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Maybe no-one has used them yet?

Comment by johnriley posted on Digitaltoyshop at 09/12/2008 - 18:08

Logically, it will mean less compression and therefore better quality, but until I make some A3 prints then how much better I don't know.

Comment by johnriley posted on Impressed with K20D at 09/12/2008 - 16:34

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John, could you give me an idea of the file sizes of the Prem jpg & Raw for the K20D, so I know what size of hard disc I'm going to need to get!

Based on the maximum pixels (4672x3104) the number of images on a 1GB card is approx:

RAW (PEF or DNG) 40
JPEG Premium 68
JPEG ***117
JPEG ** 212
JPEG * 411

Hope that helps!

Comment by johnriley posted on Impressed with K20D at 09/12/2008 - 15:10

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I would simply like a built in stopwatch for the Bulb setting

Good idea.

Comment by johnriley posted on should pentax dslrs have face detection added at 09/12/2008 - 09:59

As soon as the images are opened in Photoshop the difference between the K10D and K20D is immediately obvious. Not surprising really as the K20D resolution is significantly better.

Other factors may be the new Premium setting for JPEGs and differences in the camera's alogorithms. The setting I settled on was "Bright" which gives nice punchy results. Exposure was also better than the K10D.

I'll try and find some time to produce some comparison shots.

Comment by johnriley posted on Impressed with K20D at 08/12/2008 - 23:56

I think that must be the case. These things can be quite sensitive - we have had cards that won't format in one K10D but will in another, for example.

Thinking about this, when you copied the images from the PC to the card they were no longer in the correct directory structure for the camera. So although the images might have been the same the way they were copied onto the card must have been different.

Comment by johnriley posted on Cannot see images at 08/12/2008 - 22:47

We tried out the new K20D cameras today and as it was pouring with rain opted for some still life indoors. I'm very impressed with the detail and quality of the images, another step up from the K10D. Here's a sample image using the SMC Pentax-FA 100mm f2.8 Macro at f32.
[IMG]http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff250/johnriley1uk/007-Still-Life.jpg[/IMG]

Comment by johnriley posted on Impressed with K20D at 08/12/2008 - 22:32

Pentax Adapter K should be available easily enough - try SRS

Comment by johnriley posted on M42 + adaptor or SMC at 08/12/2008 - 21:48

Ansel Adams has always been one of my favourite photographers. His was i think the original quote that we should not take photographs but we should make photographs.

AA made some terrific images in his long career and that stunning quality is certainly something to aspire to.

Comment by johnriley posted on Ansel Adams - Book at 08/12/2008 - 17:48

The camera isn't designed to read images other than those produced by the camera. The SD card should also be formatted in the camera you intend to use it in, and not on the PC. If I've understood you correctly you are trying to use the camera to view images from a PC, which is where the problem arises.

Comment by johnriley posted on Cannot see images at 08/12/2008 - 17:17

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