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Konica Minolta Dynax 5D / Maxxum 5D review with 18-70mm f3.5~5.6 DT lens Gordon Laing, December 2005


 



 




Outdoor
/ Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

Konica Minolta 5D noise level comparison

  To measure electronic noise levels we photographed the standard Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker at each of the camera's ISO settings. The crops are taken from the originals and presented here at 100%. To compare typical noise in skies and dark shadows the crops were taken from patches 3 and 24 respectively.

Apart from a slight texture at 100 ISO, Konica Minolta's 5D delivers clean results up to 400 and even 800 ISO. Noise becomes noticeable at 1600 ISO and while obtrusive at 3200 ISO, at least the camera offers this option.

Konica Minolta Dynax 5D
Canon EOS-350D
Nikon D50
Pentax *istDL
Konica Minolta 5D at 100 ISO
Canon EOS-350D at 100 ISO
Nikon D50 - 100 ISO not available
Pentax *istDL - 100 ISO not available
100 ISO, 1/125, f8
100 ISO, 1/125, f8
100 ISO not available
100 ISO not available
Konica Minolta 5D at 200 ISO
Canon EOS-350D at 200 ISO
Nikon D50 at 200 ISO
Pentax *istDL at 200 ISO
200 ISO, 1/250, f8
200 ISO, 1/200, f8
200 ISO, 1/200, f8
200 ISO, 1/180, f8
Konica Minolta 5D at 400 ISO
Canon EOS-350D at 400 ISO
Nikon D50 at 400 ISO
Pentax *istDL at 400 ISO
400 ISO, 1/500, f8
400 ISO, 1/400, f8
400 ISO, 1/400, f8
400 ISO, 1/350, f8
Konica Minolta 5D at 800 ISO
Canon EOS-350D at 800 ISO
Nikon D50 at 800 ISO
Pentax *istDL at 800 ISO
800 ISO, 1/1000, f8
800 ISO, 1/800, f8
800 ISO, 1/800, f8
800 ISO, 1/750, f8
Konica Minolta 5D at 1600 ISO
Canon EOS-350D at 1600 ISO
Nikon D50 at 1600 ISO
Pentax *istDL at 1600 ISO
1600 ISO, 1/1600, f8
1600 ISO, 1/1600, f8
1600 ISO, 1/1600, f8
1600 ISO, 1/1500, f8
Konica Minolta 5D at 3200 ISO
Canon EOS-350D - 3200 ISO not available
Nikon D50 - 3200 ISO not available
Pentax *istDL at 3200 ISO
3200 ISO, 1/3200, f8
3200 ISO not available
3200 ISO not available
3200 ISO, 1/3000, f8

Results continued...

Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

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