Adam Maas wrote: > Tom C wrote: > >> With the caveat regarding who knows about Pentax?... >> >> I'd take a full frame sensor that did very well between 200 - 400 ISO any >> day (ISO 800) w/b nice, over any sensor that had marginal high ISO [ ... ] >> >> > > I get results at ISO1600+ on film that I would rave about, digital less > so, but I'm not unhappy with 3200 on any of the Pentax's I've owned. > > And there's no 35mm form-factor digital SLR today that isn't superb at > ISO400 and good at 800 (And most are superb at 800). If you care only > about ISO800 and below, you have absolutely no need for FF 35mm > > sensors(unless you also want 20+MP, Let's not forget about the dynamic range, though. I think most people wouldn't mind having a couple or extra usable bit in the "raw" output, and this is easier to achieve with a larger sensor. It's just a different part of the "noise" story, of course, and also something you might get with a "medium format" digital.
> but then you'd be better off buying > a Mamiya 645ZD kit than a 1DsmIII IMHO, less lens limitations) > > -Adam > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
