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Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Does not fare well in DXO tests... at 07/11/2014 - 05:20
wvbarnes wrote:
A pretty good argument to stick with my K5 and spend money on lenses seeing that comparison. I bet none of us could tell the difference between a table full of A3 prints from any of them.
Pretty much agree there Bill, Pentax do seem to be very good at getting as good a performance as possible out of Sony sensors...A pretty good argument to stick with my K5 and spend money on lenses seeing that comparison. I bet none of us could tell the difference between a table full of A3 prints from any of them.
Was going to post some more comparisons of various Sony sensors in different manufacturers bodies but the DXO Mark site has crashed due to heavy traffic! 7D MKII Users checking up on whether to send their christmas presents back most likely
Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Does not fare well in DXO tests... at 06/11/2014 - 15:42
Mike-P wrote:
Still a lot better than the new Canon 7D MKII.
Indeed it is Mike!Still a lot better than the new Canon 7D MKII.
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Canon-EOS-7D-Mark-II-versus-...
To be fair though the new 7D wins the above for ISO, just not against pretty much anything else!
And to be fair again as I said in the original post, the difference between the three listed above is not all that significant, the D300s noisier but then it's a dinosaur! K-S1 does much better in most other departments, not Pentax's best offering but put into perspective not bad at all really ...
Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Does not fare well in DXO tests... at 06/11/2014 - 13:36
http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Pentax-K-S1-Sensor-Review-A-flashy-new-entry-leve...
But the spread of points between the models is hardly that great...
But the spread of points between the models is hardly that great...
Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Does not fare well in DXO tests... at 06/11/2014 - 11:04
1stEverPentax wrote:
Whilst I would hope that the KS-2 is WR , as I understand it the KS range is going to be developed in parallel with the existing K range and not replace it. The KS range according to some senior executive interviewed recently is aimed at the younger generation impressed by flashing lights, bright colours, wireless devices generally who are not seen as the traditional Pentax customer. The K range continues to cater for us old fogeys that came from 35mm and is more 'traditional' in styling and features. I'm guessing that the KS-1 is designed to appeal more to female togs as well given the palette of colour options available
Your taking me a bit literally there, I meant that there will likely be a K60 which will use certain aspects of the K-S1 design, the sensor the rear dial maybe but be weather sealed etc, like the K50, I did not mean that it would be part of the same range, clearly Ricoh want the innovation models to be different but it would be wasteful to only use things like say the "L" shaped body on one range when it looks to me at least that it would be very easy to weather seal, re design the grip so it fitted the hand better, paint it black and bingo! K60... I do hope they do a little more than that though!Whilst I would hope that the KS-2 is WR , as I understand it the KS range is going to be developed in parallel with the existing K range and not replace it. The KS range according to some senior executive interviewed recently is aimed at the younger generation impressed by flashing lights, bright colours, wireless devices generally who are not seen as the traditional Pentax customer. The K range continues to cater for us old fogeys that came from 35mm and is more 'traditional' in styling and features. I'm guessing that the KS-1 is designed to appeal more to female togs as well given the palette of colour options available
Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Love it or hate it but FWIW... at 05/11/2014 - 21:54
I'm in the boat with you Marat! One thing gives me pause and thats the fact that there will likely be a weathersealed version with a bigger grip pretty soon to replace the K50, I may find that one irresistable! The grip was really the only niggle I had when I handled one recently. It's beautifully solid and dense feeling, just needs a little more in the palm area which could be fixed with a slab of alloy and rubber, lack of a top screen and second dail really don't come into it after about five minutes playing I was pretty Au Fait with it and when you get the control system worked out it's really pretty good...
Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Love it or hate it but FWIW... at 05/11/2014 - 07:41
Comment by jules posted on K-S1 Love it or hate it but FWIW... at 05/11/2014 - 04:37
Wonder if there is a difference in focus accuracy between the K5 and the K3, the focus points on the K5 series are some eight times bigger than on say, a Nikon D7100. it may well affect accuracy somewhat? K3 would be a bit nearer the D7100 in that regard, the sheer angle of the light hitting the sensors at a bright F1.8 aperture at 18mm will give all sorts of problems, I wonder if it's the same at 35mm, 50mm Lenses have been F1.4 for ages and seem to have few problems, AF point size and angle of the light hitting the sensor then?
Hard to get pinpoint accuracy out of even a cross sensor if the cross area is huge?
Hard to get pinpoint accuracy out of even a cross sensor if the cross area is huge?
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Forums reviews the Sigma Art 18-35mm at 04/11/2014 - 07:01
Indeed it does, very good sharpness across the field which is what I look for, just in a very limited focal range which is perfectly understandable given the physics involved but it's just too big for a weight junkie like me, I was all over it until I compared it to a 50-135mm and a 200mm F2.8 DA*, not for me I'm afraid but if you can hack the weight?
No lens is perfect for sure...
No lens is perfect for sure...
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Forums reviews the Sigma Art 18-35mm at 03/11/2014 - 21:46
Yeah thanks Algi! Both lenses are rubbish!
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/270250-pentax-f...
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/270250-pentax-f...
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Forums reviews the Sigma Art 18-35mm at 03/11/2014 - 20:43
I may bite on a K-s1 soon, but if I grit my teeth perhaps I can holdout for the first K-mount with on-chip pdaf. I suspect Pentax engineers might think of offbeat uses for that like they did to track stars with SR just an odd hunch!
Didn't they file a patent recently, for just that?
http://photorumors.com/2014/08/05/the-latest-patents-from-pentax-ricoh-olympus-a...