Obviously, no tougher test than ISO 1600 in fading light against a shadowy darkish blotched background. If this is an example of how bad it can get..I'm certainly OK with it. I, also, appreciate your choice of subjects, Paul. 8-)
Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A bit more exposure would have helped with the noise, but I was > running out of light. I was shooting wide open at 200mm at only > 1/60th, ISO 1600. It was almost dark. So no exposure comp. What's > more, this is a pretty extreme crop. It's a compromise in other > words. Probably not worth showing, but I've been impressed with the > continuous autofocus of this camera and wanted to show an example. > And an example with pretty girls is better than almost any other kind > > of example I can think of:-). > Paul > On Dec 31, 2006, at 11:27 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > There's a lot of what I'd call shadow noise in places were there > > aren't > > much in the way of shadows. Maybe you should have biased a bit in > > > favor > > of over exposure to try to eliminate that. > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> Yes, I'm moving toward a second K10D as well. The D is nice, but > not > >> as nice as the K10. This shot looks a bit too thin, but that's > >> because I processed it on my laptop without a calibrated monitor. > (I > >> subsequently looked at it on my work computer.) I have a tough > time > >> getting exposures right on the laptop, but I still use it when I > >> don't have time to get down to the work computer. I can't > calibrate > >> the monitor on the laptop, because I don't have administrator > >> privileges. However, the IT guy at work has promised to install > the > >> Spider 2 software for me when we go back after the holidays. So > bear > >> with me until then:-). > >> Paul > >> On Dec 30, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I agree: I like the rendering at ISO 1600 and 800, while the DS > body > >>> is just a hair smoother the K10D gives a nicer texturing. But I > tend > >>> to push the values down a bit more for a deeper look. > >>> > >>> The K10D is taking over as my standard camera now, I'm thrilled > with > >>> it. I think all the others I've got are going on the market and > I'll > >>> get a second K10D body for backup. Only a couple of film cameras > > >>> will > >>> remain for nostalgia and occasional fun, and the Fuji F30 for a > >>> pocketable besides it. > >>> > >>> Godfrey > >>> > >>> On Dec 30, 2006, at 5:50 PM, George Sinos wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> The more I use the K10d the more I like the "look" of it's > images. > >>>> Even though there is some noise in this photo, it's not > obscuring > >>>> detail. For instance, the hair of the girl on the right against > > >>>> the > >>>> brick wall. The noise reminds me more of film grain than > digital > >>>> noise. I think the Pentax engineers hit it on the nose. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> ISO 1600 in Tva mode. > >>>>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5390592&size=lg > >>>>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > > The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > > -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
