Pentax's ugly K-01 camera bests Nikon's D7000 for noise control

Check out the RAWs. Yes, some are saying Pentax is cooking their
RAWs, but I don't see any problem with the resolution either. The
Nikon images also have other problems, like moire and fringing. IMO,
Pentax rules the APS roost right now.

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxk01/8

 

They've now announced the K-30, a mid-range DSLR with the same sensor
and various other features of the K-01. Whew!

http://pentaximaging.com/dslr
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/pentax-k-30/

 

Le 2012-05-03 17:55, RichA a écrit :

its a Pentax, who cares.

 

Perhaps you should care, because Pentax seems to get better results
from the same Sony sensors that Sony and Nikon use.

The K-01 sensor is an updated version of the 16.1 MP sensor used in
the Pentax K-5 and Nikon D7000 as well as several Sony models. The
same sensor is used in the new Pentax K-30 DSLR. The results from the
K-30 are a significant improvement over those from the K-5.

 

But only 12-bit raws as opposed to the K5's 14-bit. Its image
stabilization also is only specced to give up to a 3-stop improvement,
compared to the K5's 4. (Both have rotational compensation, BTW,
introduced in the K7.)

Everyone's expecting them to come out with a successor to the K5
before long, though, so no worries.