Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love the texture at ISO 5000 so much particularly in low light with lower contrast lenses, that I don't do anything to the noise. Marty On Tuesday, 28 January 2014, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, does anyone who do all sort of tricks to get "better > noise behaviors" etc. have good photos to show? > > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at > jayburleson.com<javascript:;> > >wrote: > > > I am more apt to follow Ted's advice and just go out and shoot, but > enough > > interest has been raised here and on other forums for me to undertake > this > > absolutely non-scientific test. > > There has been some chatter about deliberately underexposing the M9 at a > > lower iso and then pushing the exposure in post to get better noise > > results, and questions have been asked, since the Monochrom shares the > same > > base sensor as the M9, if that would work with it. > > > > The answer is yes and no. > > It is doable, but (to my eye), there is no appreciable reason to do it. > > There is a slight (approx. 1/4 stop) gain in the highlight side of the > > histogram, but the overall noise is the same, and when fully processed, > no > > real differences. > > It does demonstrate how much detail is available in the Monochrom > shadows; > > a 5 stop push on the underexposed image was just fine. > > > > #2171: iso 10000, -.3 stop exposure compensation, no other Lightroom > > adjustments. > > > > #2172: iso 1250, -.3 stop exposure compensation, + 3 stops exposure added > > in Lightroom. > > > > #2171A: Additional post processing in Lightroom to look correct (in my > > opinion). > > > > #2172A: Additional post processing in Lightroom to look correct (in my > > opinion). > > > > The images are here: > > > > http://jayburleson.com/leica/misc_images/mm_iso_test/ > > -- > > Jay, > > > > Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> > > "Being a Leica customer is like dating the most beautiful girl in the > > world... > > who cares more about herself than you... but, you keep calling her back > > anyway... > > because the sex is so good... most of the time." (RickLeica on LUF) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >