Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re:M8 at ISO 2500
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Feb 6 08:06:37 2007
References: <200702060337.l163a94f091855@server1.waverley.reid.org> <2FF35F33-4896-48AB-9663-4775A8EF1F37@netvigator.com> <00d401c74a05$cb5d4dd0$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto>

Chris,

I think Howard's point is quite a few people are saying the M8 is not  
usable at high ISO. I think his post processing proves them wrong.

Len


On Feb 6, 2007, at 10:45 AM, Christopher Williams wrote:

> There's noticeable color noise in the black/blue jacket on the  
> left, but if this was B&W it would be just fine.
>
> I learned to deal with noise after using the D2h heavily for a few  
> years. It's all in nailing the exposure and knowing what the camera  
> can and cannot do. Allot of noise issues are people trying to get  
> something out of a underexposed image.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Cummer"  
> <cummer@netvigator.com>
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:24 AM
> Subject: [Leica] M8 at ISO 2500
>
>
>> Dear Luggers
>> Here is a picture taken with the M8 shooting in RAW, late at  
>> night,   ISO 2500, with the 50 Summilux @f1.4. Only processing was  
>> to set  white balance using the eye dropper and max noise  
>> reduction in Silky  Pix. It may not be Canon 5D for noiseless  
>> reproduction but in my view  it is really pretty good.
>> Cheers
>> Howard (in Hong Kong)
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HongKong/  
>> ParkaTungChung.jpg.html>
>>
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Replies: Reply from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:M8 at ISO 2500)
In reply to: Message from cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer) ([Leica] M8 at ISO 2500)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:M8 at ISO 2500)