Originally posted by DeadJohn The K-5II (as well as the original K-5 and some other models) has *two* noise reduction functions. Even with both of them turned off the K-5II gives good results in low light.
If you want optimum low light results, shoot in raw mode. That gives you the flexibility of applying additional noise reduction via software to get the image you want. This tip applies to any camera from any manufacturer.
Thanks for the opinion. I ALWAYS shoot RAW.
I have still had a lot of trouble with noise on my high iso/low fstop shots. Even with shake reduction on, I simply can't get good focus with low shutter speed hand held.
Like I said, I don't do this professionally any more, but if I'm going to buy a new camera, I want to have the option to get back into it should I desire. Garbage in = garbage out, so I'd rather produce images that don't require a lot of extra editing to clean up.