Pentax K-7 High-ISO Portraits – Endless debates on the noise of the K-7 vs K20D will probably never end, but these photos are fantastic.

Peter Jonkman says:

Coming from a humble *ist DS, K10D and K20D I do not use ISO 1600 and 3200 that often, but I'm well aware of the fact that many here think that the noise of the K-7 is bad. I beg to differ. The noise may not be less than in the K20D, but it's definitely less obtrusive and easier to clean up in the post-processing stage.

Peter also shows an example of an ISO 3200 image after having run Noiseware noise reduction on it.

Lenses used for the portraiture were the DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL Weather Resistant kit lens and the Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4.

K-7 opinions and sample photos by Karen – Karen used the Pentax DA 18-55mm WR and Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 SDM lenses to photograph the images that she shared in this forum post.

Her feedback on the K-7 is positive: Much quicker auto focus (even in low light) compared to the K20D, great exposure, quiet and smooth shutter and changing ISO is very quick via the use of a button.