[Leica] Comparison of 4 noise reduction programs

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard L Ritter Jr)]

Hi, Howard?

That?s really shocking! Appalling, indeed. I shoot with a Q2 myself, and 
have never seen this level of noise. Perhaps I?ve never pushed the ISO to 
6400; I?ll have to check or try it myself.

?howard
the other one

> On Apr 23, 2023, at 2:48 PM, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Don and Howard.
> 
> I don?t know if you frequent the Leica Camera Forum (l-camera-forum.com 
> <http://l-camera-forum.com/>) at all, but if you do
> you might look at the topic ?Leica Q2 (a noisy camera !) Your views 
> please. At the end of page one discussion
> I posted a Q2 photo of a friend cooking at ISO 6400 where the noise level 
> is appalling. I used DxO to clean it
> up and posted that photo as well. Have a look if you like and can.
> 
> I haven?t used LR enhance so I can?t comment in its effectiveness, but I 
> have found with the Q2 the best
> noise reduction image / enhance program, by far, is DxO extreme. 
> Previously I used stand alone Topaz Noise 
> Reduction and Topaz Sharpen with varying degrees of success (faces too 
> plastic in some cases for my taste).
> When Topaz Ai was introduced I transitioned to that and was more satisfied 
> until trying DxO.
> 
> So, in sum Don, I find your results at variance to my experience. I?m not 
> trying to start a fight here, I?m just sayin?.
> 
> I should add Don, that although I don?t comment on a frequent basis, I 
> very much enjoy your many posted photos, illustrating life today.
> 
> Cheers,
> Howard