Originally posted by mrt10x Ok got to the pics,,, really???? are you making those claims based on the full size downloads viewed at 100% and based on real experience with similar sized shots from a D700? Because they dont look very good to me.
What's not good about the K-7 @ ISO3200? It's pretty close to the D700's ISO3200...and basically is the same as ISO6400 on the D700. Plus, after you factor in the extra 3 stops built-in shake reduction gives you that means you can shoot at ISO800 or better while using 3200 on the D700.
The K-7 is obviously noisy at ISO3200, but I don't mind noise so long as its uniform and there's no vertical banding...and I see none of the dreaded banding at ISO3200. Noise Ninja will clean that K-7 sample up nicely, or you could leave the noise in there for a gritty B&W pic.
Keep in mind that pic is taken in awful lighting conditions. Many review sites take high ISO samples with studio lights which makes absolutely no sense to me. Does anyone every shoot over ISO400 when using studio lighting?