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Saturday, January 30, 2010

When Girl Friend Meets Wives! ;-D

Met a new Girl Friend outside so just brought her back to home to meet with my wives, followed by measurbations! ;-> ;-D



ISO
GF1
K-x
5D
100
200
400
800
1600
3200

Test Conditions:-

1. All bodies are with standard kit zooms of their own for doing the test, i.e.: GF1 + 14-45 @ 35mm Vs K-x + 18-55 DAL @ 45mm + 5D + 24-105 L @ 70mm, i.e., all at Effective 135 Film Angle-Of-View of 70mm;

2. All cameras were set to produce Finest JPEG at Full Resolution, i.e., all at 12 MP something (4:3 Aspect Ratio for the Girl Friend and 3:2 AR for the Others);

3. Av Exposure at f/8 for All Cameras, Matrix Metering, No Exposure Compensation; Default "Film Mode" with default parameters and noise reduction for the GF; Portrait Custom Image for the K-x with default parameters, NR at ISO 1600 and 3200 only and set at "Weak"; Portrait Snapshot Picture Style for 5D at default parameters, "Auto" Noise Reduction (Factory default);

4. Light source: Diffused daylight indoor; Auto White Balance for All;

5. Cameras mounted on sturdy tripod and triggered by the Self-timer; Image Stabilisation turned off for both the Girl Friend and the K-x (forgot to do so for the L lens on 5D - that might affect the slow shutter speed shots at pixel level, say, at ISO 100 and 200). All pictures in this shootout were taken at very close time and at the same place;

6. AF Single with Central Single AF point was selected for All Cameras: LiveView Contrast Detection AF and Metering for both GF and K-x and Phase Matching TTL AF and TTL Metering for 5D;

7. Click on any of the above Thumbnails will download the corresponding Large Version Image (Warning: All Very Large Files). All Large Images were resized at 4,000 pixels in width, camera regardless. EXIF preserved.

Happy measurbating! Which one do you like most btw? :-o (But I can't give any of them to you anyway even if you love them, as they are mine! ;-))


My Previous Review and Measurbations:-


My K-x Review is Here! (with Measurbations, Tips and Tricks)

K-x Different Noise Reduction Settings and Results

K-x Sharpness Vs Fine Sharpness - Different Settings

My K-m Olive Vs K-x Navy (ISO Measurbation)

12(.3)M Vs 12(.8)M: APS-C K-x Vs FF 5D ISO Measurbation

Comments (17)

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How about a RAW test with prime lenses?
1 reply · active 792 weeks ago
I am not interested to test RAW as I usually don't shoot RAW nowadays.
Great Job! K-x Rules.
1 reply · active 792 weeks ago
The "great job" is not by me as I am just a measurebator! ;-)

Indeed, Pentax did a great job and so did Sony for the superb sensor used in the K-x. The lousy AF accuracy and the poor QC in general would be other issues to be addressed, in contrast.
I prefer JPEG converted from RAW with NR OFF at all. In Light Room, C1 Pro or RAW Therapy
What a difference - couple years and APS-C outperforms full-frame. I'm glad that I waited on K-7 purchase as K-x is clearly more suited for me. Smaller body and much cheaper.

Rice! Thanks for your work!
As a former 5D owner and now 5D Mark II owner I can assure you 5D RAW photographs converted with the latest software are much better than the in camera JPG. My advice - aways shoot RAW, my old 5D photographs only get better with time.
1 reply · active 791 weeks ago
Well, as a causal snapshooter but who requires the highest possible IQ without the need of post-processing, I had aborted to shoot RAW years ago since I got my 5D. After that, I required that every DSLR I acquired to be capable to produce decent quality and accurate photos direct out of the cameras.
If you ever break up with any of your wives and need to send her away, give me a shout ;o)
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
No problem, but its just too difficult for me to break up with any of my wives! ;-) (But for gf is much easier!)
GF1 vs Kx? Try Nex-5 vs K-x instead
5 replies · active 774 weeks ago
I have no NEX in hands, maybe you lend me one? ;-)
Ask your local Sony store that you need one to review for your web site
So, may I ask for your help in asking your local Sony store for one and then lend me your unit!
Why my help? You run a website that is sufficiently popular. Other bloggers got one for free to test. Call your local Sony store and see if they lend you one for a review for your site :)
Your help is needed as you're the one who suggested it! But sorry, honestly speaking, I am not interested in the Sony gear!

Btw, I am still awaiting Pentax/Hoya to call me to test their "free" units, instead! ;-)

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