Great K-5 sensor

**Chuckie** · 12-05-2012, 10:35 PM

I took photos at our company year-end function last week with my K-5, Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 35 Limited and FA77 Limited. The lighting inside was a mixture of fairy lights, red LED, fluorescent, normal incandescent and fire. What a nightmare for white balance! I did a few test shots to get a reasonable setting that I would be able to work with later. I let the ISO go up to 800.

When I got home I put the photos through the Pentax Utility program and adjusted exposure and white balance. I then cropped the photos (some a lot) to get rid of distractions in the background. Even after all the fiddling, I still ended up with stunning shots with great detail. Thanks Pentax for a really great sensor (and some great lenses too).

Laurentiu Cristofor · 12-06-2012, 12:47 AM

You should thank Sony. Pentax should only be thanked for getting back to using Sony sensors after their collaboration with Samsung. If the K20D and K-7 would have used a sensor like the Nikon D90, the K-5 would have just looked like the incremental improvement in Sony technology that it is.

**Chuckie** · 12-06-2012, 03:32 AM

Thanks Sony

JohnBee · 12-06-2012, 05:08 AM

Originally posted by Chuckie

I took photos at our company year-end function last week with my K-5, Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 35 Limited and FA77 Limited. The lighting inside was a mixture of fairy lights, red LED, fluorescent, normal incandescent and fire. What a nightmare for white balance! I did a few test shots to get a reasonable setting that I would be able to work with later. I let the ISO go up to 800.

When I got home I put the photos through the Pentax Utility program and adjusted exposure and white balance. I then cropped the photos (some a lot) to get rid of distractions in the background. Even after all the fiddling, I still ended up with stunning shots with great detail. Thanks Pentax for a really great sensor (and some great lenses too).

I think we can give Pentax some credit. Keeping in mind that Pentax tweaked this sensor to not only achieve but maintain the no. 1 APS-C performance spot amidst all the other manufacturers using the very same sensor.

**fs999** · 12-06-2012, 06:03 AM

Originally posted by JohnBee

I think we can give Pentax some credit. Keeping in mind that Pentax tweaked this sensor to not only achieve but maintain the no. 1 APS-C performance spot amidst all the other manufacturers using the very same sensor.

Indeed !

12-05-2012, 10:35 PM	#1
Chuckie Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Douglas Photos: Albums Posts: 168	Great K-5 sensor I took photos at our company year-end function last week with my K-5, Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 35 Limited and FA77 Limited. The lighting inside was a mixture of fairy lights, red LED, fluorescent, normal incandescent and fire. What a nightmare for white balance! I did a few test shots to get a reasonable setting that I would be able to work with later. I let the ISO go up to 800. When I got home I put the photos through the Pentax Utility program and adjusted exposure and white balance. I then cropped the photos (some a lot) to get rid of distractions in the background. Even after all the fiddling, I still ended up with stunning shots with great detail. Thanks Pentax for a really great sensor (and some great lenses too).

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12-06-2012, 12:47 AM	#2
Laurentiu Cristofor Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: WA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,055	You should thank Sony. Pentax should only be thanked for getting back to using Sony sensors after their collaboration with Samsung. If the K20D and K-7 would have used a sensor like the Nikon D90, the K-5 would have just looked like the incremental improvement in Sony technology that it is.

12-06-2012, 03:32 AM	#3
Chuckie Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Douglas Photos: Albums Posts: 168 Original Poster	Thanks Sony

12-06-2012, 05:08 AM	#4
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by Chuckie I took photos at our company year-end function last week with my K-5, Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 35 Limited and FA77 Limited. The lighting inside was a mixture of fairy lights, red LED, fluorescent, normal incandescent and fire. What a nightmare for white balance! I did a few test shots to get a reasonable setting that I would be able to work with later. I let the ISO go up to 800. When I got home I put the photos through the Pentax Utility program and adjusted exposure and white balance. I then cropped the photos (some a lot) to get rid of distractions in the background. Even after all the fiddling, I still ended up with stunning shots with great detail. Thanks Pentax for a really great sensor (and some great lenses too). I think we can give Pentax some credit. Keeping in mind that Pentax tweaked this sensor to not only achieve but maintain the no. 1 APS-C performance spot amidst all the other manufacturers using the very same sensor.

12-06-2012, 06:03 AM	#5
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,639	Originally posted by JohnBee I think we can give Pentax some credit. Keeping in mind that Pentax tweaked this sensor to not only achieve but maintain the no. 1 APS-C performance spot amidst all the other manufacturers using the very same sensor. Indeed !