Originally posted by Rupert That would be great news! Apparently the flash is solved, the sensor stains solved, and this is all that remains to deliver us a World Class camera. I think there are many like me just waiting to hit the "Buy Now" button. I doubt that the FF issue would even apply to most of my shooting, but I detest the hassle of returns and the waiting game for my camera to come back home...so I will wait now instead of later.
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To be honest with you Rupert..Im considering keeping my K5 even if this issue cant be fixed.
the reason behind that statement is , there are ways to deal with it...either through extending the DOF or using LV if you must have a F2.8 or wider.
the point at which this problem raises its ugly head really are at extremes...and as such Im pretty sure that most people that might not see the issue were not at that extreme .
I for one didn't see the problem until I bought a 2.8 lens...the fastest lens I had {F4} couldn't make a shallower DOF to see the FF .
in my testing...at a 40mm DOF in Low light FF is seen..but go to a 90mm DOF and it masks any FF that is there....
so in that case either stop down one stop..or move away from the subject to increase DOF...
as you can see from my examples...while the FF is a issue that really needs addressing..its probably not a deal breaker as long as you know how to get over it..
I will weigh the pros and cons if 1.03 doesn't fix FF....but at this point, even though I will look at a possible change...its highly likely that I will keep the K5
FWI
at a recent trip to the zoo. I kept my 70-200 at F4 to F5.6..as its too soft at F2.8 for my liking..so I increased the ISO as needed when in Low light...as the K5 is quite exceptional at high ISO..I retained a sharp image even when shooting in Low tungsten light..
and if I really did need F2.8, i made sure that I was far enough away from the subject to increase DOF larger than 40mm
heres a example
FL 70MM F2.8 1/25 at ISO 3200..., the image looks well lit...but that really wasn't the case, i was about 2.5 meters away from the subject...far enough for a DOF of 140 mm
EDIT...this image was taken at about EV3 or just under
Last edited by Tommot1965; 01-13-2011 at 03:10 AM.