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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-16-2013, 08:26 AM
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thanks mate.
yeah K-5 IIs is great camera, I don't see why would I need K-3 right now.
Let me watch the evolution of APS-C 24Mp sensors.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-05-2013, 08:41 AM
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I was playing with X-e2 a bit in a store and liked it. That why I decided to do more research after. Btw, it is 100% 'made in Japan' also.
I felt like the focus was fast enough, silent and precise, I did it in low light also. And btw the video must be great within this technology too, there was no SD card in it, so I couldn't test the video. Now this is my #1 candidate if I decide to get a secondary camera. The zoom lenses exhibit quite a bit of distortion at the widest extremity (check PZ for X-e1 lenses), but if you shoot jpeg this being corrected by firmware on the fly. Raw image distortions can be corrected by converter - not a problem either.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-05-2013, 08:02 AM
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To be honest I'm not very optimistic about 24Mp APS-C sensors yet, looks like they are exhibiting higher levels of noise, etc. Well, this is pure physics: smaller and denser pixels thus generating more heat, etc. The latest K-3 image samples seem to proof it. It will take time while this technology get mature enough. Another problem that I would need to upgrade my PC to be able to process 24Mp RAWs - yet another $500-800 ... That why I pulled the trigger - the K-5 IIs last Black Friday at Amazon was at $799.
The 16Mp sensors are at their apogee today and Pentax has mastered to get the maximum out of it. Fujifilm has improved these sensors even more.
p.s. You can easily print a 5x3 ft poster out of 16Mp image. Do I need more? No, or at least I don't see any other reason yet.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-05-2013, 07:18 AM
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Hi fellows,
I'm a kind impressed by this little camera performance. It is new on the market.
Here is a bunch of test shots I googled.
But the most interesting part of it is the sensor: "The 16.3-megapixel X-E2 is equipped with the X-Trans CMOS II sensor that Fujifilm unveiled earlier this year. Like the previous X-Trans CMOS, the new sensor doesn’t utilize an optical low pass (anti aliasing) filter (so that light can reach directly and effectively to the surface of sensor, which would maximize resolution and improve noise reduction) to enhance the picture quality." Ok, we've already heard this (K-5 IIs, D800E). BUT: "To compensate, a proprietary color filter array controls the moire and false color generation through highly randomized pixel arrangement".
"X-Trans CMOS II sensor incorporates an original color filter array with a highly random pattern, eliminating the need for an optical low-pass filter (OLPF). These filters are used in conventional systems to inhibit moiré at the expense of resolution. The X-Trans CMOS II sensor array lets the sensor capture unfiltered light from the lens, achieving an unprecedented level of resolution."
Nice technology, isn't it?
It is a kind of pricey model, and the lenses are $500+ . Well, the quality goes at the price.
I hope that such a sensor will become eventually available for Pentax too.
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