The noise figures are especially impressive. Last night I dug out Pop Photo's tests of some competing 10 mp models--D80 and Alpha 100, for both of which Pop reports noise numbers (rather than just characterizations like "Low"). The K10D pretty much beats the competition, except for the Nikon D80 at ISO 800. But the D80, as we know, applies so much redution at 800 and 1600 that images lose detail. Even still, the K10D at ISO 1600 produces cleaner images than the D80 does at the same ISO.
And here's the surprise. I also dug out Pop's recent review of the K100D. At most equivalent ISOs, the K10D also produces less noise then the K100D. Along with many others, I was very worried about noise from the 10 mp sensor. But I also hoped to be wrong. I'm pleased so far. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
