Originally posted by kasv so, next comes D90 shadows +100%
Of course, the picts have been treated badly, but on thing turns out clearly: where Pentax produces overly blue grain, Nikon still delivers somewhat reasonable image quality. This is probably due to better sensor control or just better hardware. Considering that, the differences between K20D and K7 are pretty marginal.
To make a well thought decision on which brand to go with, most deciding would be how much post processing you need, and if or not you shoot under low light conditions. If so, then we can be sure that Nikon would be the better choice. Neverthless, I am still quite happy to have a K20D but do not see any reason why to upgrade to K7 for the price it has by now... -kai
After looking at all the postings on EVERY Pentax forum on high K-7 ISO noise compared to the Nikon D90, I have decided to stay with my K20D's as my main stay.
I have many, many limited lenses and other high quality Pentax gear, and love the feel and the Pentax quality.
Both my K20D's are pretty new so I will use them and wait for Pentax to upgrade firmware if they can on the K-7 high ISO issue.
No use spending $1200 US, when I can get a K20D for $629 at B&H. and it has less noise.
I love the WB of the K-7 and there are many, many other features that blow the K20D away .... but image quality is job #1 in my book.
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