Boris, I kept my *ist DS although is is obsolete. It's better for simple flash set-ups and quality is very good. I know that my K-5 makes better pictures for resolution and noise and low light. (Almost good enough to make me forget about Kodachrome.) But we did make an expensive journey from the *istDS to K-10D to K-20D to K-7 to K-5. I suppose I paid a lot to support Pentax's digital camera development. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/28/2011 21:08, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> I would be very interested to see comparisons between pictures from >> the Q, and pictures from some of Pentax's early APS DSLRs. > > I am in the midst of putting my photo collection in a bit more order as > Galia's photos are growing in numbers and we share the LR catalog and the > HDDs of course. So I recently looked at some photos I made with *istD. I > kind of wonder why on earth I spent so much money for the cameras that came > after it... Of course there is justification and improvement, but sometimes > having a look with your own eyes has a sobering effect, in a manner of > speaking. > >> I expect that in 3-5 years, the Q-format will be capable of photos on >> par with at least the K-7, if not the K-x or even the K-5. By the >> time that they have a sensor that'll appeal to the fussier >> photographers, they'll have a lens selection that will appeal to >> those photographers as well. They'll also have a low end kit, >> selling for under $500. > > With all due respect, Larry, I expect you to be proven wrong, let's say in > 3-5 years. > > By the way TOP by Mike Johnston had an interesting article recently where he > showed (albeit pixel peeping 100% thumbnails) that D90 is just a tad worse > than D700 and that V1 or J1 or whatever is just a tad worse than D90, but > boy, does V1 or J1 or whatever really suck compared to D700... > > By the way, judging from early samples, new 24MP APS-C sensor from Sony > takes quite a step back in high ISO noise department, and all... Presently, > K-5 appears like the best choice for all-round kind of photography, without > super high resolution specialization such as in fashion, landscapes or > building-size enlargement... > > Your mileage may and probably will vary... > > Boris > > P.S This year tenset (actually dozenset) will boast photos chosen by Galia > and processed by Galia. Although I will still supervise. > > -- > 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.
