jto555 Posted February 22, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here is a great article about 'supercharging' your M 240 from 24MP to 96MB: A Practical Guide to Creating Superresolution Photos with Photoshop In a nutshell, take a lot of images while handholding the camera (no tripod) and stacking them in Photoshop to improve resolution and noise. This will not work with moving subjects. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Hi jto555, Take a look here Leica M 240 from 24MP to 96MP. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
FlashGordonPhotography Posted February 22, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 22, 2015 Olympus actually has this built into its new E-M5 mk2. Gordon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted February 22, 2015 Yes, that is in the atricle: "The recently announced Olympus OM-D E-M5 II is the first consumer level camera to feature this technology. Similar to the H4D-200MS, the OM-D E-M5 II makes no less than 8 consecutive photographs with its 16 MP sensor." But it is nice to me able to do it manualy with the Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted February 23, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 23, 2015 With similar magic, we can transform a Noctilux from 50mm f/1 to 25mm f/0.5. The wonders of digital image processing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sfeir Posted February 23, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 23, 2015 The newly announced Lightroom 6 is supposedly able to produce HDR from several shots, I wonder whether this might be used to produce higher res picts as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted February 26, 2015 Share #6 Posted February 26, 2015 I tried it yesterday and I was severally disappointed. The main issues are: - Aligning was not perfect - even after trying all options. Some parts of the pics will align while some other part will be a pixel or two off. I shot handheld in burst mode. Finally I could find only 6 (out of 20) that I could use to align. I am using Photoshop CC - After averaging the results are no better than simply upscaling 200% with nearest neighbor (same used in stacking). Some parts of the pic may look better at close inspection, some worse. It is all cherry picking. - Forget about using it with any foliage. They move, creating multiple images in stacking and averaging. - It took me almost 30min for one set !! See the results 100%crop from stacking. I was hoping for the lettering on the yacht to become more clear. For now it is a fail for me. (btw, its M240+35 lux fle shot at f5.6) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/241401-leica-m-240-from-24mp-to-96mp/?do=findComment&comment=2771145'>More sharing options...
jmahto Posted February 26, 2015 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) And now the original single shot upscaled 200% with nearest neighbor. You can see that it is essentially same for the yacht and so much better for foliage (no stacking of moving branches). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited February 26, 2015 by jmahto 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/241401-leica-m-240-from-24mp-to-96mp/?do=findComment&comment=2771149'>More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted March 8, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 8, 2015 Interesting. I tried it today (on my m4/3 camera, not 20 images because it would take a few hours to process on my old pc). The results were interesting, in that very fine details of distant tree branches were slightly more discernable and distinct when viewed at 100%. Conceptually I think the notion of a vibrating sensor and imbedded software is the way to go....manual manipulation to achieve results is just too iffy, time and labor intensive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted March 8, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II + Panasonic LUMIX G Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH Power OIS Lens, Hi res shot 9216x6912 = ~ 63.7 MP image is here: http://winklers.smugmug.com/2015-03-07-E-M5-II-42512/i-sw5jjkj/0/O/_3070024_CS6_9216x6912_Col.jpg And in B&W (after some processing). Edited March 8, 2015 by k-hawinkler 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 9, 2015 Share #10 Posted March 9, 2015 Is it just me? It appears to me that detail may be enhanced, but transitions have been destroyed. Especially the boat shot: The stacked version (and I am ignoring the obvious foliage problems) looks like an oversharpened image. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted March 16, 2015 Share #11 Posted March 16, 2015 errr...... the real questions is why ? ...... there is no affordable screen big enough with enough resolution to show them on ...... I don't have room for a 64" epson printer or 9k GBP to spare on one ........ or a bush shelter or billboard to stick the prints on. Sorry, but it is basically a gimmick. If you need industrial size images you need medium format or larger ..... and some sensible use for the output.... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted March 17, 2015 Share #12 Posted March 17, 2015 errr...... the real questions is why ? ...... This has been discussed in many other threads. Some people just won't understand it, and will find out the benefits of a 100 MP camera only when they will be using one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 17, 2015 Share #13 Posted March 17, 2015 The problem is not that a 100 MP camera will be able to capture all those pixels, the problem is that you will never be able to squeeze them into your print.... The M8 with 10 MP often delivers good-sized prints that are as excellent as 24 MP ones from the 240. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted March 17, 2015 Share #14 Posted March 17, 2015 If you downscale the 100 MP print to 25 MP, you will have a noticeably higher quality than a native 25 MP camera. Therefore this will help even if you produce small prints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 17, 2015 Share #15 Posted March 17, 2015 If you downscale the 100 MP print to 25 MP, you will have a noticeably higher quality than a native 25 MP camera. Therefore this will help even if you produce small prints. Depends on how small. Depends on the lens and shooting conditions. Depends on the software. Depends on the printer. Depends on the inks. Depends on the paper. Depends on the display conditions. Depends on user technique and capability….at all stages…things could even get worse. The camera is only a part of the chain…and maybe not even the most important for a small print, assuming good quality to start. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted March 17, 2015 Share #16 Posted March 17, 2015 I don't need more pixels ..... I just need each one of them to have a wider dynamic range and better light catching sensitivity so higher ISO's are usable..... .... and a camera with a processor powerful enough to do it all really quickly ..... (which is where Leica consistently lets itself down) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkcsm Posted April 7, 2015 Share #17 Posted April 7, 2015 With similar magic, we can transform a Noctilux from 50mm f/1 to 25mm f/0.5. The wonders of digital image processing I think you're referring to the Brenizer Method. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenizer_Method Which is pretty clever and seems more useful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted April 7, 2015 Share #18 Posted April 7, 2015 I think you're referring to the Brenizer Method. Brenizer Method - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Which is pretty clever and seems more useful. Exactly Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted April 14, 2015 Share #19 Posted April 14, 2015 Is it just me? It appears to me that detail may be enhanced, but transitions have been destroyed. Especially the boat shot: The stacked version (and I am ignoring the obvious foliage problems) looks like an oversharpened image. I had not followed this thread after posting my experiment... Yes, the stacked picture looks oversharpened since I followed the instructions in the original link. http://petapixel.com/2015/02/21/a-practical-guide-to-creating-superresolution-photos-with-photoshop/ At the end it asks you to *optionally* apply smart sharpen. Without sharpening it looked very much like original enlarged 200% (I posted the enlarged boat pic as well). I was hoping that sharpening will give me better results, but it didn't. Anyways, my conclusion was that stacking is not worth the trouble for more pixels. If I really want more pixels then I will shoot with slightly longer lens and stitch overlapping pictures. I have gotten excellent results with my 90mm shots stitched to cover 50mm FOV. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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