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Sunday, October 21, 2012

K-5II User Manual is Put Online

http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k-5-2.pdf

Last time I have searched for the whole document, there is no information of any for mentioning about the f/2.8 AF sensor for this "new" camera. So, the mystery about its layout and compatibility / usability with different lenses are yet unknown!

Speaking of the K-5II, IR has put their measurbation RAW(DNG) and JPEG files onto their website. So, pixel peeping time again! (Via 1001 Noisy Cameras.)


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What is the Exact Layout of the f/2.8 AF Sensor(s) in the K-5II/s?
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Wider · 646 weeks ago

Have you ever seen such info in manuals? Strange wish to see the info which never was in manual...
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RiceHigh 110p · 646 weeks ago

Nope. The Canon and Nikon DSLR user manuals all have that, for the actually layouts of the AF sensors in their AF systems.

The users need to know which AF sensor(s) can be used with which/what lens(es) afterall! It seems that some Pentax users like you are easy to cheat anyway!
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Odyn · 646 weeks ago

It'd be something else if it was service manual (meant for the repair guys).
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jaad75 · 646 weeks ago

But there is a description of new AF system on the official website. It says clearly that the center point is double precision.
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RiceHigh 110p · 646 weeks ago

It only said that it has both f/5.6 and f/2.8 AF sensors and then nothing more! Please tell us the number of the new f/2.8 sensor(s) and the position(s) of it(them) if you really know (but you actually don't)!
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jaad75 · 646 weeks ago

I told you - just the one in the center, you should read more carefully. I'm surprised you don't know that: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2 Fwww.pentax.jp%2Fjapan%2Fproducts%2Fk-5-2%2Ffeature%2F&act=url" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&t..." target="_blank">Fwww.pentax.jp%2Fjapan%2Fproducts%2Fk-5-2%2Ffeature%2F&act=url
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jaad75 · 646 weeks ago

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RiceHigh 110p · 646 weeks ago

So, it is not "double precision" and my last prediction was spot on!

http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-is-exac...
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jaad75 · 646 weeks ago

You mean the first one? I think this prediction is more possible: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/28598-...
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Subsexy · 646 weeks ago

Hey, Rice. I just want to write my observations here at your blog.

Last night I downloaded the DNGS and use RAWtherapee to convert them to JPEGs at neutral settings and Amaze demosaicing without post processing. Gotta say the advantage of K-5IIs is noticable against the K-5II if you are a pixel peeper. The IIs' are a little bit sharper and a little less noisier than the II.

I downloaded also the 1D X raws (the closest FF in terms of MPs) and found that the K-5IIs is actually as sharp as the 1D X!
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Subsexy · 646 weeks ago

(continuer from above as there seems to be a character limit to comment posts)

However, the smaller photopixel sensor(or whatever they are called) of the IIs, makes me think that when handheld the 1D X will be sharper. See, during exposure, slight movement of the camera is more noticable on smaller pixels. The sharpness advantage of the IIs can only be gained when the camera is held very still. SR may help, but if it is only as effective as the k-x I own and love, it can only help a little. I'm sure the SR of the K-5 is better, though. Of course the 1D X's are cleaner than the IIs by about a stop.

No doubt the DXOmark score of the IIs will be better than any other APS-C currently on the market, and that's good for us pentaxians.

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