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Sony Alpha 100 (2006) / Sony Alpha 7 (2013) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Comparison between the first digital SLR and the first ML FF from Sony.
Two cameras that paved the way for the success of Sony
Two examples
Sony Alpha 100 (2006) 100% / Sony Alpha 7 (2013) 100%
Sony Alpha 100 (2006) 100% / Sony Alpha 7 (2013) 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Sony Alpha 100 (1600 ISO) 100% / Sony Alpha 7 (1600 ISO) 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickrr
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720324328071/
I had fun making a comparison with my old D3s and my very old D200 😁
Nikon D200 (800 ISO) 100% / Nikon D3s (800 ISO) 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Nikon D200 (2005)
10.2 MP ( 3872 x 2592 ) APS-C CCD sensor (23.6 x 15.8 mm)
Price: $1,700.00 US
Photos taken with the nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 D
(1.5x multiplier)
100-1600 (3200) ISO
Nikon D3S (2009)
12.1 MP ( 4256 x 2832 ) FF CMOS sensor
Price: $5,200.00 US
Photos taken with the nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8
and the nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8 G
(multiplication factor 1.0)
200-12800 (100-102400) H3 ISO
Nikon D200 (2005) 100% / Nikon D3s (2009) 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Nikon D200 (3200 ISO) 100% / Nikon D3s (3200 ISO) 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Love the comparison. CCD sensor cameras have beautiful color. That big sensor just makes it even better. I shoot a Pentax 645Z, a much improved camera, but sometimes I crave a 645D. Might make it happen someday.
Thanks for the history lessons,
barondla
Fine comparison. Borrowed the A100 from work. Was surprised at the noise in the photos. At the time my camera was the Pentax ist* DS. It's lowest ISO was 200. The Sony grain was much more prominent and un-film like. Many hated Sony menus, but I found them fairly easy.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
Thank you very much for your feedback, it is appreciated. 👍🏼
To mark the 15th anniversary of one of the first affordable digital MF, the fabulous Pentax 645D (2010-2025)
Pentax 645D (2010) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
I am the proud owner of a beautiful Pentax 645D
The main reason for the interest in this MF is its 40MP Kodak CCD sensor, which I particularly like.
In 2010, 40 MP was particularly impressive! Today, it has almost become the norm, or at least the average.
I wanted to compare this famous 645D with several cameras in my collection, here are the results.
I hope one of them will interest you.
The Pentax
The Golden Age of Pentax 2010-2012
With the arrival of Q, MF and ML formats
Pentax 645D (2010) / Pentax K-5 (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157719507229848
Pentax 2010
Pentax 645D (2010) / Pentax Q (2011)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716800757806
Pentax Extreme
Pentax 645D (2010) / Pentax K-01 (2012)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157717589728133
Pentax / Pentax
Pentax 645D and Nikon
Nikon D40 (2006) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157719559439557
APS-C / MF (CCD)
Nikon D3s (2009) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716852325631
FF/MF 2009-2010
Pentax 645D (2010) / Nikon D600 (2012)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716717060401
MF 40 MP / FF 24 MP
Pentax 645D (2010) / Nikon D810 (2014)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157720176320620
40/36 MP
Pentax 645D (2010) / Nikon 1 J5 (2015)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157719047163289
CX / MF
Pentax 645D (2010) / Nikon D500 (2016)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716705417432
20 MP / 40 MP
Pentax 645D and Canon
Canon EOS-1D (2001) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720308541118
4/40 CCD sensor
Canon EOS-5D (2005) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716937306083
FF 12 MP / MF 40 MP
Pentax 645D and Olympus
Olympus E-10 (2000) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157717048751803
4 MP / 40 MP
Olympus E-1 (2003) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157718212739438
4/3 MF
Olympus E-P1 (2009) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157718069044231
µ4/3 / MF
Pentax 645D (2010) / Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII (2016)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157719989890974
20-40-50 MP
Pentax 645D and Fujifilm
Pentax 645D (2010) / Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157719178290415
Collection Covid
Pentax 645D (2010) / Fujifilm X-T5 (2022)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720304341711
40 MP !!
Pentax 645D 120mm f/4 Macro / Fujifilm X-T5 Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720317842776/
Macro Lens
Pentax 645D and Kodak
Kodak DCS 200 (1992) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720298431427
Kodak / Pentax 18 years apart
Kodak DCS 460 (1995) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720302943643
15 years Kodak CCD
Kodak DCS Pro 14n (2003) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157720071808920
BIG
Pentax 645D and others
Minolta RD-3000 (1999) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720300239873
Macro Lenses
Pentax 645D (2010) / Sigma sd Quattro H (2016-17)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157717212477666
25 MP / 40 MP
iPhone 4 (2010) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720321157234/
2010
I looked at the Pentax vs X-T5. The quality of the X-T5 is, to me, better. But it will depend on the lens and the JPG interpretation that each camera has (here I am, stating the obvious).
So, how do you compare cameras and not photo sub-systems?
Can you elaborate further? 🤔
OK - image quality depends on a few things. One is the sensor, another is the lens and a third is how the firmware interprets the raw image to produce a JPG. To compare 2 different cameras (especially from different makes), you need to eliminate as many differences as possible. So, can they use the same lens? No? Then are there ones that are as similar as possible. Do they use the same sensor (it's amazing now many do)? Then what you are left with is how the firmware works.
Looking at the comparisons between the Pentax & Fuji, they are cameras from different eras, with different everything. So, what we are comparing is how much things have got better since the Pentax came out (or not). It's not really a comparison between two similar cameras, even though they both have the same sized sensor.
Does that make sense?
Alan
For me they are quite equal, both have some properties better than other.
At first glance X-T5 images may look more sharp and contrasty, but looking in detail, Fuji images are just oversharpened; also for some images color difference makes one or other image look more natural. Also lens DOF is different; probabaly AA filter is different too (in old times AA filters were stronger) - this makes older cameras images a bit softer.
It would make some sense to reprocess images to look similar (colors, contrast, sharpness) - but there are more sites on the net which do just that; Marc's comparisons are interesting even without any forced equalization :)
Of course yes!
To be picky I would say that the quality of an image depends on the photographer himself, of the photographic subject and particularly of the quality of the light (the atmosphere of the moment). Oddly enough, equipment is secondary to me.
And I realize that a lot of people seem to have a lot of difficulty understanding, given the discussions on the forums in general.
There are probably several hundred ways to make a comparison.
The main thing for me is the evolution of digital technology over time, and to see the differences between brands at a specific time, or the behavior of different sensor formats from 1 inch to MF. etc.
To visually see whether or not there has been a noticeable change over time.
These are comparisons that I make above all to satisfy my curiosity, and I tell myself that I must not be the only one with an interest in digital history. (but sometimes I doubt it)
But if it can interest one person in a thousand, that's already good for me.
I'm looking more for the quality of internet users than the quantity.
Dycam 1 (1991) / Kodak DCS 100 (1991) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Kodak DCS 100 (1991) 100% / Pentax 645D 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Dycam 1 (1991) 100% / Pentax 645D 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
