I used my K20D longer I think. While I didn't find the noise
particularly objectionable at what for the K20D middle ISOs, just a tad
over that, or if the image was just a bit under exposed, the noise
looked a lot less grain like and much more like a regular pattern,
almost banding, that was annoying, but when everything was done right
the images it produced were very nice indeed.
Sadly I still have the K20D, it's seen hard useage, and I've gotten a
quote of $6.00, if I wanted to sell it and probably couldn't give it
away. The sad part is the two batteries and the two focusing screens I
have for it, one original and one Katzeye split image/microprism are
worth more. I wish the Katzeye fit the K-3 or K-5II.
On 12/3/2020 2:57 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
That's lovely light, Ralf. A fine shot.
The K-7 was the immediate successor to the K20D, with a very similar
(but updated) CMOS sensor. I was very fond of my K20D and shot with it
for a good seven years. I really loved the rather filmic look to the
images -- I don't have the same issue with grain/noise that gets other
photographers into a tizzy.
I sold it cheap last year to a young budding photography student and
it's still being lovingly used.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:54 PM Ralf R Radermacher <fotor...@gmx.de> wrote:
The K-7 and I never really took to each other and I got myself one of
the first K-5 ever sold in town. I hated the K-7's Samsung sensor, the
limited dynamic range and the noise in everything shot at more than ISO 100.
Yet, when I look at some of the photos I've taken with it, they have a
special quality about them. A certain crispness, the restrained colours...
Maybe the fact that I was less lazy, in those days, and made much more
use of primes, tripods, and low ISOs also has something to do with it.
Just came across this one and thought some of you might like it:
https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/entre-chien-et-loup-fotoralfbe/44605722
Enjoy
Ralf
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