Hi Godfrey, I would really apreceate it if you can you put up some 100% crops from some iso 1600 shots on the DS ideally without having applied NR so as to see the "natual" noise.
On 9/22/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
