Hmmm .... maybe I'll play around with lower ISO ratings and see what happens. I never tried noise reduction in the camera either. Any thoughts about that?
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > That's much better than you could ever achieve with ISO 1600 color > film. In fact, it's an excellent shot. The lack of perfection is part > of its appeal. In my opinion, to achieve something better in terms of > rendering would require medium format BW. > On Nov 6, 2006, at 10:00 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > I took the pic down but, for you, have just put it up again. You > > can see > > all the noise in the dark apron and pants of the waitress, and the > > muddiness in Zones 1,2, and perhaps 3. > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/bkfast_at_bette's.html > > > > Shel > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Kostas Kavoussanakis < > > > >> On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> > >>> I posted a shot here a while back - > >>> Bette's Diner - in which I shot so far > >>> to the right to the right that I literally > >>> had to paint in some highlight > >>> details, yet the darker areas of the > >>> photo were still very noisy. This may > >>> have been the result of having to shoot > >>> @ 1600 ISO, but, as has been said, > >>> that area in Zones 1,2,and 3 were a > >>> bit of a mess. Maybe using noise > >>> reduction software is a solution. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net