1. Introduction 2. Specifications 3. Body & Design 4. Body & Design 5. Operation & Controls 6. Operation & Controls 7. Displays 8. Menus 9. Menus 10. Timings & Sizes 11. Features 12. Features 13. Software 14. Photographic tests 15. Photographic tests 16. Photographic tests 17. Compared to... 18. Compared to... 19. Compared to... 20. Compared to... 21. Compared to... 22. Compared to... 23. Compared to... 24. Conclusion 25. Samples

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Studio scene comparison (higher sensitivity)

What can I say other than Kudos to Pentax for delivering sharp detailed images even at high sensitivities, rather than softening the image to mask noise. This is most noticeable comparing the difference between the K100D and EOS 350D at ISO 1600 (this does appear to be a difference in sharpening, Canon choosing to effectively turn down sharpening at higher sensitivities).

ISO 800

Pentax K100D	Canon EOS 350D
Pentax *ist DS	Nikon D50

ISO 1600

Pentax K100D	Canon EOS 350D
Pentax *ist DS	Nikon D50

1. Introduction 2. Specifications 3. Body & Design 4. Body & Design 5. Operation & Controls 6. Operation & Controls 7. Displays 8. Menus 9. Menus 10. Timings & Sizes 11. Features 12. Features 13. Software 14. Photographic tests 15. Photographic tests 16. Photographic tests 17. Compared to... 18. Compared to... 19. Compared to... 20. Compared to... 21. Compared to... 22. Compared to... 23. Compared to... 24. Conclusion 25. Samples