My impressions with K20D and K5 are the same as Larry's. I still use both. I do not hesitate to shoot at and above ISO800 with the K5 when necesssary. (I use ISO 200 whenever I can, with either of them). With K20D I do not shoot anything critical (noise-wise). I still like them both, however ;)
Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/5/21 Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com>: > A revelation, Larry! > > Jack > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Cc: > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 11:12 AM > Subject: Re: K20D vs K-5 vs D800: portrait image rez [was: Something to think > about.] > > Bipin, > > I don't have any exact side by side comparisons, but if you go to: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157603434373350/ > > you can see pictures taken in similar situations with different cameras. In > order to fully appreciate them, you'll need to use the fluidr interface for > the sets so that you can see the exif data. > > Up until March 2010 IMGP photos were taken with the K100, after that the > K-x. After I got the K-x, to all intents and purposes, I didn't take any low > light photos with the K20. Up until then, I'm having a hard time finding > photos I took with it clean enough to post on flickr, though there are > probably a bunch on facebook, it looks like I mostly just used the K100, or > my infra red camera and flash. > > After March 2011, I started using the K-5 pretty much for everything, except > when I need a backup or a second body. > > K20: > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623436322776/ (ISO 3200) > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622594252958/ (ISO 3200) > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623227327493/ (ISO 800) > > > K5: > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626253302714/ (ISO 12,800) > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629609083708/ (ISO > 8,000-10,000) > > On May 21, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > >> Hello Tim, can you please explain the HUGE, BIG Difference in Improved >> Low Light Performance you got from your K-5 vs the K20D for the same >> photo situation by showing us some examples in terms of ISO, f-stop, >> shutter speed etc or photos. > > It's not really fair pitting the K20 at ISO 3200 versus the K-5 at ISO 8,000 > to 12,800. Not fair to the K20 that is. > > >> Regards. Bipin - from a far away enchanting land. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
