I just gave Neat Image a quick try with the default settings and "Auto Profile". Good thing I was prepared, I am amazed! ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ist-D at ISO 1600, worth it? > > > On 17 May 2005 at 17:43, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > A neighbor just asked me to photograph her school > > performance tonite. > > If I stick with my best primes and RAW do you think > > I can get acceptable quality at ISO 1600? > > Or should I keep the ISO down and take the 500FTZ? > > Typical stage lighting, 4x6 to 8x10 prints. > > > > Comments/Opinions appreciated. > > They'll hate me but IMHO you'll get far better results than using > film of the > same speed plus none of the speed sacrifice of CC filters. So if > you have been > OK using ISO800-1600 colour film in similar circumstances then > the DSLR will be > OK. Also if you get real adventurous you may decide to play with > an advanced > noise reduction package such as Neat Image, if so prepare to be > amazed. :-) > > Cheers, > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >
