The widely varying performance is because some testers don't realize that the D70 and D50 use different but related sensors. The D100, *ists and KM bodies are all fairly similar in noise performance (and use the same sensor), the D70 is better but not massively so and the D50 is better to much better than the D70 (better in RAW, much better in JPEG).
-Adam Rick Womer wrote: > 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
