manufacturer has built it and their target market (skills and experience, plus their ambitions, not their job) , as well as a list of particular items that are most likely to be utilized, appreciated and depended upon by professionals. All of the recent flagship Pentax dslrs have included the majority of these I would say.

The *istD was never a consumer grade camera Nigel.

I was about to say the same.

I wonder when a professional grade camera becomes consumer grade. After time even the most basic entry cameras overtake the so called "professional" spec bodies, no matter what the make.

Very true...

Sorry guys, I'll check my specs () in future ... The main point was that I believe cameras do fall into these categories based on certain key features. What was it with the istD that elevated it above' consumer' would you say?

The * !

Proper glass pentaprism, professional level features for its day and a huge price tag. It took the *istDS to arrive to make DSLR photography affordable for us.

Its well before my time here with Pentax, but having looked at the specs (on PentaxForums) there are in fact a few key items that (well, for me) would really force the isdD more towards the 'consumer' category ... certainly not higher end enthusiast / Pro ...

These are :

1) the lack of weather sealing
2) stroboscopic flash for focus assist
3) only +/- 3 stops exposure compensation
4) no flash exposure compensation
5) no front/back focus adjustment
6) .95x viewfinder

This is not to look down on what was clearly a most capable model, only to lay down some signposts towards categorisation. This is never going to be definitive, but the extensions and improvements to this list of mine would certainly be things I would expect in 'enthusiast / pro' models (ie weather sealing, electronic focus assist, 5 stops EC, FC, focus adjustment, 100% viewfinder).