Completely agree. There can never be any certainty that an autofocus system will choose the intended subject and that applies to all brands of camera. Some seem to expect too much from their camera and expect it to think for them.

John K

A RAW file without the embedded jpeg would not contain EXIF data! The EXIF is in the jpeg, albeit all contained within the RAW file so I can see what you mean. It seems that some RAW converters are not extracting the full exif.

As I understand it, only jpeg and tiff images have exif metadata (and RIFF WAV for audio files) but not DNG or PEF other than that contained in the embedded jpeg.

John K

The increased resolution of K-3 images will require more memory in the PC to open them. Try a 14MP image and if that is fine it will almost certainly be a memory (lack of) issue.

John K

As I understand it, a RAW file does not contain any exif data. However the raw file contains an embedded jpeg which is mainly used for the preview in the camera so either the GPS data is missing from that or if it is there it is not getting extracted. It does seem the GPS data is there as you can see that information on the camera screen so presumably it isn't getting extracted.

If you wish to check, you can extract the jpeg manually from the raw file using exiftool and check the GPS data in that.

John K

Click on the gallery image to get the 'full' size version.
Right click the image and FXif (a Firefox addon) shows the exif data as:

Image Date: 2013-09-25 12:24:12 (no TZ)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)

John K

What's the IQ like at the medium 14MP setting?

John K

All the discussion so far has been around comparing the IQ at high ISOs. How does the IQ compare at lower ISOs for, say, landscape shots around the 100-400 ISO range? Do the extra MPs come into their own here or do we need to wait for a 24MP full frame to get the extra benefit?

John K

There's one entry still there with a time stamp of 25 September, overlooked perhaps? Actually it was the first one uploaded.

John K

My thoughts too. The K-3 remains 14 bit RAW. I note the K-3 sensor is actually slightly smaller than the one on the K-5, despite having more pixels crammed onto it so I'm not convinced the IQ will be improved (we'll find out soon!)

John K

Only you can answer that!

John K