This is true, but I try not to go above 800 on my K100DS if I want to avoid massive noise in lowlight shots.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 9:10 AM, David Parsons <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Faster than 2.8 would be nice, but it's not that much of a problem. > > If you think about it in terms of film, we are in the best shape in HISTORY. > When the Pentax-A series of lenses was available, 800 was probably the > fastest ASA/ISO in general use. With the incredible high ISO > performance of the K-x and K-5 we are several stops ahead of what was > previously available (in terms of handheld shots, higher possible > shutter speeds, and "grain"/IQ). Even a two stop performance in ISO is > the equiv. of turning your "old" f2.8 into an f1.4 (equiv.) in all > senses except DOF, of course. > > -- > 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. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
