New to me - CCD Sensor....

I couldn't resist a K100D-Super and lens, DA18-55mm AL, because it was cheap as chips, so I convinced myself it would allow me to see what all this CCD sensor fuss was about - Having missed out on the early days of Digital cameras.

Plus I thought it may come in use should I ever need a SDM lens to revert to screwdrive.

I checked the shutter count that was unknown, = 11,300, the camera cleaned up very nicely as good as new, and the lens did too (metal mount but no WR), out this morning for a brief test. The pictures are only in JPG due to my haste!

Good fun really, I will probably not use it much at all, it is good to have a play though.

So far all appears to be working, internal battery too, buit in flash. Here's a few snaps.

1. First a few with the Tamron 18-200 lens;



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3.



4. Now a couple with the DA18-55mm AL lens, cropped off a little so even a smaller file size;



5.

Oh, SOOC by the way....

Numbers 3 and 5 show what the CCD is all about.
I've seen good results with the Tamron on CCD sensors
And your 18-55 looks decent - I have 2 but have not produced anything I like yet.

Nice set

Spot on! Keep trying things, keep experimenting, keep enjoying it!

Then when you've worked out what all the fuss about CCD sensors is all about, please tell me. I've never had one and am willing to be convinced that I've been missing out on something remarkable and profound. However, since the sensor itself is mono (i.e. colour-blind) and the colour is a matter of the Bayer filter and post-processing, I'm not yet convinced that what people see (or claim to see) is really due to whether the sensor is CCD or CMOS.

Steve

+1

Luscious colours, especially number 1.

Another vote for 3 & 5.

I think the advantage of CCD is that it produces very natural colours, almost film-like in some respects. I recently bought a K10D that's now normally paired with an FA24-90 lens - there are a few pictures in another thread. Comparing with my K5(IIs, so no anti-aliasing filter), advantages are colour rendition/'natural' look (for landscape, buildings, flowers etc) and minimal post-processing apart from sharpening. One very obvious disadvantage is low light performance; others are IMO to do with improvements in the camera rather than the sensor in itself.

That last photo really pops out with colour, so nice

One slight problem I have found is that, with high contrast oudoor pics, you can end up with skies that tend to cyan rather than true blue.

You sometimes also see this with older TV programmes, I think a lot of dedicated video cameras still use CCD sensors. where the cameraman didn't get it quite right.