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PALADIN85020 · 01-17-2012, 03:45 PM

I just took this shot today, indoors with natural light through a nearby window. It's a house guest making friends with our pit bull terrier. I used a Pentax 50mm f/1.4 prime, set on aperture priority f/2.8; it went to 1/200 second and worked out to ISO 4000. I was really impressed with the quality of the pic at this high ISO. I bought the K-5 about a year ago specifically to take advantage of its high ISO capability, among other things. The picture was reduced with Photoshop elements 7, but is otherwise untouched. Whatcha think?

John

JohnBee · 01-17-2012, 03:48 PM

Looks great!

JinDesu · 01-17-2012, 03:49 PM

Websized as it is now, I can't even see noise. Some luminance noise is shown in the OOF areas, but that's really hard to notice (unlike chromatic noise).

Looks good

elho_cid · 01-17-2012, 04:35 PM

Yes, this is the K9. I see.

VisualDarkness · 01-17-2012, 05:16 PM

Wow, I want my K-5 to arrive NOW! It looks like K-7 at ISO400 to maybe ISO800.

Dave L · 01-19-2012, 05:19 AM

Yes it's one of the best things about this camera, I think nothing now of shooting at ISO 1000 to 4000 when needed, whereas before, I never went over ISO 800 on my K100DS. It's a whole new World!

jimr-pdx · 01-20-2012, 10:46 PM

Ditto with the other comments; iso 4k-5k looks like iso 1250 from earlier sensors. Great image, well shot - you scored, and the camera gets credit for the assist

hut234 · 01-20-2012, 11:18 PM

Love the picture, and love that the camera can provide it.

c a sugg · 01-21-2012, 01:00 PM

From my brief experience 6400 seems to the sweet spot -- if properly exposed. (Keep in mind that I generally have a documentary reference) Almost at good as 800 on my 200d.
I do start picking up noise at 12,800, but considering it can make the difference between getting the shot or not, it's a reasonable trade-off.
25,600 -- sand paintings under most circumstances.
51,200 -- just kick up the contrast, desaturate and call it "Tri-X boiled in Rodinol."

01-17-2012, 03:45 PM	#1
PALADIN85020 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 442	The K-5: Natural light and ISO 4000 I just took this shot today, indoors with natural light through a nearby window. It's a house guest making friends with our pit bull terrier. I used a Pentax 50mm f/1.4 prime, set on aperture priority f/2.8; it went to 1/200 second and worked out to ISO 4000. I was really impressed with the quality of the pic at this high ISO. I bought the K-5 about a year ago specifically to take advantage of its high ISO capability, among other things. The picture was reduced with Photoshop elements 7, but is otherwise untouched. Whatcha think? John

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01-17-2012, 03:48 PM	#2
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Looks great!

01-17-2012, 03:49 PM	#3
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Websized as it is now, I can't even see noise. Some luminance noise is shown in the OOF areas, but that's really hard to notice (unlike chromatic noise). Looks good

01-17-2012, 04:35 PM	#4
elho_cid Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Yes, this is the K9. I see.

01-17-2012, 05:16 PM	#5
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Wow, I want my K-5 to arrive NOW! It looks like K-7 at ISO400 to maybe ISO800.

01-19-2012, 05:19 AM	#6
Dave L Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 306	Yes it's one of the best things about this camera, I think nothing now of shooting at ISO 1000 to 4000 when needed, whereas before, I never went over ISO 800 on my K100DS. It's a whole new World!

01-20-2012, 10:46 PM	#7
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	Ditto with the other comments; iso 4k-5k looks like iso 1250 from earlier sensors. Great image, well shot - you scored, and the camera gets credit for the assist

01-20-2012, 11:18 PM	#8
hut234 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 116	Love the picture, and love that the camera can provide it.

01-21-2012, 01:00 PM	#9
c a sugg Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Richmond, VA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 88	From my brief experience 6400 seems to the sweet spot -- if properly exposed. (Keep in mind that I generally have a documentary reference) Almost at good as 800 on my 200d. I do start picking up noise at 12,800, but considering it can make the difference between getting the shot or not, it's a reasonable trade-off. 25,600 -- sand paintings under most circumstances. 51,200 -- just kick up the contrast, desaturate and call it "Tri-X boiled in Rodinol."

The K-5: Natural light and ISO 4000

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