I posted two pairs of comparison pics. Some disclaimers. On the K-5
fireplug pic I had the exposure comp set at -0.3, and the meter chose
1/250th at f5.6 rather than the 1/200th @ f5.6 that the K-7 meter
chose. Exposure comp on the K-7 was at zero. For the house pics, the
cameras were both set to zero exposure comp, but the K-5 still chose
to expose it slightly less. None of the exposures are the least bit
problematic. I was thinking last weekend that I might use +0.3 as a
standard exposure comp on the k-5. Time will tell. For now I'm leaving
it at zero.
The color difference is clear. The K-7 pics are warmer. That, of
course, can be adjusted to personal taste in conversion. I think the
k-5 color is a wee bit more accurate, but it would take more careful
testing to be sure. When I shoot something that's color sensitive, I
use a gray card to set color temp, so it's pretty much irrelevant to me.
In terms of quality, they're all just fine IMO. The K-7 pic of the
house appears to be slightly sharper at the focal point, which was the
front door, but the k-5 pic of the fireplug appears to be slightly
sharper at the focal point which was the hex on the fireplug cap. The
K-7 performed admirably, as it has for the past 23,700 frames I've
shot with it. I'm keeping it, although I do love the K-5 a bit more.
No real challenges here in regard to highlights and shadows, but
that's true of most of the pics I shoot. Still happy to have the
extended DR of the K-5, but it's obviously not needed all of the time.
Paul
And the url is http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=968481
Click once to open and again to get a larger size.
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