Paul, did you actually shoot the same scenes with the K20 for comparison? Not suggesting that your well honed "judgment" isn't a valid basis for your opinion.
Jack --- On Thu, 7/9/09, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: paul stenquist <[email protected]> > Subject: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:30 PM > I pulled my battery off the charger > and took a few test shots with the DA* 16-45 in extremely > low light. I posted two on photo.net. In this folder you'll > see a near full frame of each and a100% crop. The ISO was > set to 3200 and high ISO noise reduction is set to medium. > I'd guess each was about a quarter stop underexposed, so > slightly better performance is probably possible. I'd judge > these as slightly better than the K20D but definitely not in > the same league as the Nikon D700. Of course, this isn't a > conclusive test, just a first look. > > Low light focus was very good with the focus assist light.I > love the quiet shutter on this camera and the hi-res monitor > display. That will be a big plus at wedding receptions > and the like. The camera doesn't fit my hand right without > the battery grip, because with a wrist strap my thumb ends > up too high on the back of the camera. But I think it will > be fine with the grip. It feels like a little tank. Well > built. > > The folder of four shots is here: > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=921625 > > Exposure info is included in each pics title. The bar shot > was at 50mm, the house pic at 18mm. > > Paul > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
