I'll post some high ISO stuff from the D300 then. It's comparable to the K20D in performance in my opinion, with the K20D having an edge only in resolution.
-Adam On 3/6/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only banding I see is a streak of blue/violet, that is the edge of a > picture frame. I've seen some particularly awful artifacts in slightly > underexposed 3200 shots from my *ist-Ds but hell they were under exposed > I wouldn't expect particularly good results from anything under those > circumstances. The ISO 800 exposure seems to be exceptionally clean. > The 6400 exposure seems to be very clean for that ISO as well, though I > have to admit I haven't seen any output from the new Nikon. Maybe it > looks bad in comparison to that, but the 6mp sensor on doesn't produce > better at ISO 3200. > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > That's banding? HAR! Maybe at pixel peeping levels, but not at normal > > viewing size and distance. And a K100d pic is far noiser, even at > > 1600. But to each their own. > > Paul > > On Mar 5, 2008, at 10:59 PM, Owen LaPrath wrote: > > > > > >> The top image has that annoying banding I see in all K20d shots > >> starting at > >> iso1600. > >> I have even seen it in iso800 shots! > >> Sorry, I'll stick with my K100d :) > >> > >> later > >> Owen > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, 05 March, 2008 19:37 > >> Subject: K20D pictures > >> > >> > >> I didn't do well today, but I did something..... > >> > >> The top picture is shot at ISO6400!! > >> With a 100% detail shot below. > >> > >> The studio thing was a 30 second light set-up shot at iso 800, > >> because i am > >> a dork sometimes. > >> Below it is a 100% detail as well. > >> None of the images recieved any post processing, other than the > >> default > >> settings in camera, and > >> default settings in ACR. No sharpening, or levels or anything. > >> > >> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/k20/K20_page1.html > >> > >> The EXIF data is on the full frame shots, but > >> > >> the top picture is shot with the 77mm lens, 1/50th sec at f/2.5, > >> ISO 6400. > >> > >> The portrait is with the 77mm lens, 1/160th sec at f/11, ISO 800. > >> > >> The page is 760K. > >> > >> Enjoy > >> > >> William Robb > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

