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Definitely not. F/2 on FX has the same DoF as ~f/1.4 on DX. And f/1.8 on DX has slightly narrower DOF than f/2.8 on FX when using equivalent focal length.

Something went wrong with those links - here we go again - K-5IIs and...

They compared K-5II and the original K-5...

My K-5 is pretty accurate, but K-5IIs is still better, and in a low light is MUCH better (as I wrote before I have misfocused shots level close to zero - let's say less than 10 for over 200 shots)....

My K-5 is pretty accurate, but K-5IIs is still better, and in a low light is MUCH better (as I wrote before I have misfocused shots level close to zero - let's say less than 10 for over 200 shots)....

There was a couple of filterless cameras before D800E...

@DStudio - I didn't even bother to check the regular mode, cause the expanded AF area mode works great and I left it on for good... :)

@DStudio - I compared max shutter speeds I can hold with the SR on and off. I've done about hundred exposures on different focal lenghts.

I've done many more shows with K-5 than with K-IIs, but what is the most noticeable, beside of AF speed in a low light, is the number of misfocused shots - it's close to ZERO with IIs, while it was...

"In low light, the difference is a bit less obvious"
Are you kidding? It's a low light where the difference is HUGE. It's not only the speed difference (K-5II slows down in much lower light than...

Yes they did. I use that new expanded AF area mode (introduced with K-30) and it works better with moving subjects.

They have been resolved completely. But they weren't that pronounced with a good copy of original K-5 as well. Original K-5 just could not focus in such a low light as K-5II can and slowed down...

K-30 has a different AF sensor (SAFOX IX) and it's definitely not as good as the new SAFOX X. I have both K-5 and K-5IIs and that update was definitely worth it.

There is absolutely no improvement in SR results - it's about 2.5-2.66EV just as it was with original K-5

I just don't do pre-sharpening anymore. I'm getting the same level of sharpness with 0 pre-sharpening with my K-5IIs as I was getting with default 25 with K-5. Turning the sharpening down to 0...

It is definitely the same engine.

It's exactly the same feel, if you use equivalent lenses. Especially in studio, where you don't use very shallow DOF anyway.

It's so oversharpened, that it looks just ugly. K-5 IIs is sharp enough by design, there's no need for such unnatural sharpening in PP, you can turn the sharpness down in Lightroom's Detail Panel...

The IIs version is better not only because of higher natural resolution (i.e. resolving more detail), but because there is no need for pre-sharpening, so you don't have to amplify the noise in PP....

My original K-5's tungsten front focusing problem have been solved completely by the firmware update in the beginning of 2011 and I was pretty happy with it since then. I bought K-5IIs mostly for...