On Dec 15, 2006, at 12:39 PM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: >> 10 stops ... That's in line with what my testing indicated ... :-) > > Did you used special techniques to "recover" more DR from the raws? (I > assume you were not using jpeg).
No. It is my estimate based on judging what I see in the RAW exposures I've made comparing against similar scene dynamics with the *ist DS body, which I measured as having 7-9 stops of DR (depending on ISO). I see about a stop more total DR with the K10D and probably closer to 9 stops on average, rather than 8. > And what do you think about the other "issues" with this camera? You > know, banding (the blue channel stuff with long exposures, I'm not > talking about underexposed ISO1600), soft jpegs and so on. I haven't seen any of these issues yet, nor have I tested for them specifically. The situations where they might occur are not very typical of the kind of shooting I do, and my first priorities have been to evaluate the camera as a tool for my photography. I've evaluated - sequence capture performance, and differences between different card speeds - RAW conversion with several tools - AF accuracy and consistency - detail resolution - metering accuracy and consistency - AntiShake as well as am working to learn all the new features and how to use them appropriately. I don't think I've taken it off Av and Manual exposure control yet for more than a test to see how the other exposure functions work. I'll keep going ... ;-) > I must decide if I'll buy this camera now or later :) It costs a lot > of money (for me, at least), and I don't really need it - my DS is a > fine camera - but I know I *want* it! The *ist DS is an excellent performer and has been the basis of my work for almost two years. I think I get a tremendous lot out of it, am probably exploiting it near its capabilities now. The K10D has more capability particularly in the areas of dynamic range, overall performance accuracy/consistency, and low-light hand-held work. Whether it's worth the price to you is a question only you can answer. Don't let a review pundit's biases and opinions be the basis upon which you make a decision. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
