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Comment by Anvh posted on light room v Adobe bridge at 14/12/2009 - 13:52
Funny to see that everyone is making there own figures, Dpreview had some other results for example... it's hard to believe which one is true... maybe there are even difference in the test might influence things.
I'm not saying it isn't true since, they are, just saying that real world experiences might be different then lab tests
I've heard though that some K7 user find it more noisy then the K20D. I believe we did some test which noise was easier to clean up, wasn't it that of the K7?
Some feedback on that might be useful
I'm not saying it isn't true since, they are, just saying that real world experiences might be different then lab tests
I've heard though that some K7 user find it more noisy then the K20D. I believe we did some test which noise was easier to clean up, wasn't it that of the K7?
Some feedback on that might be useful
Comment by Anvh posted on DxO figures for Pentax at 14/12/2009 - 12:48
rotorhead wrote:
My k-m is so new that I could get away with giving that to him and keeping the k200 for myself....if that will be the most suitable for the both of us.
You could do that My k-m is so new that I could get away with giving that to him and keeping the k200 for myself....if that will be the most suitable for the both of us.
There is very little between the K-M and the K200D but for the same price the K200D offers you a bit more.
With software though the K-M is a bit better, I believe you've some features there K200D does not have so it's up to you what is more important.
geclinke wrote:
Surpised nobody mentioned the lack of a top LCD screen on the K-m. I find it really useful on the K200.
If it were my money, I'd consider passing on the K-m and getting a new(or nearly new) K20.
I did Surpised nobody mentioned the lack of a top LCD screen on the K-m. I find it really useful on the K200.
If it were my money, I'd consider passing on the K-m and getting a new(or nearly new) K20.
Comment by Anvh posted on K-m (k2000) or K200D - same price at 13/12/2009 - 19:36
Cedric, the size of the sensor has not much to do with the exposure so that's not the problem.
If the metering is the same as with any pentax then it compensate for the highlights.
It's hard to tell anything of those small photos
If the metering is the same as with any pentax then it compensate for the highlights.
It's hard to tell anything of those small photos
Comment by Anvh posted on IMAGE QUALITY OPTIO W80 at 13/12/2009 - 18:31
Out of the Pentax lens folder:
Quote:
PENTAX knows a thing or two about traditional photography.
With a track record as maker of some of the world's finest film cameras our values in this traditional world have been carried to the digital one. Lenses are tactile instruments of beauty and we know that photographers appreciate quality when they see it. While some manufactures compromise by producing cheaper plastic-bodied lenses, our "Limited Edition"range is here to confirm the PENTAX philosophy of performance through design. All our "Limited Edition" range feature metal bodies with engraved aperture rings and depth-of-field scales and comes with a matching metal lens hood that has been designed to match the construction of the lens. Our attention to details knows no limits.
The name "Limited Edition" does not mean that these lenses won't be around forever. Far from it. Chances are they will outlive most cameras! The name instead refers to the fact that they are produced to higher tolerance then mass-production lenses and assembled with even greater diligence, so their daily production output is limited. A discerning product for the discerning photographer.
I hope you like it, it took me some typing PENTAX knows a thing or two about traditional photography.
With a track record as maker of some of the world's finest film cameras our values in this traditional world have been carried to the digital one. Lenses are tactile instruments of beauty and we know that photographers appreciate quality when they see it. While some manufactures compromise by producing cheaper plastic-bodied lenses, our "Limited Edition"range is here to confirm the PENTAX philosophy of performance through design. All our "Limited Edition" range feature metal bodies with engraved aperture rings and depth-of-field scales and comes with a matching metal lens hood that has been designed to match the construction of the lens. Our attention to details knows no limits.
The name "Limited Edition" does not mean that these lenses won't be around forever. Far from it. Chances are they will outlive most cameras! The name instead refers to the fact that they are produced to higher tolerance then mass-production lenses and assembled with even greater diligence, so their daily production output is limited. A discerning product for the discerning photographer.
Comment by Anvh posted on What makes a Pentax lens... at 13/12/2009 - 18:27
Gary useless might be a bit of a big word but there is really not much between an 6mp vs 8mp at those sizes, they also demands more of the lens the 8mp to be effective let alone when we go and look at the 12mp models.
You might see a difference with the lower pixel count sensors at optimal conditions but when it gets a bit dark then so good as all is equal.
About your links they do look good and really don't be offended by them, I only said that you wont see a big increase in performance when pixel count goes up.
Here is a shoot out with waterproof cameras.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q209waterproofgroup/
Canon Powershot D10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 & Pentax Optio W60 seems to be the best of the bunch.
Lumix has the best high iso performance.
You might see a difference with the lower pixel count sensors at optimal conditions but when it gets a bit dark then so good as all is equal.
About your links they do look good and really don't be offended by them, I only said that you wont see a big increase in performance when pixel count goes up.
Here is a shoot out with waterproof cameras.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q209waterproofgroup/
Canon Powershot D10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 & Pentax Optio W60 seems to be the best of the bunch.
Lumix has the best high iso performance.
Comment by Anvh posted on IMAGE QUALITY OPTIO W80 at 13/12/2009 - 16:37
I miss the quickshift with the L lenses
I would go for the K200D too.
With the K200D you get.
- 11 focus points vs 3
- weather sealing
- focus point that lights up in the viewfinder, KM does not have that.
- there is a grip for the K200D not for the KM
- top screen, sucks less power then using the big screen on the back.
I would go for the K200D too.
With the K200D you get.
- 11 focus points vs 3
- weather sealing
- focus point that lights up in the viewfinder, KM does not have that.
- there is a grip for the K200D not for the KM
- top screen, sucks less power then using the big screen on the back.
Comment by Anvh posted on K-m (k2000) or K200D - same price at 13/12/2009 - 16:26
Yes pixel count goes up but the pixel gets smaller so less light falls on them meaning they need to need to amplify it more meaning more noise.
That's why everything over 6mp with those small sensor is useless at the moment.
That's why everything over 6mp with those small sensor is useless at the moment.
Comment by Anvh posted on IMAGE QUALITY OPTIO W80 at 13/12/2009 - 16:21
Thank you mike, you have giving the lens a hard subject to render.
Only the Sigma 30 f.1.4 at 1.4, Pentax 50 at 1.7 & Pentax 135M at 3.5 I would say are pleasant.
Sad to see that the Pentax 70 ltd isn't doing so well but I had already seen it has trouble with out of focus highlights
Only the Sigma 30 f.1.4 at 1.4, Pentax 50 at 1.7 & Pentax 135M at 3.5 I would say are pleasant.
Sad to see that the Pentax 70 ltd isn't doing so well but I had already seen it has trouble with out of focus highlights
Comment by Anvh posted on Best Bokeh Lens at 13/12/2009 - 14:44
So if you do a portrait shoot and you do that on manually (same settings) you can very easily have progressed your whole work in a matter of minutes, depending on the amount of variations you use of course.
I shoot on manual 95% of the time and even in changing conditions I can batch progress 5 to 20 photos at a time.