I still have many *ist DS shots on CD that I consider some of my best stuff. The Q is probably a good photographic tool for many subjects and styles of shooting. The only part that bothers me is the price.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 I kept my *ist DS although is is obsolete.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. > -- 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.
