Got my K-5 :)


You are the man! Pls post a quick review and left us with envy..
 

Quite a number of us collected our K-5 this afternoon and of course bucket loads of money changed hands :D

Will have to wait till tomorrow's outing to really road test this baby. For now, here's sharing a pic of the K-5 and it's box, which is quite classy looking I feel.

The very first pic shows shutter count 1! I'm very happy :vhappy:

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Looks solid :thumbsup: :heart:
 

Here is my contribution to this page.
On the exterior, its the same old K7, inside, is certainly very different. The shutter is even more muted than before (solid!)


General JPEG shots with NR on Auto. I would think a general user like me would set it to this (at leats until more experimentation). No point talking about ISO800 and lower. We all know its going to be good. So its all ISO1600 and above

FA43, f8, focus around the center bottle on the wording "Bickfords"

ISO1600

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ISO3200

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ISO6400

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ISO12800
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ISO25600
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ISO521000
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thanks for sharing :thumbsup:
Until ISO 12800 still pretty good :thumbsup:
ISO 25000 & 52000, maybe not too bad for small print, and only use for very dark place like night safari, which flash is not allow :lovegrin:
 

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ISO1600
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ISO3200
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ISO6400
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High ISO definitely good already.

How's the AF speed and AF in low light? ;p
 

whoops...didnt know u guys cant divulge the price info.....grrrr...

cant wait to get year-end bonus...hahaha
 

ISO12800
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ISO25600
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ISO51200
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To me, its very usable up to 12800. Still plenty of details though noise is more obvious. Even 25600 is a bit more dirty, but still retaining details. (Maybe ISO3200 of K7 :think:).
Of course, ISO6400 is the "use without needing to think twice" level for me.

If I wanted a painting, I would use ISO51600 :)
Seriously, still ok for small prints and personally, I'd still use it for B/W.
 

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FA43, f8, focus around the center bottle on the wording "Bickfords"


ISO1600



ISO3200



ISO6400

Wow! ISO6400 is very usable to me. I'll even consider using 12800 and 25600, if there's no other choice. Very nice.:)
 

How much is it?
Er...think it is secret... sorry..
But it is a really really good price.
So is the Kr. Can't speak for the K5, but for the Kr price, if its this same price on the streets, it will be KING of price/performance for 2010-2011 (like the Kx)

High ISO definitely good already.

How's the AF speed and AF in low light? ;p

AF is certainly more skippy. Lens turns more hurriedly vs a K7. I'd say its improved, though nothing empirical. LV AF is very usable compared to K7 (quite like the video on Youtube that has been going around).


The thing that is so significant and scary to me is that these shots are at f8 and the shutter speeds range from 1/20 to 1/640 (over 1600 to 51200). ie. all would be possible hand hold speeds in real action.
 

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seems the file host is causing some compression thingie i see some artifacts at the sides and the shadow areas... bright areas high iso usually looks ok... its the shadow area that is critical...

can someone post using flickr etc...
 

JK,

Thanks for posting those excellent images, especially on iso 1600, 3200 and etc. What about iso 100 or even lower at iso 80. Hope environment with sufficient light allows you to capture at low iso. Thanks..

marcus
 

Er...think it is secret... sorry..
But it is a really really good price.
So is the Kr. Can't speak for the K5, but for the Kr price, if its this same price on the streets, it will be KING of price/performance for 2010-2011 (like the Kx)



AF is certainly more skippy. Lens turns more hurriedly vs a K7. I'd say its improved, though nothing empirical. LV AF is very usable compared to K7 (quite like the video on Youtube that has been going around).


The thing that is so significant and scary to me is that these shots are at f8 and the shutter speeds range from 1/20 to 1/640 (over 1600 to 51200). ie. all would be possible hand hold speeds in real action.

From a Canon FF user, it's definitely very impressive. Will look forward to more postings, especially on portraits with some fast lenses. I will sit it out here for the next few days as I am very interested in K-5 for sure.
 

wow...

indeed very impressive.

i would use bnw up to 12800

color up to 6400 very good. can use to shoot cats at night :heart:
 

Wait for my photos, you guys would go rush to buy K5 tomorrow :D
 

fengwei Re: Got my K-5 :)

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Wait for my photos, you guys would go rush to buy K5 tomorrow

Ha.... Bro Feng Wei, you sure know how to keep us all in suspense :sweat:

It has been too long a wait :angry:

So show us the poison now :bigeyes::o
 

Wait for my photos, you guys would go rush to buy K5 tomorrow :D

You ok... drunk or not..?:bsmilie:

Already taken some shots with friend K5.. ISO3200 / 6400 in a low light open carpark,
Yes i will order one soon...;p
 

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