Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks very good, indeed. Just for comparison, these two are ISO6400 on the Nikon D800E/28mm f1.8G combo taken earlier this month - the shutter speed in the EXIF is all screwed up for some reason I do not understand - my guess is they were taken at 1/30: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/ireland/Antarctica_20140106_0064.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/ireland/Antarctica_20140106_0076.jpg.html Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:25 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > A couple of examples: > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/27/content/L2003238_large.html > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/LUG/05-TwilightZone/content/L2003805_HDR_large.html > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/41/content/L2004005_large.html > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2014/02/content/L2004327_large.html > > You can start to see the effect in these 1200 pixel images, it looks > lovely in the original...... > > john > ________________________________________ > > OK, THAT is hard core :-) > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:41 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > >> Ditto, I often use an ND1.8 so I can use 5000 during the day ;-) >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> 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/> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information