Image Quality
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Very Comparable In Design
- 3. Viewfinders & Focusing
- 4. Fast Enough
- 5. Exposure & Shooting
- 6. White Balance
- 7. Menus On The Nikon D50
- 8. Menus On The Nikon D50, Continued
- 9. Menus On The Pentax IstDL
- 10. Menus On The Pentax IstDL, Continued
- 11. The "Fn" Adjustments On The IstDL
- 12. Flash: Simple Or More Complex?
- 13. Drive: The Advantage Of Buffer Memory
- 14. Recording And Viewing Images
- 15. The Big Screen
- 16. Lenses In Abundance
- 17. Compatibility
- 18. Power Supply
- 19. Connectivity And Software
- 20. Connectivity And Software, Continued
- 21. Image Quality
- 22. Image Quality, Continued
- 23. Image Quality, Continued
- 24. Image Quality, Continued
21. Image Quality
Obviously image quality is the result of a combination of the quality of the camera body and the lens used. As we mentioned above, the Nikon zoom is noticeably better than the Pentax model, and so the results are better for the Nikon in terms of image definition. That obviously doesn't mean that the Pentax isn't capable of similar results if you fit it with a better lens. It does seem, however, that the Nikon performs better at creating JPEG files than the Pentax. With the istDL, you'll get better results using RAW files.
Pentax istDL, Pentax-M 2/35 lens, 1/160 s f/4, ISO 800, RAW image converted to JPEG by Pentax Laboratory.
Shot in aperture priority mode, aperture f/8, focal length 18mm.
Shot in aperture priority mode, aperture f/8, focal length 55mm.
Shot in aperture priority mode, aperture f/8, focal length 18mm.
100% detail of an 18mm f/3.5 shot, center of image.
100% detail of an 18mm f/3.5 shot, upper part of image.
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