You know, I completely missed that that was Topaz DeNoise. It looked like a name and I had no idea what it was. LOL.
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 1:10 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Every time I see the words Topaz Denoise I want her phone number... > > On 12/28/2010 1:03 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >> Here is a thought to consider for you, Larry. >> >> It is unlikely that K-5 will be /significantly/ better at higher ISO than >> K-x. Say, a stop, may be stop and a half. Of course you cannot dial ISO >> 25,600 on K-x, but if ISO 25,600 of K-5 is /similar/ to ISO 3200 on K-7, you >> might not want to use it at all. >> >> K-5 is said to be improving significantly over K-7 and consequently over >> K20D. Since you have two cameras, you have your needs covered either by K20D >> or by K-x depending on lighting conditions. >> >> In my opinion, if you were to replace both cameras with just one K-5, your >> pictures won't be /better/. But it will be /easier/ for you to get those >> good pictures that you're getting now with your present cameras. You won't >> have to deal with ergonomic differences (buttons, modes, etc) between your >> present two cameras. You will have somewhat better AF and somewhat better >> metering and 100% viewfinder. How much any of these improvements are going >> to make your life easier is difficult to see - you would have to be the >> judge. But the fact that your K-5 will meter more precisely than, say, K-x >> won't change the composition or lighting setup or even timing of the shot >> taken (knowing that you shoot (*) a lot of dancing people). So like I said, >> K-5 is unlikely to give you /significantly/ better pictures, but it is >> likely to make your life /easier/. >> >> Whether or not this warrants "extreme fiscal irresponsibility" - who am I >> to tell you?! >> >> I do suggest that you give Topaz Denoise and high ISO images of your >> cameras a try. They have fully operational 30 day trial - you may be >> surprised like I was. Surely, my K-7 and Topaz Denoise do not constitute >> fair replacement of K-5 high ISO abilities, but it is the best I can get >> with my money right here right now. >> >> Boris >> >> (*) To prevent puns, I should immediately say that all people whom Larry >> shot so far were unscathed /grin/. >> > > > -- > Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! > > --Marvin the Martian. > > > -- > 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 -- 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.
