I finally read the review. IQ looks very, very good. On par with the K-5 in terms of high ISO. Highlight recovery looks to be about equal. The K-5 seems to edge out slightly on shadow recovery. Probably not a big deal in 99% of shooting situations unless you really need to push your shots 3 stops, in that case its time to learn how to expose. I would say from what I've seen the DR and marginally more noise is going to be a non-issue for most folks out there. So what's the fight over? Are people with K-5s really suddenly inadequate or something? For me I am going to stick with my K-5. Its perfect for the type of shooting I do and I need to focus on getting better glass more than more megapixels. From what I can tell most of my lenses wouldn't be up to resolving 24mp from a crop anyways.
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> wrote: > What is biting my ass, Bill, is my bloody cumbersome English. Let's see if I > can hit the target from the second try. > > The measured DR is useless because it is theoretical. The measurements were > taken in controlled environment by people who specialize in doing such > measurements. > > In reality the metering is not always spot on, and not because of a camera, > or actually only partly because of a camera, but also because of a human > error. Human being me here. > > Further, in my area of interest :-), contrast is usually extreme. Thus even > a minor error is what it is - an error. Now, the more DR I have - the more > tolerance/leeway for correction I am given. > > I don't pretend to be extremely accurate or well versed in terms of using my > camera. I usually set it to P-mode, dial in some -0.7Ev correction and go on > shooting. I try to deal with tonality of my pictures in post. > > So, I much rather have wider DR than more MP or more focus points, that all. > Like I said - it is subjective. > > Oh, and like Larry pointed out - the more DR I have at base ISO, the more DR > am I going to have at higher ISOs... > > Does it make sense now? Do I sound pessimistic? > > Boris > > > > On 11/13/2013 9:02 PM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 13/11/2013 9:53 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> >>> Bill, it is purely subjective. I have suffered enough grief from K-7's >>> sensor and frankly, the way Pentax treats highlights in their RAW >>> files seems to be rather unforgiving compared with those of Ricoh GXR >>> (any module with 12MP sensor). So, I don't want to take any chances. >>> >> >> Boris, it isn't subjective at all. This is one of those areas where DXO >> is a good resource. >> >> >> http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/874%7C0/(brand)/Ricoh/(appareil2)/676%7C0/(brand2)/Pentax/(appareil3)/615%7C0/(brand3)/Pentax >> >> >> Look at the DR. The K7 is 10.6 EV, the K5 is 14.1EV, the Ricoh GR is >> 13.5EV. They don't have the K3 tested yet, but I'm thinking it will >> probably place very close to the GR, based on what I've see coming off >> the camera. >> We know that the Samsung sensors used in the K20 and K7 never performed >> the way they were supposed to, if they had, it's doubtful that Pentax >> would have moved to Sony sensors in subsequent models. >> This is one of those times when being a professional pessimist is biting >> your ass. >> >> bill >> > > > -- > 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.
