RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: K-3 + HD DA15 and 35 Full Samples

Sunday, November 03, 2013

K-3 + HD DA15 and 35 Full Samples

http://www.yaotomi.co.jp/blog/walk/2013/11/pentax-k-3-review-vol1.html
(in Japanese)

I am not impressed with neither the colour rendition nor the image resolution btw.

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Bukaj · 592 weeks ago

Blame JPEG engine.

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Sony camera do mundo · 592 weeks ago

mediocre. I think it's better to go with the Samyang/Rokinon 14mm + Sony A7.

K3 + 15mm=$1300 + $700 = $2000
A7 + 14mm rokinon = $1700 + $340 = $2040

Now tell me I am crazy.

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Yoku · 592 weeks ago

How can you understand the resolution of 24 MP camera with 1.3 MP photos?
Capture One 7 doesn't support K-3's RAW yet. That's why any colour verdict is nonsense.

JPEF full size photos are made in low light. Nothing to say about colours.
JPEG of Pentax was always so-so.

Your position is position of philistine

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Steven k · 592 weeks ago

I don't know to me they look quite promissing.
Can't wait to get my hand on some DNG's

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Dan Johnson · 592 weeks ago

To borrow the term (bottle-neck) from the computer industry, the resolution of Full Frame Image Sensors is useually limited to 30mp or 32mp evan by great glass and APS-C size Image Sensors are useually limited to 20mp this creates a bottle-neck for 36mp FF-DSLRs and 24mp APS-C size DSLRs. My lenses are all Based on Full Frame (43mm or larger Image Circle) which increases the sweet spot a bit and a few of them go for 2 or 3 grand, I'm not buying a lens for $4,000+ that won't show a good return on my investment, if your willing to make consesions to own a DSLR that creates a bottle-neck at the best lens you'll ever buy then continue with the Pixel Wars (as a selling feature) but I've reached my limit and I'm more reluctant to buy a 36mp FF-DSLR than a great 24mp APS-C size DSLR.
Now let's see just how good this DSLR really is while I can still cancel the pre-order for my silver K-3

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foton · 592 weeks ago

If you do not like the colors of the K-3, how about Nikon D600? One page provides comparison: http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?ne...
They state: In almost every shot, the Pentax K-3 had much better color quality than the Nikon D600. Also, the Pentax K-3 did a much better job of auto selecting the appropriate shutter speed while having the camera set to aperture priority. The Pentax K-3 also did a better job of rendering a more pleasing contrast in a variety of situations. Finally, the image sharpness was visibly more appealing in the Pentax K-3 than the Nikon D600.
Judging from the samples on that page, I fully agree with them. Pentax looks way better!

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fullframes · 592 weeks ago

Unless you are shooting Leica or a sideline professional football photographer, you shouldn't be buying any lens for 4000 on any system. The acclaimed 35f1.4 from Canon can be had for under 1500 new.

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Guy with a K5 · 592 weeks ago

I noticed in the pictures with the river and the high rise buildings that the buildings had a magenta and green lining. Some buildings have that on purpose but I doubt that half the buildings in this city have this architectonic artefact. I have never seen it this strong. At first I thought the architect had put neon lights on the building, but later I saw it occur at almost every vertical line with light and dark planes.
So what is it: something we have to fear for or just something that can be ignored. And do other camera's have this artefact at this level as well?

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Dan Johnson · 592 weeks ago

People shouldn't get caught up in the Pixel Wars when buying a DSLR, this Canon 35mm f/1.4 would work for me and I've been been looking at the Sigma Art Series 35mm f/1.4 in K-Mount. If I have a DSLR that will use the resolving power of my lenses, I'm not going to make sacrifices to have more megapixels than I can use.

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Zizi · 592 weeks ago

http://www.yaotomi.co.jp/blog/walk/assets_c/2013/...

There, colors are catastrophic much worse than the original K5. You can also see the strong CA at the tree edges.

I just see with my eyes. Facts are facts.

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Piotrek · 592 weeks ago

Hello
Thank You Rice for links.
I am sorry but I am non much happy about these photos.
I looked them few times. I was hoping for more.
Please look at the sample images from Imaging Resource (previous links)
The pattern disappeared at higher iso in red cloth in a circle cloths. First I thought that cloth exchanged.
However, pattern is visible at ISO 100. So the pattern should be - but in high iso details disapeared. I understand noises, but what about details? - it is 24 MB sensor.
In my opinion K-5 is better.

The conclusion is one:
It is impossible make it better from the sensor APSC than already achieved .
All APSC make similar level of quality now. I copmpared many cameras.
We don't have any significant changes in the quality of the APSC for the last four years.
I am not fan FF but for better quality - time for FF ....

Best Regards

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Chris · 592 weeks ago

Who needs a camera grip with a K-3 anyway?

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Chris · 592 weeks ago

The reviewer is obviously not a very good photographer. His picture composition reminds me of the typical iPhone-shooter. So who tells us he is using the right settings for the pictures?
This is not a review, but a picture gallery.

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sebas · 592 weeks ago

I do not want to sound optimist, but those seems to me bad compressed jpg images

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hys · 592 weeks ago

It seems that these pictures are made by somebody from the canikon teem.

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Simon T · 592 weeks ago

They look soft to me maybe part down to camera jpegs, still these are quite poor

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heiko · 592 weeks ago

On another note: couldn't the softness be a function of simple user-error, as well? Talking about focus set to infinity instead of the optimal hyper-focal distance and what about distortion-correction? (my ff-exif add-on won't tell me if that's switched on)

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