Darren Addy
EF5
We get questions regarding what DSLR to purchase fairly regularly here, so:
DX0Mark is a great place to check out how your camera's sensor compares to the competition. I recently found a deal on a low mileage (1150 shutter actuation) Pentax K-x which I have been drooling over for a while so I ran some comparisons. Here's how the Pentax K-x compares to its Big Brother (the flagship Pentax K7) along with the Canon 550 (T2i) and Canon 50D. The K-x contains the 12.1 mp Sony Exmor sensor. The results are all the more remarkable when you compare prices:
Amazon Prices:
Canon 50D (body alone) $999
Canon T2i (body alone) $979
Pentax K7 (body alone) $844
Pentax K-x (with 18-55mm DAL lens) $506
Obviously, the sensor inside the camera is only one aspect of the camera and there may be other features that over-ride the RAW image quality of the sensor... so your mileage may vary. Also, DX0Mark allows you to compare apples to oranges (APS-C sized sensors against full-frame sensors) if you want to.
DX0Mark is a great place to check out how your camera's sensor compares to the competition. I recently found a deal on a low mileage (1150 shutter actuation) Pentax K-x which I have been drooling over for a while so I ran some comparisons. Here's how the Pentax K-x compares to its Big Brother (the flagship Pentax K7) along with the Canon 550 (T2i) and Canon 50D. The K-x contains the 12.1 mp Sony Exmor sensor. The results are all the more remarkable when you compare prices:
Amazon Prices:
Canon 50D (body alone) $999
Canon T2i (body alone) $979
Pentax K7 (body alone) $844
Pentax K-x (with 18-55mm DAL lens) $506












Obviously, the sensor inside the camera is only one aspect of the camera and there may be other features that over-ride the RAW image quality of the sensor... so your mileage may vary. Also, DX0Mark allows you to compare apples to oranges (APS-C sized sensors against full-frame sensors) if you want to.
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