Images made with K20D

Matjazz · 01-14-2008, 12:07 PM

As you all know Pentax had a press conference in Dubai for invited people only. Among the invited was also a moderator of Slovenian photo site. He posted a photo essay about the desert near Dubai where they were given cameras to play with. Since this was Pentax event I bet they were using Pentax cameras and I believe some images were made with K20D. The author wouldn't tell which and he also removed exif due to NDA.
So here's a picture linked to the photo essay:

P.S.
only images named IMGP####.jpg (most of them) are made with Pentax cameras

Last edited by Matjazz; 01-16-2008 at 03:35 AM.

Matjazz · 01-14-2008, 12:08 PM

Obsolete reply due to removed pictures

Matjazz · 01-14-2008, 12:08 PM

Obsolete reply due to removed pictures

and · 01-14-2008, 12:14 PM

Interesting, how do you know they are k20d though. The sky is completely white... high iso doesnt look very good but thats no big surprise with 14mp on apsc. looks like they were playing with action so faster fps and af are my thoughts. but that doesnt really match well with what pentax focuses on. interesting nonetheless

thibs · 01-14-2008, 12:15 PM

Mmm I tried to zoom on the camera but too low res to see anything ...

Thanks for those images, I suppose you can't say anything but I will suppose they were done at Iso 100.

Very very interesting.

blende8 · 01-14-2008, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by Matjazz

This images are made with K20D and unfinished firmware.

Says who?
Where?

countzero · 01-14-2008, 12:16 PM

Well, the setting looks right, there's pentax gear... finally, something solid...

re: the camera - the guy has two cameras around the neck, one is covered by the jacket. I'm guessing that's the mythical beast

LE: nope, I'm wrong, that's the badge strap

txbonds · 01-14-2008, 12:16 PM

They look nice to me. Tough colors and subjects to work with, and for the most part they look to be typical pentax style with colors and tones. I like them. I do see the pentax badge strap around the one guys neck, so maybe these are legit pics.

Either way, they look nice. And for ISO 6400, the pics are good and the noise looks okay.

mattdm · 01-14-2008, 12:23 PM

I'm going to be the first to say it, but please don't shoot me. The high-ISO pictures totally have clear vertical pattern noise. We're never going to hear the end of it on the forums.

txbonds · 01-14-2008, 12:24 PM

Now that you mention it, I see it too. I think I must have poor monitors here at work, because it looks like I'm the only one that thought the shots looked nice. hehehehe

zntgrg · 01-14-2008, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by txbonds

They look nice to me. Tough colors and subjects to work with, and for the most part they look to be typical pentax style with colors and tones. I like them. I do see the pentax badge strap around the one guys neck, so maybe these are legit pics.

Either way, they look nice. And for ISO 6400, the pics are good and the noise looks okay.

To me ISO 6400 looks between 1600 and 3200 of my K110d....and it's nothing that a bit of lightroom cannot suppress in a second...there would be room for a 12800 ISO for real emergency situations

Then action Autofocus seems perfect in the quads shots.

This thing [wathever it is] will rock!

davemdsn · 01-14-2008, 12:28 PM

Sky doesn't look completely white to me, except in one of two shots. If the sky is pale and gray in real life there isn't much the camera can do about it. I think the images are veery nice. Could be processed a little better for my eye, but nice all the same. Exif would help confirm things a bit, but I wouldn't expect that at this time.

mattdm · 01-14-2008, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by davemdsn

Sky doesn't look completely white to me, except in one of two shots. If the sky is pale and gray in real life there isn't much the camera can do about it. I think the images are veery nice. Could be processed a little better for my eye, but nice all the same. Exif would help confirm things a bit, but I wouldn't expect that at this time.

History : Weather Underground

That matches up -- it was indeed cloudy/overcast in Dubai on the evening of January 11th.

The pictures in general look great to me, don't get me wrong. And I don't care if ISO 6400 turns out to be a stop further than usable -- it looks like ISO 1600 on my K10D, so that's still a two-stop improvement.

mysterick · 01-14-2008, 12:58 PM

And what about the lady with the camera in the sand! oops. Boy sand-proof too!!! Thanks Matjazz!

nosnoop · 01-14-2008, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by mattdm

I'm going to be the first to say it, but please don't shoot me. The high-ISO pictures totally have clear vertical pattern noise. We're never going to hear the end of it on the forums.

Remember that this is beta firmware and hardware. If you recall, the first photos by K10D leaked showed terrible banding and noise even at ISO 800.

01-14-2008, 12:07 PM	#1
Matjazz Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: EU/Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 774	Images made with K20D As you all know Pentax had a press conference in Dubai for invited people only. Among the invited was also a moderator of Slovenian photo site. He posted a photo essay about the desert near Dubai where they were given cameras to play with. Since this was Pentax event I bet they were using Pentax cameras and I believe some images were made with K20D. The author wouldn't tell which and he also removed exif due to NDA. So here's a picture linked to the photo essay: P.S. only images named IMGP####.jpg (most of them) are made with Pentax cameras Last edited by Matjazz; 01-16-2008 at 03:35 AM.

01-14-2008, 12:08 PM	#2
Matjazz Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: EU/Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 774 Original Poster	Obsolete reply due to removed pictures Last edited by Matjazz; 01-16-2008 at 03:35 AM.

01-14-2008, 12:08 PM	#3
Matjazz Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: EU/Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 774 Original Poster	Obsolete reply due to removed pictures Last edited by Matjazz; 01-16-2008 at 03:34 AM.

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01-14-2008, 12:14 PM	#4
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	Interesting, how do you know they are k20d though. The sky is completely white... high iso doesnt look very good but thats no big surprise with 14mp on apsc. looks like they were playing with action so faster fps and af are my thoughts. but that doesnt really match well with what pentax focuses on. interesting nonetheless

01-14-2008, 12:15 PM	#5
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Mmm I tried to zoom on the camera but too low res to see anything ... Thanks for those images, I suppose you can't say anything but I will suppose they were done at Iso 100. Very very interesting.

01-14-2008, 12:16 PM	#6
blende8 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bremen, Germany Photos: Albums Posts: 1,521	Originally posted by Matjazz This images are made with K20D and unfinished firmware. Says who? Where?

01-14-2008, 12:16 PM	#7
countzero Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Photos: Albums Posts: 41	Well, the setting looks right, there's pentax gear... finally, something solid... re: the camera - the guy has two cameras around the neck, one is covered by the jacket. I'm guessing that's the mythical beast LE: nope, I'm wrong, that's the badge strap

01-14-2008, 12:16 PM	#8
txbonds Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 195	They look nice to me. Tough colors and subjects to work with, and for the most part they look to be typical pentax style with colors and tones. I like them. I do see the pentax badge strap around the one guys neck, so maybe these are legit pics. Either way, they look nice. And for ISO 6400, the pics are good and the noise looks okay.

01-14-2008, 12:23 PM	#9
mattdm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,948	I'm going to be the first to say it, but please don't shoot me. The high-ISO pictures totally have clear vertical pattern noise. We're never going to hear the end of it on the forums.

01-14-2008, 12:24 PM	#10
txbonds Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 195	Now that you mention it, I see it too. I think I must have poor monitors here at work, because it looks like I'm the only one that thought the shots looked nice. hehehehe

01-14-2008, 12:26 PM	#11
zntgrg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Verona, Italy Posts: 202	Originally posted by txbonds They look nice to me. Tough colors and subjects to work with, and for the most part they look to be typical pentax style with colors and tones. I like them. I do see the pentax badge strap around the one guys neck, so maybe these are legit pics. Either way, they look nice. And for ISO 6400, the pics are good and the noise looks okay. To me ISO 6400 looks between 1600 and 3200 of my K110d....and it's nothing that a bit of lightroom cannot suppress in a second...there would be room for a 12800 ISO for real emergency situations Then action Autofocus seems perfect in the quads shots. This thing [wathever it is] will rock!

01-14-2008, 12:28 PM	#12
davemdsn Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,413	Sky doesn't look completely white to me, except in one of two shots. If the sky is pale and gray in real life there isn't much the camera can do about it. I think the images are veery nice. Could be processed a little better for my eye, but nice all the same. Exif would help confirm things a bit, but I wouldn't expect that at this time.

01-14-2008, 12:46 PM	#13
mattdm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,948	Originally posted by davemdsn Sky doesn't look completely white to me, except in one of two shots. If the sky is pale and gray in real life there isn't much the camera can do about it. I think the images are veery nice. Could be processed a little better for my eye, but nice all the same. Exif would help confirm things a bit, but I wouldn't expect that at this time. History : Weather Underground That matches up -- it was indeed cloudy/overcast in Dubai on the evening of January 11th. The pictures in general look great to me, don't get me wrong. And I don't care if ISO 6400 turns out to be a stop further than usable -- it looks like ISO 1600 on my K10D, so that's still a two-stop improvement.

01-14-2008, 12:58 PM	#14
mysterick Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 44266 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 567	And what about the lady with the camera in the sand! oops. Boy sand-proof too!!! Thanks Matjazz!

01-14-2008, 01:31 PM	#15
nosnoop Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,299	Originally posted by mattdm I'm going to be the first to say it, but please don't shoot me. The high-ISO pictures totally have clear vertical pattern noise. We're never going to hear the end of it on the forums. Remember that this is beta firmware and hardware. If you recall, the first photos by K10D leaked showed terrible banding and noise even at ISO 800.