I only shoot above 400 when I have to. I expect 1600 to be quite noisy. Try shooting around 200-400 and maybe using a tripod if necessary. I echo Paul's comments that I get much better 1600-3200 images than I ever got on color film - but still noisy.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, November 6, 2006, 8:22:27 AM, you wrote: SB> Hmmm .... maybe I'll play around with lower ISO ratings and see what SB> happens. I never tried noise reduction in the camera either. Any thoughts SB> about that? SB> 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
