Same for me K-x stopped me using the *ist D (permanently) and the K20D, but later I bought 2 x K5 and sold everything else, the K-x was a great little camera, the first camera on which I could really dial up the ISO and feel like I wasn't ruining the shot.
On 20 February 2014 09:26, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 19, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Margus Männik <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry for a late reply, >> >> K30 is very un-noisy compared to K100D. I just took a look at my written >> reviews and sample images of both cameras. K30 images at ISO3200 are quite >> OK. K100D images do have visible digital noise and (depending on lighting >> conditions) may even have visible horizontal bands. There are also big >> differences in color accuracy and dynamic range. >> I'd say that Pentax K-r was the first to have greatly improved image quality >> at high ISO values. And K30 is a bit better than K-r. > > K-x was the one that made the big leap. When I got my K-x I nearly stopped > using my K20. When I got my K-5 I kept the K-x and sold the K20. > > The K-r has some big functional advantages over the K-x, and a lot of small > performance advantages. > > But, anything made after the K-x will be a huge improvement over the K100. > >> >> BR, Margus >> >> >> >> On 9.02.2014 4:16, Glen Berry wrote: >>> This is going to be a difficult question to answer without showing >>> comparison images, but can anyone give me some sort of idea how noisy a >>> K-30 is, compared to the much older K-100D? >>> >>> One of the things that bugs me the most about the older cameras like the >>> K-100D, is the very noticeable noise at higher ISO's. With every step above >>> ISO 200, I can notice additional noise in the image. I think ISO 3200 is >>> horrible. >>> >>> I've read comments from folks who had much newer DSLR's of various brands, >>> and some of those folks seem content with ISO 3200 on THEIR camera, and I >>> think I've even read a few mentions of folks being satisfied with ISO 6400 >>> for certain applications. >>> >>> 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? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Glen >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
