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Anyone prefers K-1 over the K-1 II?

Started May 30, 2020 | Questions thread
miles green
miles green Veteran Member • Posts: 7,827
Re: Anyone prefers K-1 over the K-1 II?
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Manzur Fahim wrote:

Hello everyone,

Hope you are well and safe.

I was looking at the K-1 Mark II and was checking the dpreview where it says K-1 II built-in accelerator bakes noise reduction in RAW files, and it can't be turned off. Just wondering how good or bad that is, and does anyone prefer the K-1 over the K-1 Mark II because of this reason?

I upgraded my K1 to K1ii.

Imho, the difference in AF-C is significant, the K1ii can track.

It's also a bit more responsive all over.

High ISO is so good anyway, but i prefer high-ISO K1ii files over the k1, the color noise is much better controlled on the K1ii. K1 has a little more detail, but that's only visible when pixel peepeing. When you look at the entire picture, i like K1ii better.

I want to get a K-1 with the new 85mm F1.4 when it becomes available, hence my research on the K-1 series. Please share your experience and what do you think about them.

The 85 is not out yet, but i'm guessing the first user reviews won't take long. I received a pre-order notification, but i'm not sure i'll spring for it yet. I have the 77 and 50/1.2...

I can say that I'm very impressed with the modern Pentax glass i have (15-30, 24-70, 150-450) none of which a star lenses.. The 85 must be something special.

Many thanks.

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