http://www.ricoh-imaging.fr/media/e1c686efa043d7d91344a93659c9e8b1/
http://www.ricoh-imaging.fr/media/a2bf009fb00aedeba9b0efa366960a9b/
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More Samples @: http://www.ricoh-imaging.fr/fr/reflex-numeriques/photos/samples/PENTAX-K-S-1.html
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badsykes · 551 weeks ago
http://www.ricoh-imaging.fr/fr/reflex-numeriques/...
env. 558g (batterie et carte mémoire SD incluses), -- k-s1
and K-x http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxkx/2
Weight • No battery: 515 g (1.1 lb)
• With battery: 580 g (1.3 lb)
badsykes · 551 weeks ago
http://www.ricoh-imaging.fr/fr/reflex-numeriques/...
badsykes · 551 weeks ago
http://www.ricoh-imaging.fr/media/a2bf009fb00aede...
I wanted to buy a Sigma SD15 but now with the K-s1 i may change my mind...Maybe an SD15 user will come in and post some feedback...
some_encouragement · 551 weeks ago
As a first camera I wouldn't necessarily recommend to go there. I will admit that I have been thinking about getting one to play around with it, as well. Intriguing concept, that Foveon sensor. So I guess I know, where you're coming from.
On another note: that shot you like so much is just one thing: "Camera Porn"! So much (man-made) detail in one photo, shot with f/10 -- that's well into diffraction-territory on APS-C! Any wider of an aperture, we would probably notice some lens-defects, any smaller and the detail will deteriorate. One thing is certain: the choice of light and scenery tells us it was taken by a very crafty eye!
Unless you walk everywhere with a carefully-selected 50mm prime (which is a little narrow for many subjects) - preferably early in the day, choosing your subjects wisely - you will probably not capture as much breathtaking detail too often. Doesn't matter really: most good photographs are NOT about maximum detail, anyway.
My whole point being: don't get carry away with fabricated press-shots. YES the detail in that shot is amazing - yet everything in that frame is man-made scenery, devoid of any "chance" for moiree, mostly rectengular lines and repetetive objects and a whole lot of "air". Not a bad shot - by design (and IT plays towards the strengths of an AA-filter-less sensor)!
badsykes · 551 weeks ago
Panasonic LS3 --> Fuji 6500fs --> Nikon D40 --> Pentax K-x --> Pentax K-5 --> sold because i needed money ---> present moment Panasonic LS3 from the atic...
It will come a moment when i will buy a new camera...One thing behind the upgrades was low light and flexibility ...
I loved the combination of K-x and Sigma 17-70 DC OS...The pics were sharper than K-5 + Sigma 17-70...The K-x had issues focusing the Sigma but the K-5 didn't.Also the K-5 was weather sealed..I like low light photo with natural lightning, black and white and outdoor stuff...
I never had fancy primes but the 17-70 DC OS + K-x at f5.6 manual focusing pulled the rabbit for me...From what i read the K-x had a weaker AA filter than the K-5 and this is why was "crispy" (sharper)...Especially in museums with old furniture...I got so much detail and i like it...
Actually by removing the AA filter is more about the lens and not anymore about the sensor...A Sigma 17 - 70 lens can make one happy camper or an old takumar if you really want a prime..
A link to K-x Review sample on Dpreview... http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/a...
some_encouragement · 551 weeks ago
...so you are a camera collector :D
Guess you know what you want, then: Happy hunting!
badsykes · 551 weeks ago
badsykes · 551 weeks ago
It says CMOS type sensor
badsykes · 551 weeks ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_K-x
"The Pentax K-x is a 12.4 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 16, 2009.[1] Pentax K-x uses an Exmor, Sony-made sensor (different from the back-lit Exmor-R used in other Sony models).[2] In some cases it even approaches the quality produced by full-frame DSLRs like the Nikon D700 and the Canon 5DMkII, both with larger sensors[citation needed]. The Pentax K-x is suitable for low light conditions for both still and video photography.[3][4]"
Heiko · 551 weeks ago
I really think it is a question of how much one can UTILISE the modern sensors with the arsenal of lenses that one has or can afford. The sensors themselves are that good, nowadays!
Heiko · 551 weeks ago
you're right: the K-x had a Sony CMOS.
...that tells you how much I care about specific sensors inside my cameras: "not that much". As of 2014: they're all pretty-damn-good ... and they all have been for a while, now! Getting rid of the AA-filter makes kind-of sense, since most lenses limit sharpness going to 20mp and more on APS-C, anyway (thus - in part - taking over the job of an AA-filter). But I digress.
Everything is subjective, alright! For me personally: there is NOTHING about the K-S1 that floats _my_ boat. Maybe yours? Coming from a K20D I would probably upgrade to something with similar or better ergonomics rather than all that fancy-schmanzy (yet ingenious, I'll give them that!) sensor-shift_AA. And here is the catch: the K-3 doesn't offer better ergonomics in my view - and the K-5II (and anything before) is rather faulty when it comes to TTL-shooting.
Waiting for Pentax to come back to form - so I can finally upgrade to a modern-day sensor without compromise. The KS-1 really is just another spec-sheet warrior with no advanced control-ability - at least in my book: unexciting, over-priced, marketing-driven entry-level camera that just happens to be technically a dslr -- but without the necessary usability that make a (d)-SLR a superior, universal tool (in so many ways)!
Let me put it this way: should you never, ever want to shoot in inclement weather, shoot action or events with full-on, FAST manual control: such an entry-level dslr is a GOOD choice for YOU. I only question Pentax' latest effort, since I think a K-30 or K-50 -- K-500 even -- are MUCH more bang-for-the-buck because of their superior controls.
Me though - I want an "allrounder", a reliable tool for still-images. I don not care about video, though! So for _me_ the K-S1 ain’t it. If I need to: my newly-acquired bargain: the Samsung NX20 is capable of "some" video: with rolling-shutter-galore! BUT it is not the tool I want to replace my K20D - it simply cannot do the stuff it can do, not even close!
Gotta wait for a refined K-3 / K-3 successor to get that worthy piece of a tool back that is worth MY MONEY.
OGL · 551 weeks ago
Ptitboul · 549 weeks ago
This is very similar to the way an average DSLR user would take pictures.
lmike · 551 weeks ago
Mel · 551 weeks ago
Simon · 550 weeks ago