some K20D ISO 6400 shots in real life situations

Gooshin · 07-05-2008, 02:15 PM

showing my canon friend how kewl my new camera is...

he is still set on buying a 5D, i dont blame him but i keep trying to sway him to the dark side.

just a few lightroom tweaks to fill the shadows in a bit

i did not use any 3rd party noise reduction, only i dont remember what i had the camera set to for this particular shot.

this was done with a Chinon 50mm lens, F4.0 @ 1/8

crop

Pentaxtic · 07-05-2008, 03:14 PM

At first glance, you don't notice the noise on the first picture.

Superb for iso 6400.

benjikan · 07-05-2008, 03:18 PM

That is incredible. Looks like 1600 on my old Canon 20D.

Ben

ftpaddict · 07-05-2008, 04:03 PM

Will wonders never cease?

NicholasN · 07-05-2008, 04:30 PM

Run it through Noise Ninja and see what it looks like after.

davemdsn · 07-05-2008, 04:47 PM

Ar first I thought the noise was lousy until I realized, "oh yeah, 6400 ISO!"

I have no problem with the 5D, great camera, but why buy one now? It's more than 3 years old and while it does have FF sensor, the overall technology has left it behind. Surely Canon will have a replacement for it soon.

Gooshin · 07-05-2008, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by davemdsn

Ar first I thought the noise was lousy until I realized, "oh yeah, 6400 ISO!"

I have no problem with the 5D, great camera, but why buy one now? It's more than 3 years old and while it does have FF sensor, the overall technology has left it behind. Surely Canon will have a replacement for it soon.

well its getting much cheaper right now, plus he already has alot of Canon gear so, plus he has some nice L glass and what not. just eaier to upgrade.

kenyee · 07-05-2008, 06:00 PM

Anyone else see horizontal banding in the upper left? :-P

FWIW, played w/ a friend's D300 this weekend and it didn't look much better (aka, I don't think I'd like using it unless I absolutely have to :-)
BTW, on the funny side, they now use a reallllly bright white LED for a focus assist light. I think it's as annoying as the K10D's popup flash ;-)

cputeq · 07-05-2008, 07:27 PM

Man that's pretty good - Looks better than my K20D's ISO 3200!

I may have to do more testing.

PentaxPoke · 07-05-2008, 09:46 PM

Add it to the gallery!
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/27927-pentax-k20d-...o-gallery.html

Gooshin · 07-06-2008, 06:09 AM

Originally posted by kenyee

Anyone else see horizontal banding in the upper left? :-P

FWIW, played w/ a friend's D300 this weekend and it didn't look much better (aka, I don't think I'd like using it unless I absolutely have to :-)
BTW, on the funny side, they now use a reallllly bright white LED for a focus assist light. I think it's as annoying as the K10D's popup flash ;-)

the thing with banding, i pretty much assume that its going to be there

plus unlike my K100D @ 3200 there is no "chunk" banding where there is a clearly visible line there.

07-05-2008, 02:15 PM	#1
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	some K20D ISO 6400 shots in real life situations showing my canon friend how kewl my new camera is... he is still set on buying a 5D, i dont blame him but i keep trying to sway him to the dark side. just a few lightroom tweaks to fill the shadows in a bit i did not use any 3rd party noise reduction, only i dont remember what i had the camera set to for this particular shot. this was done with a Chinon 50mm lens, F4.0 @ 1/8 crop

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07-05-2008, 03:14 PM	#2
Pentaxtic Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver Photos: Gallery Posts: 417	At first glance, you don't notice the noise on the first picture. Superb for iso 6400.

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benjikan Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	That is incredible. Looks like 1600 on my old Canon 20D. Ben

07-05-2008, 04:03 PM	#4
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Will wonders never cease?

07-05-2008, 04:30 PM	#5
NicholasN Inactive Account Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 301	Run it through Noise Ninja and see what it looks like after.

07-05-2008, 04:47 PM	#6
davemdsn Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,413	Ar first I thought the noise was lousy until I realized, "oh yeah, 6400 ISO!" I have no problem with the 5D, great camera, but why buy one now? It's more than 3 years old and while it does have FF sensor, the overall technology has left it behind. Surely Canon will have a replacement for it soon.

07-05-2008, 05:00 PM	#7
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610 Original Poster	Originally posted by davemdsn Ar first I thought the noise was lousy until I realized, "oh yeah, 6400 ISO!" I have no problem with the 5D, great camera, but why buy one now? It's more than 3 years old and while it does have FF sensor, the overall technology has left it behind. Surely Canon will have a replacement for it soon. well its getting much cheaper right now, plus he already has alot of Canon gear so, plus he has some nice L glass and what not. just eaier to upgrade.

07-05-2008, 06:00 PM	#8
kenyee Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, PRofMA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,026	Anyone else see horizontal banding in the upper left? :-P FWIW, played w/ a friend's D300 this weekend and it didn't look much better (aka, I don't think I'd like using it unless I absolutely have to :-) BTW, on the funny side, they now use a reallllly bright white LED for a focus assist light. I think it's as annoying as the K10D's popup flash ;-)

07-05-2008, 07:27 PM	#9
cputeq Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 464	Man that's pretty good - Looks better than my K20D's ISO 3200! I may have to do more testing.

07-05-2008, 09:46 PM	#10
PentaxPoke Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,411	Add it to the gallery! https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/27927-pentax-k20d-...o-gallery.html

07-06-2008, 06:09 AM	#11
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610 Original Poster	Originally posted by kenyee Anyone else see horizontal banding in the upper left? :-P FWIW, played w/ a friend's D300 this weekend and it didn't look much better (aka, I don't think I'd like using it unless I absolutely have to :-) BTW, on the funny side, they now use a reallllly bright white LED for a focus assist light. I think it's as annoying as the K10D's popup flash ;-) the thing with banding, i pretty much assume that its going to be there plus unlike my K100D @ 3200 there is no "chunk" banding where there is a clearly visible line there.

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