Boris, Here is a quick and dirty look at ISO12800 on the K-5 from last night.
http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/K5ISO12800# I used the DFA 100mm f2.8 macro at f6.3, 1/500 f4,1/320 f2.8, 1/30 f2.8, 1/90 Noise reduction in Lightroom 3.2 clean them right up amazingly! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > So, Paul, I suppose you're the second one on the list after William Robb, > who got this camera. Or at least if my memory does not fail me, you are. > > Congratulations. Good pictures. Meanwhile it seems I will be buying Topaz > Denoise as it does wonders to my > shoot-in-the-dark-and-underexpose-with-high-ISO images... > > It is good to know that technology is advancing. > > Boris > > > On 11/2/2010 11:17 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: >> >> My K5 arrived a few hours ago. My first thought was that it was >> defective and wouldn't autofocus. As usual, I'd forgotten to set the >> diopter to "almost blind." Once I realized that I was the only one not >> focusing, I shot a few pics at ISO 6400 and 12800, just for grins. I >> converted them from RAW with the default ACR settings. No additional >> sharpening. I did increase the exposure a bit on the coke sign, since >> the largely white background let it slightly under. Have yet to check >> exposure for any necessary standard comp setting, but it looks pretty >> close. I also have to check autofocus calibration for all my lenses. I >> hate that job, but consider it a necessity with any new camera. Maybe >> tomorrow. Anyway, ere are a few pics. All are with the DA* 16-50. >> >> This is ISO 6400, f4, 1/125th: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11890890 >> >> 100% drop of same frame: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11890891 >> >> This frame is ISO 12,800, f4 1/50th. The camera focused in my nearly >> dark basement: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11890892 >> > > > -- > 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.
