I process some RAW files for one of my colleagues. The ISO 800 pics from her Canon 20D are noticeably more noisy than the 800ISO pics from my *istD. However, I too expect the 10D to be better than both. Paul On Sep 15, 2006, at 7:16 PM, Christian wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I still stand by that. Some 10 megapixel P&S cameras are horrible. As >> I suspect some DSLRs may be as well. The benefits of the K10D extend >> well beyond pixel count. And if the hype is to be believed, it seems >> Pentax has compensated for any degradation of image quality due to >> the higher pixel count. We'll soon see. >> Paul > > Name an 8 or 10MP DSLR (not made by Olympus; the 4/3 sensor > compromises > their products IMHO) that has worse noise characteristics than a 6MP > Pentax. I'll give you one: The Kodak DCS14n (which doesn't count > in my > opinion either because it was a very expensive POS and was basically > recalled for upgrades based on it's poor noise performance). The > offerings from Canon and Nikon have been very, very good and I expect > the K10D to be just as good if not better than them. > > I agree that the the benefits of the K10D extend beyond the pixel > count. > It's going to be a killer camera. The SR working for ANY lens gives > it a huge leg up on the competition. Pentax HAD to give it a higher > pixel count because consumers want it. Full stop. > > > -- > > Christian Skofteland > http://photography.skofteland.net > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

