DxOmark (CLick here) just published the full Pentax K-01 sensor test. The camera uses the same K-5 sensor which by the way is made by Sony. And the results are very good positioning the K-05 as second best mirrorless camera ever right behind the NEX-7. I really cannot fell in love with that camera design but I have been a Pentax K10 user for a long time and really like their usability and image quality. So I am not surprised to see a result like that.
The K-01 is in Stock status check via [shoplink ‘Pentax K-01’].
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Sensor is not the problem
I’m still not sure about DxOmark testing and scores.
If you go to their site and compare the Nikon D700 to the D3 the graphs show different results, were the sensors in these cameras not meant to be the exact same ? Either the commonly held belief that they used the same sensor is wrong or the DxOmark testing is wrong.
If it is the DxOmark testing that is wrong then how many other sensor tests are also wrong ?…or maybe it’s just me that’s wrong,lol ?
There are many things that can change results when testing sensors even if they are identical. Most significant is the micro focusing arrangement and filtering. Also manufacturers will often use lower grade / quality components in lower priced cameras. Then there is the image processing software engine and variation of lenses ( even if the same lens is used ). I have yet to see any 2 identical sensors in different bodies have the same results, DxO or any other testing. Good example is the Sony A77 vs. NEX 7, in this case the mini mirrorless body beats the full size DSLR.
Nope. It’s not.
This is why Ricoh should bring this sensor for its GXR in a Pentax AF module next
We all have our taste. But to me the K-01 is not ugly but funky looking. Apparently, it’s modeled after a Leica Digilux. And it’s no uglier or funkier looking then camera next to it. I’ve said before that no one calls a high end DSLR ugly (mostly because they dare not to) but personally I’d never call one good looking either.
Depends how you define “good”.
I’ll take the NEX 7 over that turd any day.
I’d be a lot more interested in the K-01 if it had an EVF. There are a lot of excellent K-mount lenses that need this method of focusing and composition to really shine. No one is going to do very well handholding the DA* 50-135 or 60-250 and using the LCD to compose an image.
Here’s hoping the K-02 has a 2 Mp EVF!
You are comparing entry level mirrorless vs high level
the k-01 that is just out so has yet to drop in price can be found with the 40 2,8 lens at 599£
the nex-7 in kit with the 18-55 is 979£
personally if the k-01 had EVF would be perfect at that price
Well, Porsches can go 90 miles an hour, and Hyundais can go 90 mph, and they’re both cars, therefore a Hyundai is as good as a Porsche. Pay no attention to the differences in design/function/control and the chasm of utility that exists between the devices.
In test case, Hyndais fits my budget and is more than enough for my daily use, so Pentax does.
‘Adequate for ones needs’ does not mean ‘objectively as good’.
If you look at the scores the pentax k-01 has a better low light raking then sony nex 7
And pentax lenses are better than the sony lenses.