It is obvious that there is a difference in DOF, f2.2 versus f4. In the K-1 picture the focus is not on the eyes.
Henk Op di 22 aug 2023 om 15:27 schreef <coll...@brendemuehl.net>: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/101533246@N02/albums/72177720310649025 > > Yes, they’re both older hardware. But comparisons of top-end equipment are > still useful. > > The Sony A7RII was equipped with the G24-105/4. The K-1 with the 77/1.8 > Limited. Two outstanding lenses. > > Both of these pairs are crops from the same image (1 P, 1 S) to show both > detail and DOF. > > Sony image at 98mm, f4, 1/100, iso 2000. > > Pentax image at 77mm, f2.2, iso 400. > > Neither sensor was accurate on the brick color. The Sony had too much > yellow and the Pentax too much red. Reality was about half-way between the > two. I wonder what the digital version of the 77/1.8 would have done with > the brick color. > > The 77 was better on edge sharpness, though the 24-105 is quite > respectable for a zoom. (I understand that there is a next gen of the f4 > zoom that is even better. Sony is doing a good job, though quite pricey.) > > Both lenses do render DOF quite nicely. Though this isn’t formally a > “macro” shot, some lenses do exhibit too much curvature in close-up work. > Both of these perform nicely. > > I don’t have a Pentax zoom that is the equivalent of the Sony or I would > have used it. The 300/4.5 might have been a bit unwieldy. > > The short of it is this, and it’s something we all know: Pentax still > holds its own. I state this because people sometimes need this type of > reassurance. > > Also … why do I have two bodies? I have two because the SLR works much > better when shooting anything that might be in motion while a mirrorless > body works better for streaming, recording, and informal gatherings (due to > general compactness). > > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
