How the test is conducted can have a LOT to do with the results. Even a slight underexposure increases noise levels a large amount. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My understanding is that noise has as much to do with > the firmware as with the sensor. The Sony sensor in > the ist D series is in a bunch of other cameras, and > test reports have a wide range of reported noise > levels. > > Rick > > --- Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Found this over at dpreview: > > > > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=19440192 > > > > It reads like a very intelligent test. The Nikon > > D200 and the Sony Alpha > > both get bad marks for noise. The K10D will > > apparently have the same sensor. > > > > SR may give us 2, 2.5, or 3 stops extra speed. But > > we would lose at > > least one of those stops to noise. (If you shot > > satisfactorily at ISO > > 1600 before, with the K10D you may need to limit > > yourself to ISO 800.) I > > often shoot in low light, and am concerned about > > this noise issue. > > > > I don't want to have to buy the K100D to get shake > > reduction. It doesn't > > have the features I need. > > > > What are others on the list planning to do re: the > > K10D? And why? > > > > Joe > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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