Correction: this wedding pic is at ISO 400. I had forgotten to change the ISO from the ceremony, which I shot at 400. I changed it after the first two frames, but this happened to be the best shot of this pose. Paul On Dec 8, 2006, at 10:37 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> Here's a 100% crop of the ISO 100 wedding pic: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5305920 > On Dec 8, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> ISO 100 in the studio: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284166&size=lg >> 100% crop: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284188&size=lg >> >> Note the paper is textured, and that could be mistaken for noise. But >> looking in the blacks, I don't see any noise, a few specs of dust, but >> no noise. Of course I may not be as sensitive to pixel noise as some >> others seem to be. But the K10D certainly meets my standards for low >> noise. >> >> See also: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5304990 >> Don't have a crop of that at the moment. But again, this is ISO 100 >> under controlled conditions. Exposed to bring some detail to the >> blacks >> in the suit. >> Paul >> On Dec 8, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> For some reason, I still haven't been able to put my hands on a K10D, >>> which >>> I plan to do soon. >>> >>> So far I've seen plenty of sample pics taken with the K10D at high >>> ISO >>> settings, which of course was the main concern prior to its release. >>> Now I >>> feel comfortable with this camera performance in those conditions, >>> but... >>> less so at low speeds. >>> >>> IMO, one of the big advantages of digital upon film was its lack of >>> grain in >>> properly exposed pictures at low/medium speeds. Unfortunately, I can >>> see >>> grain striking back everywhere in digital photography, due to ever >>> increasing pixel density in sensors. I'm already accustomed to see >>> grainy >>> pictures even at 50 ISO with P&S digicams, but I hate that in DSLR's! >>> I >>> especially dislike those portrait pictures were the well-lit parts of >>> the >>> face are color balanced while the shadow ones are yellowish due to >>> noise. >>> >>> I don'r remember seeing a K10D picture, taken at any speed, where >>> noise is >>> negligible. Can you K10D folks show me any picture taken at say 100 >>> or >>> 200 >>> ISO were noise is well controlled WITHOUT the need of de-noising? Is >>> this >>> camera capable to take a noise-free picture, just like all >>> 6-megapixel >>> Pentax DLSRs are? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dario >>> (dreaming of a 6-megapixel K50D = K100D plus two wheels, Dust Removal >>> and >>> USM support) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
