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Hello Jules, nice to see you back on the site! I'm not sure if the K-5II has any advantage over the K-5 mk1 when it comes to landscapes, as the IQ is identical; only the focussing and rear screen are better on the K-5II and neither of these have much impact on landscape photography.
The K-5IIS on the other hand is a different kettle of fish. It is a magnificent camera and I would highly recommend it for landscapes. Despite early reports, it is clear when you have owned and used this camera for an extended period (as I have) that it is better than the standard K-5 for image quality. I also have a K-5 mk1 and continue to use this for landscape work, but the IIs is the one I turn to first.
Regards
David
Cheers David, just the information I need!
Many thanks for that
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Best regards
I have found the K5IIs a huge and apparent leap up in terms of IQ from the K5. My commercial stuff has been flowers and gardens (Chelsea etc - see my gallery). True, the lens has to be up to it, (DA*16-50, DA*50-135, DA12-24), but with LR4 the detail and quality just leaps off the printed images
For me the dynamic range is perhaps the most important factor - and I've not used ND grads for a couple of years now!
Matt
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It's one of the reasons I want to get back to Pentax, I feel at one with the Camera's, now I've used Nikon more than any other make but Pentax still feels more natural to me and I think it shows in my imagery, it's never a struggle to get the Camera to do what you want (Apart from shooting Birds In Flight that is!)(Pun).
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Grumpy, Middle Aged, Bad Tempered, Arthritic, Asthmatic, Tinnitus Suffering, Mountain Man...
I love this signature..
I'm not (yet) asthmatic, but can relate to the rest of it completely.
dave k
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Wow Jules, it's like a revolving door with you and your cameras! Admit it... you just missed this forum, didn't you?
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My viewfinder is 576,000,000 pixels.
My other viewfinder is 5.76,000,000.
www.exaggeratedperspectives.com
Martyn, what is it about the K5 that you feel makes it less ideal for landscapes. Is it about the camera & sensor, or is it to do with the available quality of ultra-wides you could use. I'm thinking, it must be easier to make a top notch 21mm or 24-70mm zoom for use on FF, then the equivalent APS-C sizes - (about 12mm, or 15-40 approx.) ?
I'm very happy with the K5 generally. I am, however, considering producing A3+ prints and, from what I've seen and read, the extra resolution of a FF SHOULD make a noticeable difference (lenses being equal) - although I've never seen comparison prints of the same scene taken with the K5 and a FF. That would be really useful to see!
From what Jules says though, I'd probably be better of investing in better glass for the K5.......
Martyn, what is it about the K5 that you feel makes it less ideal for landscapes. Is it about the camera & sensor, or is it to do with the available quality of ultra-wides you could use. I'm thinking, it must be easier to make a top notch 21mm or 24-70mm zoom for use on FF, then the equivalent APS-C sizes - (about 12mm, or 15-40 approx.) ?
I'm very happy with the K5 generally. I am, however, considering producing A3+ prints and, from what I've seen and read, the extra resolution of a FF SHOULD make a noticeable difference (lenses being equal) - although I've never seen comparison prints of the same scene taken with the K5 and a FF. That would be really useful to see!
From what Jules says though, I'd probably be better of investing in better glass for the K5.......
More dots make bigger prints easier to a point but by all accounts the K5IIs is capable of tremendous resolution, with it's superb file quality you would have no bother going quite a bit bigger than A3
The K5/II is not far behind, the extra eight megapixels in my D600 don't really amount to a hill of beans really, it's only about 1100 extra pixels across the top of the sensor and just over 700 down the way, not a whole lot really...
My viewfinder is 576,000,000 pixels.
My other viewfinder is 5.76,000,000.
www.exaggeratedperspectives.com
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