Based on the pixel peeping and considering the price differential I would buy a K-5II or IIs solely if they showed an appreciable improvement in AF under low light as compared with an original K-5. Practically I feel that there is no other advantage in moving from the K-5 but that just me ;)
On 12 November 2012 02:13, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can see clear differences between the K-5, K-5II and K-5IIs in both > noise management and detail preservation/resolution. > > But "clear" doesn't necessarily mean "large" or "useful on a practical > basis". That said, based on pixel-peeping, I'd choose the K-5IIs. > > Cheers, > > > —M. > > \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com > > http://EnticingTheLight.com > A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment > > > > On 10 November 2012 07:16, Rob Studdert <distudio.p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I can see a marked difference if I select a D800 as one of the cameras >> under compare otherwise the differences between the K5 variants are >> academic at best IMO. >> >> >> On 10 November 2012 22:04, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> The resolution advantage is there in plain view. Focus on any fine >>> text. Eg: examine the red square area below the globe, with the poem. >>> Try it at ISO 100 first then switch back to 6400. The K-5IIs degrades >>> the least of al the samples. >>> >>> I added the Canon 5DMkII in to the samples and was interested to note >>> that the K-5IIs actually beats it for fine rez, and looks cleaner at >>> 6400 ISO. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 3:46 AM, Rob Studdert <distudio.p...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> I sure as hell can't see any glaring advantage to the K-5 IIs, nor do >>>> I see any significant issue in red saturated areas of the test image. >>>> However what remains impressive is how little image quality >>>> degradation there is switching from ISO80 to ISO 800 ;) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10 November 2012 14:53, Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> wrote: >>>>> DPR has samples so you can do close-in comparison... here are the K-5, >>>>> the K-5 II, and K-5 IIs doing ISO6400 RAW. >>>>> >>>>> The IIs may have big advantages, but they're sure not on display here. >>>>> Zero in on anything that has intense red saturation; I was surprised >>>>> by what I saw. >>>>> >>>>> Having said that, I totally disapprove of pixel-peeping. Anyhow, >>>>> that's my story and I’m sticking to it. -T >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) >>>> Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours >>>> Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) >> Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours >> Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio >> >> -- >> 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
