Was noise reduction turned on? As has been commented in various tests by websites and magazines, the ist-D seems very usable at ISO 800.
Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 2:18 AM Subject: *ist D image noise examples > For those listers who might be teetering over the purchase of a *ist D I've > just put up a page that illustrates the image noise generated by a Pentax *ist > D at each available EI given a wide contrast scene. It's about 850kB. > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/Pentax_ist_D_noise/ > > Comments welcomed as always. > > 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 >