6 vs 10 vs 14 (old story)

In 2011 I did a comparison of Pentax *ist Ds (6MP), Pentax K10D (10MP), and Samsung NX10 (14MP) cameras. I wrote about it but did not show the results. The subject turned out to be unsuitable. But now looking at the images and still noticed a section of the photo where you can see the difference:

200% zooming. From left to right: *ist Ds, K10D, NX10. Raw processing in the ART with the Neutral profile, and white balance adjustment. The *ist Ds and K10D are both upscaled to 14MP. And the lens, I think, was not Pentax A 50/1.7, but rather Pentax K 35/3.5.

The *ist Ds is expectedly weaker, but the NX10 is still slightly better than the K10D, although it seemed to me at the time that there was very little difference.

I don't have those Pentax cameras anymore, but I still have the Samsung NX10 (this particular one). But it has a strong AA filter for these days: see the comparison with the Sony a7c (10MP APS-C mode).

See also related notes:

• Sony a7c (APS-C/Super 35mm) vs Samsung NX10 (2022-07-03)
• 6 vs 10 v 14 (2011-01-08)

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