On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 14/04/2010, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ok, so we're all having fun with the inexpensive little Pentax that >> has this annoying habit of producing fine images. Why is that? Is >> the sensor and electronics that much better? I'm just curious. It's >> been a while since one of the low end cameras caused such a fuss. >> (The colors have been an amusing touch as well.) > > It's actually just a pretty decent camera, a combination of physical > and performance attributes that make producing a decent image easy and > fun. > > I'll probably get roasted for the following but I think that the > decision Pentax took to go with the Samsung sensors in the later DSLRs > was a poor one, maybe it got them out of potential insolvency but > honestly their image quality was not comparable to the competition. > It's such a pity that the K7 doesn't contain better sensor (mainly > from and DR, noise and sensitivity perspective), it would really be > quite an impressive camera then. > No roasting:-). But based on what I've seen, I think the K7 sensor is considerably better than the Kx at all but high ISO. And even at high ISO, it renders more detail. Now, I don't have both cameras, so my opinion is based on impressions gleaned from web images, but I'd be surprised if real testing didn't reveal the same. That being said, I think the Kx is a fine camera for the money. It doesn't match my shooting style or needs, so I wouldn't want one, but I applaud the success that Pentax has had with it. Paul > -- > 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.
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