Thanks for sharing Bill. The IQ of the K-3 is amazing at high ISO. I've been wanting this camera for years!
Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 5, 2013 04:39 "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote: > With that in mind, I invite you to click the link below, for your > viewing pleasure: > WARNING: 12MP PAGE!!!! > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/k3k5/idonttestcameras.html > > Don't crank at me if your browser hocks a loogie. > > Anyway, it's fairly self explanatory. > I had noise reduction set to off on both cameras. > I downsized the 5% images by 50%, I downsized the K3 file to the same > as > the full K5 dimension, and then downsized it again by 50% to get the > same length. > The K3 image is a little taller than the K5 image. > Images shot using a desk lamp for illumination, lens was the DFA > 100/2.8 > macro at f/8. > The focus was about a third of the way from the trim ring to the tip. > I thought the K5 was pretty good at high ISO. > The K3 doesn't have to worry about high ISO performance. > > What this set of images doesn't show, because it can't, is how much > more > of a pleasure to use the K3 is over the K5. Everything about the K3 is > better in terms of usability. I'm super impressed with this camera so > far. > > bill > > -- > 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.

