That should have read "the K-5 is a huge improvement over the K20D. And, in the second sentence: "Then I read further, saw that you're shooting with a K20D, and it all made sense." Gotta proof read!
On May 16, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On May 16, 2012, at 6:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On May 16, 2012, at 4:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>>> More strong evidence that a change is in my future. The D800E is >>>> looming large. Sigh. >>>> >>> Nothing to sigh about if you can afford it. They're all just cameras. >> >> I'm sighing because I can't afford it, but kinda need it, or will >> sooner rather than later. >> >> I used to poo-poo the whole FF vs crop debate/fanboy-rant, but not >> anymore. The necessity for raw, clean megapixels becomes clear when >> you start retouching studio shots. >> > I was surprised to read that you're lacking clean raw megapixels, Then I read > further, saw that you're shooting with a K20D, and i all made sense.The K-5 > is a huge improvement over the K30D, particularly in terms of noise. I do > plenty of retouching at pixel level and the K-5 images are extremely clean. I > had noise problems with both the K20D and the K-7, but that's just a vague > memory. To me, a camera with a different mount doesn't count as a backup. I > have to be able to twist the same lens onto a new body if you get a failure. > And I don't want to stop and think about the controls. > > Borrow a K-5 and give it a try. You'll be amazed at the difference. > > If that can't work for you, I'm probably going to shoot seven or eight > portraits in the studio in the next week or two (assuming the client signs > the estimate). If you wish, I'll send you a RAW file for pixel peeping. Of > course any RAW file that's shot at close to native ISO, studio or outdoors, > can provide a good look at how clean K-5 images are. > > Paul > > >>> I'd like to have a D800E, but I'd need two, and that makes it too costly. >>> Working with just one camera is asking for trouble. I could probably get by >>> with just two lenses initially -- a wide zoom and a long zoom -- but that >>> second body is a deal killer for me. >> >> A valid argument, but can you imagine two 645D's instead? $22K Can. >> just for bodies, not counting glass. I can not afford two D800E's much >> more easily than two 645D's. >> >> Anyway, right now the backup body for my K20D is a K100D Super. :-) >> I'm willing to endure a little risk to jumpstart my photo career. If I >> managed to scrape up the wherewithall for a D800E and a couple of >> zooms, the K20D would be its backup. >> >> >>> Paul >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
