Make that "HDR might also do that it they ever get it right." On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the shots. When needed, I would push the K10D to 800. The > K7 should be at least that good, yes? I am intrigued by Bruce's > comment. We are now reaching the stage where digital will begin to > have capabilities that will change the way people shoot. HDR might > also that it they ever get it right. My own wild prediction is that > eventually exposure will be a non-issue and will be a processed > property. Maybe even focus. > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:33 PM, paul stenquist > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On the other hand, if you plan to shoot in bad weather or if you work your >> cameras as hard as I do, you'll probably want the K7. While the K7 does >> begin to show some noise in exposures at ISOs above 400, the noise doesn't >> ramp up all that much at levels above 400. My photo for the Pentax show in >> Chicago was shot at ISO 3200 with the K7: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9902961&size=lg >> >> I've had reasonable success with the K7 at 6400: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10541951&size=lg >> >> And I regularly use it at ISO 800: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11014855 >> >> Film grain never bothered me a lot, and a bit of digital noise isn't a >> problem for me or my clients. But I will be adding a K5 to the arsenal when >> it becomes available. My k7 is closing in on 30,000 frames, so it's time to >> send it to back-up mode. >> >> Paul >> >> >> On Aug 31, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> >>> Funny thing about the low light question...before I got a K-x, I didn't >>> shoot low light much without a tripod but that was really because my K20 >>> and earlier cameras couldn't shoot low light. Now that I have a K-x, my >>> shooting techniques and style s have been changing due too the new >>> capability. So the K7 represents the best of shooting the old way and the >>> K-x represents the opportunity to do some new and exciting things. >>> For me at this stage, I would go for the K-x. If you buy from B&H you have >>> some time to return and exchange. That would be ideal. Get the K-x >>> because it lets you try things you haven't done before. If you find you >>> aren't delighted with it you can return it and get the K7. >>> >>> For me, at this point I never use my K20 anymore unless my daughter is >>> using at the time I need it. Given the choice, I always pick the K-x over >>> the K20. >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. >>> >>> "Dario Bonazza" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Steven Desjardins wrote: >>>> >>>>> I thought of that, but I'd like to buy a new body. KEH has two K7 now >>>>> for $789 and $819 which is not much of a savings, and I don't think >>>>> I'd buy one off ebay, etc. >>>>> >>>>> I do like your comment "But K-x has a sensor second to none." I think >>>>> Canon and Nikon might contest that. Of course, it could be a better >>>>> sensor than the K7. I'm not one that too fussy about micro-artifacts >>>>> however. >>>> >>>> I've used both the K-7 and the K-x and my advice is simple: >>>> 1) Do you shoot mainly in good/reasonable light, using ISO 100 to 400 and >>>> add flash in low light? Go for the K-7, which is an overall better capable >>>> camera for sure. >>>> 2) Do you shoot with available light? The K-x is far better for that. IMO, >>>> all of the K-7 pluses put together cannot compensate for the huge >>>> difference >>>> in image quality in favor of the K-x above ISO 400. >>>> >>>> Whichever you choose now, it is likely after Photokina you'll want to jump >>>> all feet on such camera and replace it with one of the new ones for a good >>>> reason :-) >>>> >>>> Dario >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins >
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