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.
