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The higher resolution of the K3 means that on a 100% view, you are looking at a more 'blown up' part of the image, compared to the K5. (Excuse the high brow techno speak here, lol!) So a slightly worse performance viewed at 100% might not translate into worse prints.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on The new standard of performance - K3 shoot. at 28/10/2013 - 10:03

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Well there are (as yet unsubstantiated!) rumours Ricoh is working on something a bit like that. Sounds like we'll be beaten by the Sony and Nikon 'compact FF' releases though.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Why do we stay with Pentax? at 28/10/2013 - 09:21

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Algi

That would *obviously* be a prerequisite, and another reason for developing a new TC, as opposed to Ricoh telling their customers 'meh - go and but a 2nd hand one or a third party knock-off' surely!?

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Road map and 1.4x converter at 28/10/2013 - 08:38

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Some good uns here Jules. Love 2 6 and 9. The place reminds me of the Rhinogs.

Be careful on those fells! No good protecting the camera if you don't look after the one that presses the shutter!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Watendlath Tarn and Dock Tarn Lake District 24/10/2013 at 28/10/2013 - 07:36

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I guess if 'caressability' was that important, I would have switched to Fuji or Olympus with their dinky little mirrorless systems that mimic classic film SLRs.

But flexibility and ease of use matters more for me, and I still believe a chunky black DSLR and some high quality lenses will be more useful to me.

If I want to caress a camera, I can always pick up my old original MX. And pop it back on the shelf.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Why do we stay with Pentax? at 27/10/2013 - 14:21

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Algernon wrote:
There's 15 secs. between the two dog shots and they are both
taken from the same spot. So a very rigid tripod with a fast
QR must have been used.
Alternatively, the photographer might have had both bodies hanging around his neck, and just took a shot with one after another without taking a step.

Algernon wrote:
If you were to make screen sized files I wouldn't think there would be much difference between K-5.... K-3 and D600
Agreed.

The overall images from the K3 are nicer in terms of exposure and colour. The D600 is a hair better in terms of sharpness and noise at 100%, but nothing you'd spot in a screen sized image or even a large print I'm sure.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on The new standard of performance - K3 shoot. at 27/10/2013 - 14:07

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I like the way Pentax cameras are set up (ergonomics and logical controls / menus matter!) and to me they offer good value. If I was into the latest and greatest flagship model my opinion may differ....

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Why do we stay with Pentax? at 27/10/2013 - 14:00

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Nice. Enjoyed the capacious overspilling creamy jugs (of ale!) on your Flickr stream too.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Hotting up at Oktoberfest at 27/10/2013 - 11:54

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Interesting comments re the 645DII also. Here's the helpful 'synopsis' posted by Ogl on the other forum:

Quote:
1. FF will be next year. Not later than Photokina 2014. Maybe, on spring or summer, 2014.
2. New DFA lenses will be. New 2.8 zooms will be.
3. New Limited Zoom will be.
4. New WR lenses will be.
5. K-01 is failed because of design. Mirrorless cameras from Ricoh will be.
6. New 645D will be later. It will be different from 645D. It was plans to launch 645DII this year, but the situation is changed.
7. SMC DA LIMITED are discontinued.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Full Frame (again) at 27/10/2013 - 11:49

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Why is it easier to believe that there's some sort of hoax (to what end I wonder?) rather than that the dogs just happened to stay very still, according to the author, because they were watching a horse?

If you open both images side by side you can see slight differences in the position of the boxer's ears snout etc, as well as, obviously, the different depth of field on the 85mm lens vs the 55mm.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on The new standard of performance - K3 shoot. at 27/10/2013 - 10:19

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