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robgo2 · 03-10-2008, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Rickster

Here you go ... let's compare apples to apples ...

800

1600

3200

Which images above have the least noise and highest detail?

Although the color balance on the 40D images are a bit more pleasant they are not accurate. The whites are beige. RGB values for white on the 40D = [239,228,212] vs [250,250,250] for the K20D

According to the EXIF data, the 40D images were shot in AUTO WB and the K20D images were manual. I don't think we can say much about WB in these images except the K20D manual WB balance appears to be spot on.

Boy, am I glad that you posted this information, Rick. I thought I must be nuts, because I seemed to be the one of the few who thought that the K20D images were superior in every way. Who knows what the correct color balance is, if you weren't there when the photos were taken?

What impresses me so much about these K20D photos is what impressed me about the first photos that Ben posted: They look so real that you feel as though you can reach into the image to touch the subject matter. The 40D pics are fine, but really not in the same league, IMO.

03-10-2008, 10:00 PM	#42
robgo2 Pentaxian Location: New Mexico Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 188	Originally Posted by Rickster Here you go ... let's compare apples to apples ... 800 1600 3200 Which images above have the least noise and highest detail? Although the color balance on the 40D images are a bit more pleasant they are not accurate. The whites are beige. RGB values for white on the 40D = [239,228,212] vs [250,250,250] for the K20D According to the EXIF data, the 40D images were shot in AUTO WB and the K20D images were manual. I don't think we can say much about WB in these images except the K20D manual WB balance appears to be spot on. Boy, am I glad that you posted this information, Rick. I thought I must be nuts, because I seemed to be the one of the few who thought that the K20D images were superior in every way. Who knows what the correct color balance is, if you weren't there when the photos were taken? What impresses me so much about these K20D photos is what impressed me about the first photos that Ben posted: They look so real that you feel as though you can reach into the image to touch the subject matter. The 40D pics are fine, but really not in the same league, IMO.