Welcome back, Miserere!
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm glad to see that after a long absence you guys are still debating Pentax > FF. It's like I never left! > > Sign me up for not buying the definitely for sure (really this time it is) > up-coming FF. I'll continue to slum it with my APS-C equipment :-) > > Cheers, > > --M. > > > Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>On Nov 19, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>> Saw this thread on dpreview: >>http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52547225 >>> >>> The guy has 3 year's experience with the K-5. His verdict is "There >>is >>> more visible noise at high ISO starting ISO 640. K-5 shots looked >>> cleaner. But, man, cropping ability and details of K-3 on top of >>> faster and more reliable AF, including now working well enough AF.C, >>> are simply amazing. Also metering is much more accurate, handling >>> highlights very well." >>> >>> Some good images of Birds In Flight (BIF) as examples. >>> >>> I believe that this illustrates why Pentax could very easily come out >>> with a Full Frame DSLR that has the SAME MP as the K-3 and it would >>> still be a winner: Larger sensor sites would mean less noise (and >>> probably better high ISO performance) and so the FF image quality >>> would top the K-3 (for presumably more money). However, if Pentax >>> takes what they learned from making the K-3 (in terms of AF >>> performance, exposure system, high frame rate, and switchable AA) and >>> it would be a serious Home Run. >>> >>> This is the main reason that I think that K-5 and K-5ii owners could >>> pretty easily wait for the FF in 2014, rather than hopping on the K-3 >>> now. Think of it as putting $1299 towards your eventual full frame >>> body. >>> >> >>But there's no guarantee that there will be a full frame body. In fact, >>based on the lens roadmap, it seems unlikely. That's the fly in the >>ointment. >> >>Paul >> >> >>> -- >>> I don't have a problem with idiots. >>> I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- 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.
