I'm a bit more conservative about contrast control. Remember that dynamic range goes down as ISO increases. Dappled sunlight in a forest is an issue regardless what camera you have, IMO, because none truly have 15 stops of usable dynamic range.
The K5 will handily out-perform a DS, but don't expect a miracle. Get your new camera and do some stress testing like I'm doing so you have a clear picture of what to expect. Godfrey On Oct 15, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 05:35:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: >> >>>> On Oct 15, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I have not used an ist, but compared to a K100, a K-x, K-r and a K20 a K-5 >>> will get cleaner, sharper pictures in any condition. And, the shutter is >>> very, very quiet. >> >> Thanks, Larry. What about high contrast situations? Will I be better able to >> deal with them? > > Did you miss the bit about the K-5 having fourteen stops of dynamic range? > > In a word, yes, the difference will be like night and day. -- 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.
