Originally posted by chhayanat Superb images, Nos. 714-717. Some of them are quite astonishing for their colour depth, sharpness and vibrance. Has someone written about the reason why the K200D is able to achieve such images? Of course there is the photographer's skill and the light, but this often underrated camera can still take very good pictures.
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Chhayanat
Thanks for the kind words.
Originally posted by ChristianRock Richard has great PP skills.
But you have to also give some credit to the K200D's CCD sensor. Check out the K10D Club, where we have discussed this ad nauseum
Count me with the CCD fanatics, I have a K10D which has the same sensor as the K200D (and the K2000/K-m also has that same sensor). The older *ist and K100 families of cameras also have CCD sensors that are 6MP, and those sensors also have that same characteristic. Just with lower resolution.
I wouldn't say that I have great PP skills. I think I'm in the "could do better" category
These were all processed using Bibble Pro. My skills at the time of these shots didn't go much beyond adjusting exposure, reducing highlights and boosting shadows, and maybe a bit of noise reduction. I've learned a few more things since then, but I haven't become a PP expert by any means. I didn't notice the bit of sleeve on the RH side of the little girl shot that should have been cropped. You can also see some deficiencies in shot framing e.g. cutting off the top of the the flower in the little girl's hair.
The latest of these shots was the little flower girl in November 2010 and she got the most PP. This shot was at ISO 400, which is about as high as I was prepared to go. George with one of his cockatoos got a fair bit of shadow boosting and some noise reduction.
I think that the sensor is the hero here, ably backed up by good lenses. The sensor is capable of doing some very good things, but you have to work within its limitations. The iris photo was taken with an FA 50 f/1.4. Horst was taken with a DA* 16-50 and the rest with a DA* 50-135. The duck was a fluke. It was my first day with my DA* 50-135. This is the head @ 100%