Pentax K1: SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode in the Field: Two Landscape Images

2016-07-20 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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See my Pentax K1 wish list at B&H Photo.

The Pentax K1 SuperRes pixel shift mode has some severe limitations for field use (see the extensive discussion in my review of the Pentax K1), being not only intolerant of subject movement, but also intolerant of changes in lighting.

But I wondered—could I get away with high quality results for sunset/dusk scenes with relatively stable light and reasonabl shutter speeds around 1/5 second?

In my review of the Pentax K1:

Pentax K1 SuperRes Pixel Shift: Two Field Shots at Sunset (White Mountains)

Includes images up to 28 megapixels along with large crops and RawDigger info and ACR conversion settings and commentary.

Still Growing: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Sees its 1,460,000th or so Sunset

f9 @ 1/5 sec, ISO 100; 2016-06-08 20:16:35
PENTAX K-1 + Zeiss ZK 28mm f/2 Distagon

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Sunset Looking North, White Mountains

f9 @ 1/4 sec, ISO 100; 2016-06-08 20:29:27
PENTAX K-1 + Zeiss ZK 28mm f/2 Distagon

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