I'm with you, Colin. Did some "on my way to work" shooting with mine this morning.
Stan, according to DPR the problem is that the idiotic noise reduction (IDR?) is hard-wired. Rick PS: 17-70 lens returned from its SDM replacement trip late last week. Nice to have it back. Hope the new motor lasts longer than 6 months before it begins to fail... On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > Put me in the camp of those who had expected to do an upgrade and are now on > the fence or opposed. > However, IIRC, the upgrade period runs through this summer. In late summer, I > expect a firmware upgrade that allows the idiotic noise reduction “feature” > to be turned off. Do I go ahead and do the upgrade, risking a downgrade, but > hoping for a firmware patch? Fortunately I have a month or two before I need > to make that choice. > > stan > >> On May 7, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Jan van Wijk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just an FYI: >> >> I was still considering upgrading my K1 to the 'II' level, for better >> high-ISO performance >> better AF-tracking and the 'handheld' pixel-shift. >> >> I don't like the hassle/risk of sending it in (to Germany, from the >> Netherlands) though. >> >> Now, reading the review, it seems that the 'better' high ISO is achieved >> mainly >> by adding noise reduction in the new accelarator chip, at the expense of >> detail. >> (quite visible in small printed text for example). >> >> So I will probably skip the update and save 500 Euros as well :) >> >> I will wait for the next model, with newer sensor technology, and just enjoy >> the K1 until then! >> >> Regards, JvW > > > -- > 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.
