K5IIs sample?

ogl · 10-28-2012, 02:16 AM

Originally posted by Alizarine

Just discovered how poor my K-x's AF performs when I'm using apertures faster than f3.2.. really off, like I focus on the eye, the focus shows up at the back of the head.

)

so I learned to adjust by focusing somewhere beyond the person (sometimes even using the floor in front of the person I'm shooting....) to get the job done right. I do sometimes get weird looks from people because of that though.. lol

and much thanks to Evil Homer

My K200D performs at opened apertures in low light badly...
But, if to close FA77 till f/2-2.5 the situation is much better...The same with FA43.from f/2.5 performs good.

K-5IIs works fine wide-opened. Already checked at Russian Photo exhibition in St.Peterburgh.
http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=atta...tach_id=179659

ogl · 10-28-2012, 02:16 AM

It's FA77 at f1.8 and ISO640.

thibs · 10-28-2012, 03:25 AM

Originally posted by ogl

My K200D performs at opened apertures in low light badly...
But, if to close FA77 till f/2-2.5 the situation is much better...The same with FA43.from f/2.5 performs good.

K-5IIs works fine wide-opened. Already checked at Russian Photo exhibition in St.Peterburgh.
http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=atta...tach_id=179659

Really? I thought your K200D AF was very reliable but the K5 AF was not at all ?
Maybe I did not get it right last time you wrote about it..

timcatn · 10-28-2012, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by thibs

Really? I thought your K200D AF was very reliable but the K5 AF was not at all ?
Maybe I did not get it right last time you wrote about it..

He is talking about the new K5-II

thibs · 10-28-2012, 05:01 AM

Originally posted by timcatn

He is talking about the new K5-II

No, he first says his K200D is NOT good wide open though he said the opposite earlier.

ogl · 10-28-2012, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by thibs

No, he first says his K200D is NOT good wide open though he said the opposite earlier.

Never said about very good low light performance of K200D wide-opened. It depends on lens too. But, K200D is rather slow and not very good wide-opened.
It's good in good light. And it can focus in low light - slower, or very slow, sometimes faster...But it could.

As for accurancy - if K200D can lock focus, 90-95% - the picture is in focus and sharp.

ShakyHands · 10-28-2012, 09:45 PM

Newby question - is there any further benefits to sharpening the IIs images ?

JinDesu · 10-28-2012, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by tamw

Newby question - is there any further benefits to sharpening the IIs images ?

Yes. Click below for full resolution of 100% crops.

It is my belief that the k-5IIs files can be sharpened further than the k-5II (or original k-5).

ElJamoquio · 10-28-2012, 11:44 PM

It seems like it would be able to take the sharpening better- you have better resolution at the pixel level to begin with.

philbaum · 10-29-2012, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by rawr

This site is starting to depress me too. The more time I spend here, the more I am made to feel bad about the cameras I use, even though (by some miracle, you would think) my camera AF and everything else seems to work fine, and I can still get some great shots.

Yep, i agree. I bought my K5 in Feb of 2012 and myself/others at the time were saying this is the last camera i'm going to buy for awhile, the K5 is perfect, etc..

A friend just bought a D600, and he told me that there were reports of the shutter spreading dust to the sensor. I've been poking around the Nikon D800D600/ forum on Dpreview, and i couldn't believe the amount of anti-Nikon rhetoric on that forum, some very unhappy customers..

The K5IIs pictures look really good, but maybe i'm just getting too old, or too cheap (more like it) to buy a new camera every year, and go thru the drama of sorting everything out. My K5 is still performing admirably and taking good pictures, rain or shine, with a really quiet shutter, I'm going to keep it for another year before i poke my head up to see what's going on in the market place.

beholder3 · 10-29-2012, 05:12 AM

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Class A · 10-29-2012, 05:15 AM

Originally posted by beholder3

You are wrong here among all the mindless rants and looser type whining.

Don't beat yourself up too much, beholder3. You were speaking for yourself, weren't you?

Jean Poitiers · 10-29-2012, 05:23 AM

Originally posted by philbaum

Yep, i agree. I bought my K5 in Feb of 2012 and myself/others at the time were saying this is the last camera i'm going to buy for awhile, the K5 is perfect, etc..

...

The K5IIs pictures look really good, but maybe i'm just getting too old, or too cheap (more like it) to buy a new camera every year, and go thru the drama of sorting everything out. My K5 is still performing admirably and taking good pictures, rain or shine, with a really quiet shutter, I'm going to keep it for another year before i poke my head up to see what's going on in the market place.

My K-5 dates back to November 2011, thus it's time to dump it for a slightly better "II" and/or "IIs" upgrade ... NO, Not really ... I got my K-5 with a 4 year warranty (@ zero add'l cost) because like you said this camera would be the last one that I'd buy for a while... any "upgrade" budget it better allocated to the purchase of top-notch glass IMHO ... J

beholder3 · 10-29-2012, 05:43 AM

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JinDesu · 10-29-2012, 06:08 AM

Originally posted by beholder3

Sure.

I shoot as a hobby and I revel in associating that hobby with as much misery and anger as I can. And I wish to freely share my misery with anyone who falsely enjoyed his hobby until he met me. What else are photo forums for?

Putting up pictures and making people like them.

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10-28-2012, 02:16 AM	#316
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	Originally posted by Alizarine Just discovered how poor my K-x's AF performs when I'm using apertures faster than f3.2.. really off, like I focus on the eye, the focus shows up at the back of the head. ) so I learned to adjust by focusing somewhere beyond the person (sometimes even using the floor in front of the person I'm shooting....) to get the job done right. I do sometimes get weird looks from people because of that though.. lol and much thanks to Evil Homer My K200D performs at opened apertures in low light badly... But, if to close FA77 till f/2-2.5 the situation is much better...The same with FA43.from f/2.5 performs good. K-5IIs works fine wide-opened. Already checked at Russian Photo exhibition in St.Peterburgh. http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=atta...tach_id=179659

10-28-2012, 02:16 AM	#317
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	It's FA77 at f1.8 and ISO640.

10-28-2012, 03:25 AM	#318
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Originally posted by ogl My K200D performs at opened apertures in low light badly... But, if to close FA77 till f/2-2.5 the situation is much better...The same with FA43.from f/2.5 performs good. K-5IIs works fine wide-opened. Already checked at Russian Photo exhibition in St.Peterburgh. http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=atta...tach_id=179659 Really? I thought your K200D AF was very reliable but the K5 AF was not at all ? Maybe I did not get it right last time you wrote about it..

10-28-2012, 03:37 AM	#319
timcatn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Trondheim Posts: 237	Originally posted by thibs Really? I thought your K200D AF was very reliable but the K5 AF was not at all ? Maybe I did not get it right last time you wrote about it.. He is talking about the new K5-II

10-28-2012, 05:01 AM	#320
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Originally posted by timcatn He is talking about the new K5-II No, he first says his K200D is NOT good wide open though he said the opposite earlier.

10-28-2012, 06:34 AM	#321
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	Originally posted by thibs No, he first says his K200D is NOT good wide open though he said the opposite earlier. Never said about very good low light performance of K200D wide-opened. It depends on lens too. But, K200D is rather slow and not very good wide-opened. It's good in good light. And it can focus in low light - slower, or very slow, sometimes faster...But it could. As for accurancy - if K200D can lock focus, 90-95% - the picture is in focus and sharp.

10-28-2012, 09:45 PM	#322
ShakyHands New Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	Newby question - is there any further benefits to sharpening the IIs images ?

10-28-2012, 09:49 PM	#323
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Originally posted by tamw Newby question - is there any further benefits to sharpening the IIs images ? Yes. Click below for full resolution of 100% crops. It is my belief that the k-5IIs files can be sharpened further than the k-5II (or original k-5).

10-28-2012, 11:44 PM	#324
ElJamoquio Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,873	It seems like it would be able to take the sharpening better- you have better resolution at the pixel level to begin with.

10-29-2012, 03:42 AM	#325
philbaum Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Port Townsend, Washington State, USA Posts: 3,659	Originally posted by rawr This site is starting to depress me too. The more time I spend here, the more I am made to feel bad about the cameras I use, even though (by some miracle, you would think) my camera AF and everything else seems to work fine, and I can still get some great shots. Yep, i agree. I bought my K5 in Feb of 2012 and myself/others at the time were saying this is the last camera i'm going to buy for awhile, the K5 is perfect, etc.. A friend just bought a D600, and he told me that there were reports of the shutter spreading dust to the sensor. I've been poking around the Nikon D800D600/ forum on Dpreview, and i couldn't believe the amount of anti-Nikon rhetoric on that forum, some very unhappy customers.. The K5IIs pictures look really good, but maybe i'm just getting too old, or too cheap (more like it) to buy a new camera every year, and go thru the drama of sorting everything out. My K5 is still performing admirably and taking good pictures, rain or shine, with a really quiet shutter, I'm going to keep it for another year before i poke my head up to see what's going on in the market place.

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10-29-2012, 05:15 AM	#327
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Originally posted by beholder3 You are wrong here among all the mindless rants and looser type whining. Don't beat yourself up too much, beholder3. You were speaking for yourself, weren't you?

10-29-2012, 05:23 AM	#328
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by philbaum Yep, i agree. I bought my K5 in Feb of 2012 and myself/others at the time were saying this is the last camera i'm going to buy for awhile, the K5 is perfect, etc.. ... The K5IIs pictures look really good, but maybe i'm just getting too old, or too cheap (more like it) to buy a new camera every year, and go thru the drama of sorting everything out. My K5 is still performing admirably and taking good pictures, rain or shine, with a really quiet shutter, I'm going to keep it for another year before i poke my head up to see what's going on in the market place. My K-5 dates back to November 2011, thus it's time to dump it for a slightly better "II" and/or "IIs" upgrade ... NO, Not really ... I got my K-5 with a 4 year warranty (@ zero add'l cost) because like you said this camera would be the last one that I'd buy for a while... any "upgrade" budget it better allocated to the purchase of top-notch glass IMHO ... J

10-29-2012, 06:08 AM	#330
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Originally posted by beholder3 Sure. I shoot as a hobby and I revel in associating that hobby with as much misery and anger as I can. And I wish to freely share my misery with anyone who falsely enjoyed his hobby until he met me. What else are photo forums for? Putting up pictures and making people like them.