K-5 IIs vs K-5 II - can you tell the difference?

johnbee wrote:

Okay, so just to be sure, are you saying the color differences mentioned earlier are now gone?
I was never able to identify what that was btw. Though I might have inadvertently hit something on the way out that could have affected color profiling in some way or another.

As for sharpness, I must admit, I was so preoccupied with the color issue that I completely neglected the rest of the comparison. That being said, I've taken the liberty of adjusting the images so as to better reflect their inherent capacity for detail. Though I'd caution against falling for the false detail produced by moire with the K-5 IIs. To which I'd add, can easily create the illusion of detail where none should exist.

In closing I'd add that though there are inherent differences between the K-5 II and K-5 IIs, it appears as though these can all be addressed in post. Insofar as final detail goes, it looks as though the K-5 II has the upper hand. ie. what is lost to moire can never be regained, though what is obfuscated by the AA filter seems easily recoverable.