On Nov 19, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Saw this thread on dpreview: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52547225 > > The guy has 3 year's experience with the K-5. His verdict is "There is > more visible noise at high ISO starting ISO 640. K-5 shots looked > cleaner. But, man, cropping ability and details of K-3 on top of > faster and more reliable AF, including now working well enough AF.C, > are simply amazing. Also metering is much more accurate, handling > highlights very well." > > Some good images of Birds In Flight (BIF) as examples. > > I believe that this illustrates why Pentax could very easily come out > with a Full Frame DSLR that has the SAME MP as the K-3 and it would > still be a winner: Larger sensor sites would mean less noise (and > probably better high ISO performance) and so the FF image quality > would top the K-3 (for presumably more money). However, if Pentax > takes what they learned from making the K-3 (in terms of AF > performance, exposure system, high frame rate, and switchable AA) and > it would be a serious Home Run. > > This is the main reason that I think that K-5 and K-5ii owners could > pretty easily wait for the FF in 2014, rather than hopping on the K-3 > now. Think of it as putting $1299 towards your eventual full frame > body. > But there's no guarantee that there will be a full frame body. In fact, based on the lens roadmap, it seems unlikely. That's the fly in the ointment. Paul > -- > I don't have a problem with idiots. > I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
