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Comment by Anvh posted on K20D + DA*300mm @ ISO 6400 - Does it cut the mustard? at 16/07/2009 - 16:25
About macro it used to mean 1:1 magnification I believe but nowadays it means that the subject is bigger in real life when printed on 6"x4" paper... don't ask me why though
Now everything below 1:5 magnification (depending on the sensor) can be classified as macro
Comment by Anvh posted on first go at macro? at 16/07/2009 - 16:07
If you'd rather have a Euro shop have a look at http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/productlist/644/z_systeem.html. Although a Dutch site there is an English language option.
Comment by Anvh posted on Buying cokin filters at 16/07/2009 - 16:02
It's here +1 btw so almost 2:30 now, I really should catch some sleep...
Comment by Anvh posted on Those Who Never Sleep at 16/07/2009 - 01:22
Comment by Anvh posted on K20D versus Nikon D300 at 16/07/2009 - 00:31
Comment by Anvh posted on The impact the sensor size has on the lens at 16/07/2009 - 00:18
Comment by Anvh posted on K20D + DA*300mm @ ISO 6400 - Does it cut the mustard? at 16/07/2009 - 00:13
I don't know how these were taken btw so could be JPG and it isn't really that scientific.
The overexposure of the K20D didn't help it much in the shadows or is it truly always like that?
Curious how the K7 preform their then.
About the D300 colours I just don't know what it is when you look at this it also got it completely wrong link
The action figure is orange while it should be red
Here also another one link... might be user fault though or something else
Comment by Anvh posted on K20D + DA*300mm @ ISO 6400 - Does it cut the mustard? at 16/07/2009 - 00:01
Friday going to Schiphol and for a Sunday I've tickets for the TDM so have some good days ahead of me
Comment by Anvh posted on K20D versus Nikon D300 at 15/07/2009 - 23:49
Stefan,
#3 shows more noise in the shadows than the other two but it renders the best colours for me.
#2 colours are acceptable with some grainy noise in the shadows which I find more pleasing to look at than #3
#1 colours are not good and a similar noise effect in the shadows to #2
Which is which? I haven't a clue except that the noise pattern in #3 is similar to what I see from my K20D in certain conditions.
Is the a700 the Sony alpha 700?
There really isn't much between them right.
I've put the original image behind them
#3 K20D
#2 a700
#1 D300
You can see them bigger, I didn't know that. Thanks.
Well you still did a good job with the noise though.
I'm always wandering which noise reduction program works the best, i've used several but never really tested it.
ps. sorry for the broken links but it seems the system can't handle Japanese and that call itself a Pentax forum with out support their original language
I've removed the links now btw
Comment by Anvh posted on K20D + DA*300mm @ ISO 6400 - Does it cut the mustard? at 15/07/2009 - 23:34
I hope this is ok, but I took the three doll pictures and ran them through my full version of Noise Ninja at default settings, to see what they look like. Noise Ninja applies auto profiles to the pictures using standard settings for luminance and colour noise, and then applies a 60% unsharp mask filter to get some detail back.
I would say that I cannot decide between the K20d and A700, but if pushed I probably prefer the colour of the K20d, although it does look a little like it has a colour cast compared to the A700?
Interesting exercise...
It would interested to see what different noise reduction programs does.
I'm working with CS4 and have neat image and topaz denoise, care to do a little experiment.
On second thought it might be better to get the photos from imaging-resource they just look better exposed and some are in RAW
I suggest taken this one since they also got that one for the K7
This a K7 shot at iso 6400
here are the RAW files for anyone interested in seeing or trying.
K7 link
K20D link
D300 link