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11-24-2010, 11:47 PM   #46
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I thought this whole sharpness thing was overblown, whats going on? I saw some crazy sharp samples on this board with the K-5
Me too. Just with FA77 at f8. Not crazy sharp, but good.

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My conspiracy theory is that the AA filter strength were increased intentionally to hide shutter induced blur

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My conspiracy theory is that the AA filter strength were increased intentionally to hide shutter induced blur

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and base that assumption on?
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FA*24/2 +K-5 from LR 3.2 = not bad, but worse than at K200D.

I'm modest fan of sharpness without additional tools.

I have a hard time understanding how this is relevant. From what I can understand all those pictures are with the K-5. So from where does the comparison with the K200D come? Anyone can take a bad photo with good gear, so until someone does a comparison head to head under the same conditions all we can really say is that there are examples of good and sharp pictures from both cameras. As well as bad pictures from both.

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I have a hard time understanding how this is relevant. From what I can understand all those pictures are with the K-5. So from where does the comparison with the K200D come? Anyone can take a bad photo with good gear, so until someone does a comparison head to head under the same conditions all we can really say is that there are examples of good and sharp pictures from both cameras. As well as bad pictures from both.
Nobody of K-5 users can show me the photo from FA77 at f/3.2 with such level of sharpness without any additional sharp tools or extra sharp in converter.

It's default converted file in C1Pro.
http://fotkidepo.ru/photo/132601/32162qXOjQehHIw/E9QALj3fZV/566217.jpg
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Nobody of K-5 users can show me the photo from FA77 at f/3.2 with such level of sharpness without any additional sharp tools or extra sharp in converter.

It's default converted file in C1Pro.
http://fotkidepo.ru/photo/132601/32162qXOjQehHIw/E9QALj3fZV/566217.jpg
I assume you want to compare a resized (to 10MP) K-5 photo with a K200D photo? Only then it makes sense.
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My thoughts also. Reduce the K-5 picture to K200D size or scale up the K200D to 16mpix. I have a copy of the FA*24/2 too, and I know its flaws, but I just don't care, I like it very much. Why? I like the the FOV, the colors, the build quality, the center sharpness, and so on. I think my sharpest lens overall is the DA* 50-135/2.8, but on f/8 an old Vivitar 70-210/2.8-4.0 is sharper. But I don't care either. I love to use both, in different situations. Thats what this all about, don't pixel-peep all the time, guys, because you'll always be frustrated.

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Falk, Klaus writes "The RAW quality is Okayish - 25% blur - which is significant.", while you write "the measured value is a very good balance between sharpening artefacts and detail." and "26% 'blur' is the mathematically perfect value.".

It, therefore, strikes me that Klaus' comment is not only misleading but simply inappropriate....
As DSLRs mature and the gap between film and digital outputs narrow, life gets harder for those who aspire to be opinion shapers through the use of bench test and academic explanations. To stay relevant, they need a "man bites dog" storyline.

In the case of the K-5, unlike times past, they are late to the party. Their main talking points and the issues may have given me pause have been dissolved by examples posted by others for all to see. The cheese has moved. All that remains are a few fly-specs and crumbs to examine then blather endlessly about. Pretty soon even that will be devoured.

Anyway, if you happen to cross the path of a fellow "loose in the wild" enjoying his K-5 (or its successor), I hope you will take a moment and say "Hello..." It might just be me.

Best of success and enjoy the season...
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You can't see the differences in resolution that have been measured here. I simply don't believe you can see the difference without zooming in to 100% +... where every image I've ever seen (including medium format) suck.
I don't know if this this is necessarily true. As a fan of landscape photography, I can see where 1:1 output would be every bit as integral as that of reduced printing. And though I wouldn't say everyone's on the same playing field in this regard, I do think the same sort of requirements come-in on various studio and media grade photography as well. And so, the issue seems just as much one of intent than that of generalized needs in many cases.

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The only reason you are even aware of this difference is because of some computer testing. I have my doubts that people would prefer the 50D in an ABX double-blind test, even if it was specifically about sharpness.
I would agree with this .
And though there are hard feelings attached. I don't think there's anything wrong with this as a whole, when we consider the market and the way things run their course. If anything... Pentax has had a foot in the prosumer market for sometime now, and I think this inevitably places them in the competitive arena insofar as product performances go. And, consequentially, any attempts to deny or shun any/and all competitive comparissons seems highly unlikely option.

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Furthermore the resolution of the in-camera JPEGs are a factor of sharpening, and we have no idea if bumping the sharpness would help his figures.
I've been running tests between several systems over the past few weeks and its looking as though the differences in detail due to AA filtration may not be recoverable by post processing. Having said that... it would take a considerable amount of effort to setup a reliable testing method from which to draw sound conclusions from. And despite this, I'm just not convinced that the standing results(based on available data) are very conclusive at this stage.

However(all this aside), I will admit, that the D7K does seem to hold a unique position amidst the competition with regard to IQ and detail. Which can be seen or observed at 1:1(or 100%) where both the advantages and consequences are visible.

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I submit, good sir, that we have reached a point of severely diminished returns, and that at this stage in the game, sharpness is GROSSLY over-rated. You can get very fine sharpness from a K10d, yes, because we have had high quality sensors for a while now. I'm not sure if you noticed, but SLR design is much more than resolution. I'm pretty sure we established that many years ago (before everyone started worrying about "ISO" ).
I think the observation ends-up being a mixed bag tbh.
On the one hand, we get to claim that sensors have had the potential and capacity to provide us with "good photo's" for some time now. However, as needs and requirements continue to move forward, I think everyone is in there right to expect a likely progression along the way also. Otherwise... no one would bother to upgrade their equipment

Personally, I'd like to see Pentax build a prosumer grade body.
IOW. A crop sensor system that would command the outmost in IQ and performance for the working professional that 'would not' cost 10 thousand dollars. This way, we could look forward to keeping our APS-C lenses and putting our chips on performance in a serious way. A perfect blend of cost and performance for the working photographer.

And they could call it the K-3
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Every new camera in recent times has been called "soft". There was a review that claimed the 7D was softer than the 450D. There is a thread on the Nikon forum claiming that the D90 is sharper than the D7000 and it seems many Nikon users who upgraded agree.

There are simply too many variables when testing cameras that you can say this one is soft and that one is sharp and this is always the case. Everyone needs to find the sweet spot for their own camera and stick with it. I really doubt there is any real difference in resolving power between 7D, D7000, K-5 and A580.
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Okay, ogl, I think I understand all of this now. Because the sensor is not PERFECT for a lens testing lab environment, the K5 is physically incapable of producing good pictures. Got it.
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Interestingly, I notice focus numerique, in testing the D7000 vs the D90 also found that the JPG resolution differences were marginal - 45 lp/mm @f/5,6 vs D90 43 lp/mm - between the D7000 and the D90.
Test Nikon D7000 - Focus Numérique

It's worth noting that DXOMark.com also includes lens and camera body testing...here's some results for the a reasonably sharp lens like the 50mm 2.8 macro on a K10D, K200D and a K20D that, despite what some people have claimed in this discussion, illustrate a progressive (but not dramatic) increase in resolution from the K10 to the K20.

DxOMark - Compare lenses

They don't have the K-7, K-x or K-5 in there yet, but it's worth watching dxomark.com to see what they add, particularly if they add any K-5 lens/resolution tests soon.
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Every new camera in recent times has been called "soft". There was a review that claimed the 7D was softer than the 450D. There is a thread on the Nikon forum claiming that the D90 is sharper than the D7000 and it seems many Nikon users who upgraded agree.

There are simply too many variables when testing cameras that you can say this one is soft and that one is sharp and this is always the case. Everyone needs to find the sweet spot for their own camera and stick with it. I really doubt there is any real difference in resolving power between 7D, D7000, K-5 and A580.
Pentax cameras with 10 MP sensors never called SOFT. K-x too.
JPEG of Pentax had some softness from the time of *ist D. And nothing else.

The generation of *ist cameras had strong AA filter
The generation of 10 MP CCD had weak AA filter
The generation of K20D/K-7 had semi-thick AA filter
K-x has even weaker filter than 10 MP CCD generation
K-5 has rather strong AA filter close to *ist generation.

I will test K-r's DNG this weekend and can say something about total sharpness.
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My thoughts also. Reduce the K-5 picture to K200D size or scale up the K200D to 16mpix. I have a copy of the FA*24/2 too, and I know its flaws, but I just don't care, I like it very much. Why? I like the the FOV, the colors, the build quality, the center sharpness, and so on. I think my sharpest lens overall is the DA* 50-135/2.8, but on f/8 an old Vivitar 70-210/2.8-4.0 is sharper. But I don't care either. I love to use both, in different situations. Thats what this all about, don't pixel-peep all the time, guys, because you'll always be frustrated.
In terms of sharpness K-7 is better than K-5.
To scale up of picture is absurd. I can leave FA*24 at K200D and buy K-7 for other lenses
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In terms of sharpness K-7 is better than K-5.
To scale up of picture is absurd. I can leave FA*24 at K200D and buy K-7 for other lenses
and you don't buy K-5 ? Ohh... it's not good
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