No need to shoot in crop mode, even with the DA converter. Just allow for minor vignetting.
Paul > On Mar 11, 2021, at 12:28 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, same as a K5. Surprised they didn't go for something like 24Mp. As you > say, all the newer APS-C models have more Mp. > > However, I must say I find the 16Mp of the K5 to be quite adequate. > > Alan C > >> On 11-Mar-21 05:59 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: >> Very nice bird pics! >> >> On cropping: I recall a video of Northrup saying that a 36 MP FF sensor in >> crop mode results in 16 MP, so it is better to use a modern APS-C camera >> with a crop lens. >> >> Henk >> >> Op 2021-03-11 om 02:51 schreef Larry Colen: >>> >>> >>> TLDR; my guess is that the 150-450 would do no worse, and in many >>> situations would do better. >>> To support that hypothesis, if the DA300 did a better job, Paul would use >>> one of those. >>> >>> As to camera bodies: I don’t think the K-1 would give you any major >>> advantage when birding, because you would be mostly shooting in crop mode. >>> It can be handy to see what is outside of the frame, but I’ve found that my >>> K-3 is generally a somewhat better APS camera than my K-1. It looks as if >>> the pixel performance per sq mm of the K-3 iii will be significantly better >>> than the K-1. I certainly hope so with a 5 year newer sensor, and the >>> overall image performance should still be better. It should be *much* >>> better with several Moore’s cycles difference between the two. >>> >>> To phrase Raoul Duke’s attorney, Dr. Gonzo, I’d advise you to start looking >>> for a good deal on a used 150-450. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
