Originally posted by PALADIN85020 I do a lot of static product shots, as I write about classic firearms for gun publications. While the pixel-shift feature would give me a very small incremental increase in sharpness, I don't think it would justify the price of the K-3II. I already have some razor-sharp lenses for my K-3, and with a tripod, the results I can get now are quite satisfactory, particularly since most shots would be sized down for publication. There would be no discernible difference.
+1 Pixel shift is going to be usefull:
- when you can use it (mostly still interiors without wind often with adeed lighting so the iso are still low). No landscape with water or even moderate wind.
- when vanilla 24MP without low pass filter is not enough... So for your 30x40" shoots or heavy crops.
For the product shoot case for example, except if you print the product huge there is going to be no difference. Even if you print huge one will only see the difference if he look at the picture from near distance.
Just to say, if you happen to crop a lot often or print huge often, you'll not want a pixel shift that will work on a few occasion. You need a higher MP count. So that make much more sense to get a 50MP FF from canon... After all if you shoot huge a lot, the price difference between a K3-II and a 50MP FF Canon might be only a few high quality prints (maybe 10-20). If you print huge only occasionnally but you have only 5% of your shots with pixel shift that 5% chance the picture you want to print large will be the one that actually was taken with pixel shift. Not much.
If you want resolution to crop for wildlife, well it doesn't apply to such situation.
There not much pratical use for pixel shift outside playing with it and starring at 100% shoots in photoshop.
Originally posted by hjoseph7 Flowers are mobile only if there is a breeze. Not sure what would happen if you shoot at 1/8000 which might eliminate movement...
It is quite likely there some breeze outside. And even it would be of use if you crop your flower shoot extensively (quite unlikely for a flower shoot) or if you print huge like 30x40.