On 5/8/2018 10:59 AM, jtainter wrote:
Re:
"There is a thread on DPR about this. It seems that in typical fashion, DPR did a
Bozo the Clown with the K1II. They didn't use the same lens as they did on the K1, and
the consensus among some of the sharper tacks that post there is that the K1II images are
not focused as sharply as they could be. The conclusion seems to be that very slight
misfocus can appear to be heavy handed noise reduction. I wouldn't read anything into the
DPR test other than that they are ham fisted morons."
Okay, but there is a test over at PentaxForums that seems to show similar
results:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/hands-on-reviews/k-1-ii-vs-k-1-noise-image-quality.html
That reviewer concluded that the K1II images looked better. That's a judgement
call. What I've seen tells me that I should stick with my K-1. If anyone else
prefers the II, that's fine.
Joe
What seems to be most telling about the Forums Neurotica test is that
they can actually run a pretty decent tests, and that the K1II preserves
detail at higher ISOs that is lost in noise with the K1. At ISO 100 to
400, the images are pretty much a wash. Interestingly at ISO 800 & 1600,
the K1II noise reduction does appear to harm really fine detail compared
to the K1, but then at 1600 ISO and higher, the advantage is back to the
newer camera.
If you spend a lot of time shooting ISO 800-1600, the K1II might not be
the droid you are looking for if you already have a K1, but if you spend
most of your time shooting below that or above, then it might be
worthwhile.
Especially at higher ISO values, the new camera looks quite a bit better.
bill
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