In terms of what I gather(ed) from the web since Nikon D800(e) came out,
Nikon's pixels are of approximately the same quality as those of K-5 (in
terms of things such as DxOMark measurement, etc, but slightly more than
twice the number.
So, in terms of picture quality that is measure(bat)ed on the web, I
would expect either parity or very small advantage to any of the
players. Given that Nikon has already been on the market for a bit of
time, Pentax engineers had a bit of a fore in terms of being able to
tweak the 16MP sensor a bit.
In terms of ergonomics and shooting experience, if D800 is as good as
D700 (I have several hours of shooting with D700 in my "resume") Pentax
will be facing very hard competition because, frankly Nikon is better -
it simply has more features and existing ones are implemented in a
better way. With Pentax I would loose shots due to mistakes in light
measurement and AF misses. With Nikon I haven't lost any shots due to
that. Granted, my time with D700 is tiny fraction of my time with
Pentax, but with Nikon I immediately felt positively certain of its
reliability. With Pentax I have to always be watchful.
I am thinking that Pentax is not trying to compete with D800(e) head to
head. Rather, they are trying to carve for themselves another niche -
very compact semi-pro, rugged and highly capable camera without the
AA-filter. They might as well ride the wave that when you're on the
track in the woods or the desert, you wouldn't want to haul the likes of
Nikon D800(e) and rather big Nikon lenses (such as 24-70/2.8 - huge
lens). Instead, for half the price or less you can take with you Pentax
K-5IIs, DA* 16-50/2.8 that will be half the bulk but not half as good in
terms of results you would get from them.
On 9/12/2012 5:05 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Pentax *has* to know that the are inviting "head to head" comparisons
between the three "no anti-alias filter" cameras:
Nikon D800E, the upcoming full frame Sony A99 (Sony's first 14-bit
camera), and the Pentax K-5 IIS (the only APS-C of the bunch). Pentax
must be calculating that prospective buyers are going to be impressed
at what they see for $1400 less than the Sony and $2000 less than the
D800E.
They might just be right.
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