[PiotrKrochmal]

In my opinion every body have different rendering. Yesterday I bought X-Rite color Passport as I want to have better color managment.

[KDAFA]

The larger version is at Flickr.

Beautiful shot. Nice composition.

[redpit]

In my opinion every body have different rendering. Yesterday I bought X-Rite color Passport as I want to have better color managment.

I agree! The K-1 is a new camera and there will be a period of time to adapt our workflow and settings to get the best out of it for our style of photography. This is something normal.

[KDAFA]

Is it just my imagination or do many K1 images have a "look" that's a bit different from any previous Pentax?

Could possibly be due to:

1. The K-1 has slightly different colour signature. I find it rather closer to the K-7, and different than K-3.

One example is the blue, which I find is rich and vibrant. The Pentax special K-1 site actually did mention that their engineers put in special care in the color output of the K-1, and they talked about blue, among other things if I recall. Don't know if they meant for ooc jpegs, or in the sensor response, or whatever.

2. For a given FOV, the pictures are (generally) being shot using a longer focal-length now than previously. Example, if on APS-C an FA31 was being used, on Full-frame an FA43 is now being used. The 31, being a wideangle focal length, would introduce some perspective distortion, which is natural. So although the FOV is the same, the shot from the 31 would, for example, slightly exaggerate converging/diverging lines, whereas the 43 would give the same FOV, but without any perspective exaggeration. This difference is perceivable in a shot.

3. Maybe a higher percentage of shots are being captured using older A, M lenses etc.? These old glass definitely have their own rendering character.

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[johnc]

Could possibly be due to:

1. The K-1 has slightly different colour signature. I find it rather closer to the K-7, and different than K-3.

One example is the blue, which I find is rich and vibrant. The Pentax special K-1 site actually did mention that their engineers put in special care in the color output of the K-1, and they talked about blue, among other things if I recall. Don't know if they meant for ooc jpegs, or in the sensor response, or whatever.

2. For a given FOV, the pictures are (generally) being shot using a longer focal-length now than previously. Example, if on APS-C an FA31 was being used, on Full-frame an FA43 is now being used. The 31, being a wideangle focal length, would introduce some perspective distortion, which is natural. So although the FOV is the same, the shot from the 31 would, for example, slightly exaggerate converging/diverging lines, whereas the 43 would give the same FOV, but without any perspective exaggeration. This difference is perceivable in a shot.

3. Maybe a higher percentage of shots are being captured using older A, M lenses etc.? These old glass definitely have their own rendering character.

^ all of this, but especially number 2. I think this is one of the things that gives larger format photos their character, and is especially noticeable on MF shots.

[noelpolar]

K 50/1.2...pixel shift 8s exposure

[Schraubstock]

Or is it something else you're noticing?

Chromatic aberration.

[Tas]

Beautiful shot. Nice composition.

Thanks for the feedback.

K 50/1.2...pixel shift 8s exposure

It's interersting to see the exposure difference between the single exposure and the PS shot Noel. The PS tone seems more dramatic and creates a more immersive image.

[todders]

Another one from Dockey Wood with the K-1 and FA Limited 43

[house]

2. For a given FOV, the pictures are (generally) being shot using a longer focal-length now than previously. Example, if on APS-C an FA31 was being used, on Full-frame an FA43 is now being used. The 31, being a wideangle focal length, would introduce some perspective distortion, which is natural. So although the FOV is the same, the shot from the 31 would, for example, slightly exaggerate converging/diverging lines, whereas the 43 would give the same FOV, but without any perspective exaggeration. This difference is perceivable in a shot.

Hang on this is a misunderstanding right? Perspective and compression should be identical?

[Eyewanders]

Hang on this is a misunderstanding right? Perspective and compression should be identical?

He said quite a bit there. Identical to what?

[house]

He said quite a bit there. Identical to what?

When the field of view is identical the perspective and compression is identical?

Switching lens/sensor combo for the same field view results in identical perspective.

[EdMaximus]

This thread makes me a daily visitor of the forum again. You guys are taking some stunning shots with the K-1. Too bad that I have to wait till probably July to join y'all.

[Zen4Life]

K 50/1.2...pixel shift 8s exposure

Your pixel shift version is so much better than the normal version. Very nice indeed.

[noelpolar]

Your pixel shift version is so much better than the normal version. Very nice indeed.

I was quite surprised how well it handled the water (non pixel shifted version is in my flickr stream)