On 27 Feb 2006 at 8:51, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Rob, > > What is pretty clear through all this is that the camera has an APS size > sensor and it is the Sony chip that is in the Nikon D200. I really > can't believe that Pentax is going to do much better with high ISO, so > you can evaluate the D200 images to see if they will be good enough > for your needs or not. If the D200 isn't good enough, I think the > decision is made for you.
Hi Bruce, I've looked carefully at D200 noise comparisons and if you discount the potential for post processing NR due to the higher pixel count the *ist D series cameras look pretty good. In the new camera even if Pentax have the banding bug beat there's only so much that can be done with NR technologies however it's not so clean cut given the rumours of integrated anti-shake. AS could provide a solution to 50% of my low light shooting by allowing me to step to a lower ISO in order to reduce image noise however of course there is no indication yet that AS would be either available or effective in conjunction with my primarily "A" series glass. So the decision is still pretty gray really. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
