Some astro heads have done detailed noise analysis on the K1ii and like the late Sonys it's likely a no-go for astro work.
On 9 May 2018 at 03:22, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/8/2018 10:59 AM, jtainter wrote: >> >> Re: >> >> "There is a thread on DPR about this. It seems that in typical fashion, >> DPR did a Bozo the Clown with the K1II. They didn't use the same lens as >> they did on the K1, and the consensus among some of the sharper tacks that >> post there is that the K1II images are not focused as sharply as they could >> be. The conclusion seems to be that very slight misfocus can appear to be >> heavy handed noise reduction. I wouldn't read anything into the DPR test >> other than that they are ham fisted morons." >> >> Okay, but there is a test over at PentaxForums that seems to show similar >> results: >> >> >> https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/hands-on-reviews/k-1-ii-vs-k-1-noise-image-quality.html >> >> That reviewer concluded that the K1II images looked better. That's a >> judgement call. What I've seen tells me that I should stick with my K-1. If >> anyone else prefers the II, that's fine. >> >> Joe >> >> >> > What seems to be most telling about the Forums Neurotica test is that they > can actually run a pretty decent tests, and that the K1II preserves detail > at higher ISOs that is lost in noise with the K1. At ISO 100 to 400, the > images are pretty much a wash. Interestingly at ISO 800 & 1600, the K1II > noise reduction does appear to harm really fine detail compared to the K1, > but then at 1600 ISO and higher, the advantage is back to the newer camera. > If you spend a lot of time shooting ISO 800-1600, the K1II might not be the > droid you are looking for if you already have a K1, but if you spend most of > your time shooting below that or above, then it might be worthwhile. > Especially at higher ISO values, the new camera looks quite a bit better. > > 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. -- 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.
