On Sep 22, 2006, at 9:42 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote: > I am very very very tempted to place an order for a K10D. The only > thing holding me back ist that up to now we have not seen a single > sample image. Does any one have any updated info in this respect. > > My better half is also a photographer so finances permitting we may > even be in the market for 2. But boy would i like to see some > samples. Committing to approx 2k's worth of equipment without a good > feel for what the camera's capable of seems like a GIANT leap of > faith. > > My biggest concern is theatre photography -- It will be used > extensively for theatre shots and i'm a bit concerned with high iso > noise and the fact that the maximum iso is 1600 as opposed to 3200.... > I know the SR will help me out but OTOH performers don't just stand > still so the higher shutter speed may still be required to stop motion > blur.
I have no concerns with K10D image quality. Pentax has done an admirable job with even their lowest-end bodies on noise and imaging quality so I trust they will not release a camera which does not come up to snuff. I don't need to see samples taken by DPReview or other sources with even more dubious testing credentials. Basically, if the camera comes in and turns out to be a total disaster, I'll return it and keep using the DS bodies, rethink future equipment plans. I honestly think there's no chance of that happening. I don't know about your take on theatre photography ... what I'm normally dealing with when it comes to theatre is middling bright total illumination and lots of contrast. ISO 200-800 is MORE than enough sensitivity with an f/2.8-f/4 lens wide open, the real challenge for me has always been how to keep from over-exposing the actors while still nabbing enough exposure for shadow areas. ISO 1600, clean and easy to work with on the *ist DS, has provided additional flexibility but I've only rarely used it for this kind of work, produces excellent quality. ISO 3200 is only just usable for me on the DS, and mostly if I'm intending to render to monochrome. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
