JohnBee Pentaxian

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K-5, ISO51200 Ownage!



Thanks to dgaies 's outstanding patience and contributions, we have managed to explore the entire usable range of the K-5's sensitivity performance.

When I think back and remember no less than 6 months ago(I think), when a Pentax official told me that the new K-5 would give FF a real run for it's money. I can't help but think that had I not see this with my own two eyes, I never would have believed it!



But here it is:



K-5, ISO51200, 1/40s, 85mm, ƒ/5.6 - Click image to view full size



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The simple fact is the K-5 generates RAW files with unbelievable amounts of detail. And just when you think you may be nearing a ceiling, you find out there's yet more of it to go!



Anyways... here's the best part....

This file was processed with ACR and Denoise in a SINGLE PASS!

No layering, no masking, no fancy-shmancy anything.



And so, I beleive the proper term here is: 'K-5 OWNAGE!'

I would like to thank everyone for helping out and participating as testing moved along. And I look forward to helping others on these forums reach similar results as well.

So thanks all and God bless.



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Last edited by JohnBee; 05-01-2011 at 11:01 AM . Well we finally made it!Thanks to's outstanding patience and contributions, we have managed to explore the entire usable range of the K-5's sensitivity performance.When I think back and remember no less than 6 months ago(I think), when a Pentax official told me that the new K-5 would give FF a real run for it's money. I can't help but think that had I not see this with my own two eyes, I never would have believed it!But here it is:The simple fact is the K-5 generates RAW files with unbelievable amounts of detail. And just when you think you may be nearing a ceiling, you find out there's yet more of it to go!Anyways... here's the best part....And so, I beleive the proper term here is: 'K-5 OWNAGE!'I would like to thank everyone for helping out and participating as testing moved along. And I look forward to helping others on these forums reach similar results as well.So thanks all and God bless.