K10D - non official sample pics

[lumix]

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True I'm not 'normal' when I finally get my hands on something I've been craving for and saving for - then I manage to persuade someone to buy it for me as a present so I get to keep my savings for other goodies (unless I can extract more presents for my Birthday, later in the year)

That's an impressive Poll result for the K10D - it's a very nice camera. I may get around to putting it down when I fall asleep again.


Pol

Pol how long did it take you to learn how to type with your feet? I can't imagine you put the camera down to post here. Or did you dictate the post to your other half. Good Luck with the New Toy.

[Tinka]

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Congratulations Pol, we look forward to some more superb pics, now go and have a hot choccy or something stronger and get some sleep and relaxation.....

[Pol]

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Pol how long did it take you to learn how to type with your feet? I can't imagine you put the camera down to post here. Or did you dictate the post to your other half. Good Luck with the New Toy.

Gert's been keeping me fed and watered (he claims he'll do anything to keep me quiet) so I dictated tohe posting to some of the squirrels and they ran over the keyboard at 100 words a minute in exchange for a nutty refill for their feeders.

It's another dull, wet day again here but I was able to do a bit of squirrel watching and snapping from just inside the door. I'm attaching a copy of one of the snaps, which is a quick, unexpected example of the camera's capabilities. I'd had the camera on 'P' mode, ISO on auto with a preset range between 100-400.

Used the Tamron 28-300 at 300mm and the squirrel feeder is approx 18-20ft from where I was standing. The shot was just a quick grab and *handheld*

I've left the exif info in the file, couldn't quite believe it myself but this was shot at 300mm, handheld in dreadful lighting and weather too. I thought it was pretty good undert he circumstances!

ISO - 400
f/6.3
1/10 ....... yep, just 1/10 second

Minimal post processing, just a touch of levels adjustment and slight smart sharpen for the eye. Near enough as it came off the camera.

I was using the in-camera SR (anti-shake) function. Needless to say I'm kinda chuffed at the unexpected quality, certainly acceptable for my purposes and it means I stand a better chance of NOT missing so many shots in future.

Pol

[lumix]

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You have just confirmed my thoughts, You are as daft as a brush. But I like it. Glad you are finding every thing to your liking. That squirrel shot dose not surprize me. My Lumix FZ20 gets pin sharp shots at 1/20 sec. full zoom (432 mm) handheld. The wonders of electronics and stabilization are just fantastic. Enjoy Pol, I can imagine the seagull shots already.

[Pol]

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if anyone else is interested ..........

There's a compatible battery for the Pentax K10D available HERE

Pol

[Tom]

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if anyone else is interested ..........

There's a compatible battery for the Pentax K10D available HERE

Pol

Thanks for that Pol. I'll archive the link in the hope that a K10 will come my way sometime this year.
Are you still impressed having had it for a week or two?
Tom

[Pol]

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Thanks for that Pol. I'll archive the link in the hope that a K10 will come my way sometime this year.
Are you still impressed having had it for a week or two?
Tom

Indeed I am. I still haven't had much opportunity to try it out much though, the weather is still dreadful.

Roll on Spring, eh!

Pol

[Pol]

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I managed a hobble and limp around town this afternoon and grabbed a few street shots of the January Sales and shoppers.

K10D on 'P' (hyperprogram) mode - ISO limited between 100-400, in-camera SR enabled.

Here's one of the shots, exif included and visible in the gallery.



Pol

[Archangel]

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Pentax K10D seems to have been already launched somewhere other than Japan where the launch is expected on Nov.30th. Apart from official samples Pentax showed at their official site, I find these unofficial samples are of some interests. Maybe simply because the landscapes samples were taken at a place I like. They are less than one week old.
Indoor and night pictures are also available. Each samples can be enlarged in two sizes, including 100% crop. There are two pages. Good for killing time when you can not go out for taking pictures.
yoshi

http://it.nikkei.co.jp/pc/news/index...017112006&cp=1

From some samples I saw and a review that read, the jpeg images are on the soft side and lack crispness.
But the RAW the camera takes outperforms the "BIG" names.
Hopefully Pentax will come up with some BIOS update on the jpeg harsh noise reduction algorithm in order to add slight crispness on the jpegs.
The stabilizer from what I read works great and even not really necessary on DSLRs is a serious plus to consider.
For me that I'm looking in the future to get another DSLR, it looks like a serious offer to consider and a good bargain.


Regards

George

[Pol]

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Here's one of the shots, exif included and visible in the gallery.

Pol

Another snapshot from this afternoon's hobble around the January sales with exif included as usual.



Pol

[Guest]

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To see what the K10 can do in an 'ordinary' users hands visit this site :-

http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/browse?id=39301

and in particular the portrait entitled "Picture of an hard worker" (taken so the exif info states), with the standard 18-55mm kit lens.

[Ian]

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Hi Dennis, it's difficult to tell with a picture that has been resized for the Web, but I get a feel from the picture that it has been aggressively sharpened.

Ian

[Pol]

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Hi Dennis, it's difficult to tell with a picture that has been resized for the Web, but I get a feel from the picture that it has been aggressively sharpened.

Ian

I've been talking with Dennis by PM over this one and I'd said exactly the same thing. I also felt the backdrop would've been better if someone had taken the time and trouble to press it properly before hanging it.

Pol

[Ian]

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Interestingly, noise isn't the give-away (which is often a by-product of sharpening) but a slightly artificial 'video' quality to the tonality and some unnaturally hard edge details. Something that wasn't sharpened was the subject's razor, it seems!

Ian

[Pol]

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Interestingly, noise isn't the give-away (which is often a by-product of sharpening) but a slightly artificial 'video' quality to the tonality and some unnaturally hard edge details. Something that wasn't sharpened was the subject's razor, it seems!

Ian

Well ..... I could go off on one of my interminable, irritated speeches about the way peeps seem to be obsessed with sharpness but I'll restrain myself .. except to say ...

a) We don't see everything pin sharp in real life, even when we're wearing prescription specs (if we need them) .. so why the heck do peeps seem to think photographs should have edges that are sharp enough to scythe the undergrowth?

b) I have NOT found 'sharpness/crispness' to be a problem with my K10D thus far. Granted I tend to shoot RAW most of the time - but the few jpeg samples I tried were as good as the ones I got off my *istD, within my capabilities and judgement.

I feel no need whatsoever to be constantly trying to 'prove' the capabilities of my K10D. No need to be trying to prove to the world and it's neighbour that the camera can produce "sharp, crisp" images and therefore grinding the edges with a 'sharpening stone' to prove the point. I'd say - go ahead and go for the K10D if you're interested - get it, use it and enjoy it.. which you certainly will imho.

One other point - We (at home) always feel the Pentax cameras produce nice textures. That's the case with my K10D, nice textures along with what I'd describe as "visually realistic edges" (that you can easily sharpen to Samurai standards if you're not careful)


Pol