On 5/3/07, AlexG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, > > Got the K100d, FA50mm and DA40mm last week. So far, I've taken about > 300 pictures. Here are some comments... > > -JPEG quality compared to the DL == No contest. I don't like to > post-process. The camera's JPEGs are sharper and have very nice, > punchy colors, which is what I like. No complaints! The result is that > I can shoot JPEG in any situation now, whereas the DL would only give > good results in certain conditions in JPEG.
Alex, I have noticed the same with my K10D. Pictures are much sharper then with my istD, at same settings. Even the repaired FA70-200, which i think has been panned here, produces well. > > -Shake reduction... AWESOME. Shots as low as 1/15 of a second (with > 50mm lens) and pretty much a sure bet. I've gotten sharp pics to as > low as 0.3 seconds, but at that speed it's hit or miss and depends on > your own hands' stability more than anything else I tested a 300 at 1/10. Thats about as far as i can go and get usable results with long lenses and SR Dave Brooks > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net