Originally posted by jhux1972 I'd like to think that the test shots they did with the K3 are slightly out of focus or the lens they used is a dud? Or is the fuji actually that incredible at high iso? Check out the 2 links and especially look at the little ELSEVIER logo at the top of the red Photoshop CS2 For Photographers book.
I downloaded the ISO 6400 RAW samples you mentioned. The best I can tell from the EXIF, the Pentax photos were taken with the DA18-55 kit lens. The Fuji photos
definitely were taken with the 18-55/2.8-4 OIS lens. The Fuji lens is
much better than Pentax kit lens. For goodness sake, it's a $700 lens! The Pentax is closer to a $100 lens (technically less, in it's current kit form). While the Pentax is better than most other competitor's kit lenses, it's no match for the best 18-55 lens I've ever seen.
If you're only going to use the lens that comes with the camera, the Fuji X-E2 (or even X-E1) will give you much better results, because Fuji's the only consumer-priced camera company that gives you the proper balance from the start (that is, the lens should usually cost roughly as much or more than the camera body).
If you go with Pentax, you need to look at the DA18-135 WR as the minimum starting point for the lens. You probably want to go better eventually, but pairing it with a K-50 or K-5 IIs is a reasonable place to start.
Last edited by DSims; 02-01-2014 at 11:30 PM.