On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 4:16 AM, Glen Berry <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, how good is the K-30 with regards to high ISO noise, and try to compare
> it to an older model like the K-100D if you can. I'm hoping the K-30 will
> let me shoot a few stops higher ISO without sacrificing quality. Would that
> likely be correct?
I own a K-30, but unfortunately I can't compare it with anything
else, however I can tell you the following from my own year experience
with it:
* I don't see much difference between ISO 100, 200 or 400 in good
light; (i.e. noiseless, thus no noise reduction;)
* for ISO 400 sometimes I need mild noise reduction, depending on the light;
* for ISO 800 I certainly need noise reduction, and the resulting
image looks clean;
* for ISO 1600 if the light is good, the case is similar with ISO 800;
* for ISO 1600 if I shoot at night, there is visible noise, and I
haven't yet mastered the RAW processing to eliminate it without making
the photo look "plastic-y";
Higher than that I didn't need (I photograph mostly in daylight),
thus I can't say...
However take those above only as a data-point, maybe even an
outlier, because I'm a beginner, and I didn't manage to "sort" more
than 10% of my photos, of which I've post-processed only a fraction...
Hope it helps,
Ciprian.
P.S.: If you buy a K-30 and get it with the 18-55 (WR) kit lens,
depending on how much you pay extra I would buy the body only, because
either way you need a better lens. The 18-55 (WR) is quite soft in
the corners (regardless of aperture), and my estimation is that it
performs better only between 24 and 45...
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