*ist D is it to old?: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

*ist D is it to old?

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taitai • Senior Member • Posts: 1,250

*ist D is it to old?

Mar 31, 2012

All shot with the 16-45 F4.

Comments are welcome.
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Qwntm • Veteran Member • Posts: 6,165

Re: *ist D is it to old?

In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

There is definitely something to be said about the difference between Cmos and CCD sensors...

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robert james • Regular Member • Posts: 274

Re: *ist D is it to old?

In reply to Qwntm • Mar 31, 2012

I've shot great pics with it. Easiest Pentax dslr to read info in the viewfinder. Great low light pics. Small, compact, well made body. Still a nice dslr.

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wideguy • New Member • Posts: 15

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Great images! Older just might be better. Thanks for posting, I'm digging my istD out of storage.

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P_e_t_e • Regular Member • Posts: 388

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Too old for what?
Looks like it still takes very nice pictures.

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(unknown member) • Veteran Member • Posts: 3,992

Re: *ist D is it to old?

In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Very nice photos!
Nice compositions, good rendering and colors.

I have to ask though.... aside from mechanical wear, how does age affect camera output? The only thing I can see coming-up is if/when someone would want to move into high resolutions, RAW flexibility or areas such as FPS, video etc. Otherwise, I don't think it really matters what system one uses since they all seem capable of very good IQ.

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bnc_skc • Regular Member • Posts: 106

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Obviously 6MP just doesn't cut it anymore.
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Sinnettc • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,511

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

They look good to me. Guess old can still be good.
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brandrx • Forum Pro • Posts: 28,337

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Beautiful images. Number two is my favorite. Love it. Thanks for showing.

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mike703 • Veteran Member • Posts: 6,715

I agree

In reply to brandrx • Mar 31, 2012

brandrx wrote:
Beautiful images. Number two is my favorite. Love it.

Me too... they are all good but no. 2 is a beauty.
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Gerry Winterbourne • Forum Pro • Posts: 19,063

John

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johnbee wrote:
Very nice photos!
Nice compositions, good rendering and colors.

Very true.

I have to ask though.... aside from mechanical wear, how does age affect camera output? The only thing I can see coming-up is if/when someone would want to move into high resolutions, RAW flexibility or areas such as FPS, video etc. Otherwise, I don't think it really matters what system one uses since they all seem capable of very good IQ.

Age as such makes no difference, of course - it's the technical advances that come over time. In general I don't think these improve the quality of photos; rather, they extend the shootable range.

I sold my DS long ago but when I go back to my DNGs I find shots that are barely acceptable (visible shadow noise) that my K-5 can take at a stroll. But that's relatively rare - most things have pretty similar IQ.

When I bought my K-5 I went through about a year's-worth of K-7 shots and found something like 5% where the K-5 would make a visible difference; and identified cases where I'd stopped with the K-7 because I knew it wasn't up to the job. I haven't done a similar exercise going further back but I'd guess that in most situations the D and DS would produce shots just as good (at normal sizes) as the newest cameras.

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Model Mike • Veteran Member • Posts: 3,903

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Congrats, a demo of photographic skill as well as the quality of the splendid Sony sensor.

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Brentliris • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,196

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In reply to Model Mike • Mar 31, 2012

I enjoyed the series..

Is the *ist D too old? Well I see the image quality is quite good, though dynnamic range on some of the flowers petals doesn't quite seem to cut it.

I'd guess that the K5's has a better viewfinder as well as the LCD on the back is quite alot nicer/easier for chimping critical focus.

I'd guess that sometimes it can be necessaryl to crop an image for this more pixels come in handy.

I'd guess that weathersealing could come in handy especielly if you opt for the 18-135 lens you have a pretty wide range FL range with WR at least.

The sensor maybe be less prone to attracting dust, I think I've seen dust as being a problem on the early DSLR-s

Shutter actuations getting more than 50,000 on my K200D that make's me feel that it's just a matter of time before something goes haywire.

I really like the output of my 10 mpx K200D, but the viewfinder insn't the best, it's shutter is pretty loud for street and dynamic range is very tricky to optimize so all my images on bright days with a subject with white surfaces have to be exporsure compensated, this affects DNR even more..

I'd upgrade now if I were you, if that's what is question is all about. That's what I'm doing, the K5 has the sale price till the end of this day.

I wouldn't mind keeping my K200D running for as long as possible, As backup and as a way too keep CCD senror in my image making arsenal.

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Peter Budd • Senior Member • Posts: 1,373

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Not to old.

I still took more photo's with my *istD than any other camera.

I look back at them now and am still surpised by the quality of the photo's

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OP taitai • Senior Member • Posts: 1,250

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In reply to Brentliris • Mar 31, 2012

Thank you for all your comments. I am only joking! i use many difrent cameras and i no the difrent. I bought this *ist D+ 16-45 f4 two weeks ago for a song and i am having a lot of fun with it !!! simply FANTASTIC camera.
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Lunar Tick • New Member • Posts: 10

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Nah - the *istD and 16/45 combination is pretty rubbish - here are a couple of my dismal shots...

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steephill • Veteran Member • Posts: 9,861

Hot/stuck/dead pixels

In reply to Gerry Winterbourne • Mar 31, 2012

Sensors accumulate these as they age. I suspect that the original sensors used in the *istD had more to begin with too. It would have been nice to have the in-camera pixel mapping option which current cameras have. Most decent PP software takes care of it of course, if you shoot RAW.

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CharlieDIY • Veteran Member • Posts: 7,120

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Wonderful shots. I started out with Pentax with the *istD. Great camera though my copy underexposed severely. The color rendition, as in your photos, was superb.

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JNR • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,652

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In reply to CharlieDIY • Mar 31, 2012

I guess I will keep mine. Not only does the small form factor come in handy at times, I am not sure that Pentax has put out a camera with this quiet of a shutter since. And, if I want dependable TTL with no preflash reactions in my portraits (as opposed to pTTL), I would have to pull out the *istD.

Besides, its the closest thing to a Polaroid you can have - waiting 20 seconds for processing after snapping off four RAWs.
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MikeChip • Senior Member • Posts: 2,577

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In reply to taitai • Mar 31, 2012

Absolutely great shots, especially the second one.

Even though I have aK10, K20 and K7 I leave my *istD in the car 24/7/365 and so tend to use it more than any other, I love the results and it is reliable.

The only down sides are the slow write, lack of image stabilization (which I have not found a problem) and dymanic range.

I would not be without it and could not contemplate ever selling it.

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