Web Analytics RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: A K-50 Unboxing + Quick Review with Tests on the New Kit Lenses (DAL WR Zooms)

Thursday, July 18, 2013

A K-50 Unboxing + Quick Review with Tests on the New Kit Lenses (DAL WR Zooms)

http://www.monox.jp/digitalcamera-sp-pentaxricoh-k50.html
(in Japanese)

The above is the index page, click on the links to see different test pages. In particular:

1. This is the ISO test for the K-50:

http://www.monox.jp/digitalcamera-sp-pentaxricoh-k50-04.html

The NR setting from left to right is weak, medium and strong, respectively.

2. These are the lens tests for the new DAL WR kit zooms:

http://www.monox.jp/digitalcamera-sp-pentaxricoh-da1855alwr.html

http://www.monox.jp/digitalcamera-sp-pentaxricoh-da50200edwr.html

Distortion, both uncorrected and corrected, and resolution at different apertures were measured.

On the other hand, the other lens tests for the DA18-135, DA50 and DA40XS were made with other Pentax bodies namely the K-30 and the K-01.

Comments (4)

Loading... Logging you in...
  • Logged in as
I have tested the Pentax K500 and K5 II and i have impression that AF of K500 is faster than the K5 II
1 reply · active 611 weeks ago
Uncle Vova's avatar

Uncle Vova · 611 weeks ago

Really?
Did you use any equipment to measure the focusing speed or this is your opinion based on the emotions?
Every time Pentax presented the new camera model on the market - some Pentax fans make their statements that focusing speed increased compare to previos camera model.
I passed through the evolution of SAFOX in *istD, K10D, K-7 and K-5: I did not make any measurements, emotionally - nothing have been changed in the focusing speed, but one may say that focusing accuracy is getting better from the model to model. ;)
If your measurement is correct - it is the great news!
I have test whit the lens 18 55mm on K500 and 18-55mmWR on K5 II.

The AF on the K500 is faster and nervous(than the K5II) but i have a horrible électronique noise.

I think that the Pentax K 500 and Pentaxk 50 have a new safox (not the safox IX, Not the Safox X)
Pentax does not want to say because the experts users not more customers the K5 II
it is my belief
(sorry for my english, i am french)
1 reply · active 611 weeks ago
Uncle Vova's avatar

Uncle Vova · 611 weeks ago

Thank you for your answer.
Good luck.

Post a new comment

Comments by