virgilstarkwell Posted August 25, 2011 Share #1 Posted August 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) i've read a lot of conflicting opinions on how to best deal with noise reduction on raw files out of the m9... and a lot of seems either outdated or overly complex. what's the current best recommendation on how to process high iso files for best quality... ideally, using lightroom? thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoBoBrussels Posted August 25, 2011 Share #2 Posted August 25, 2011 Don't know whether there are any specificities for the M9 but generally speaking the current Lightroom NR does a pretty good job already, if used properly and selectively. For me the ultimate word in NR is however Nik's Dfine. Available as LR and PS Plugin. Great results and easy to use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgilstarkwell Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted August 25, 2011 Don't know whether there are any specificities for the M9 but generally speaking the current Lightroom NR does a pretty good job already, if used properly and selectively. For me the ultimate word in NR is however Nik's Dfine. Available as LR and PS Plugin. Great results and easy to use. thanks - can you talk a little about what you mean by 'properly and selectively'? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBoBrussels Posted August 25, 2011 Share #4 Posted August 25, 2011 Virgil, the LR Noise reduction has different parameters you should experiment with not just the default settings. Also, NR should always be applied together with the sharpening tool, contrast settings, and (moderatly!) the micro contrast settings, aka clarity. Much of this can be painted in selectively with the brush tool. This being said: LR is not bad but it is not the final word. Download the Dfine demo plugin for LR (I believe you can use it for 2 weeks or so without restrictions) and you will see, it is brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgilstarkwell Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted August 25, 2011 Virgil, the LR Noise reduction has different parameters you should experiment with not just the default settings. Also, NR should always be applied together with the sharpening tool, contrast settings, and (moderatly!) the micro contrast settings, aka clarity. Much of this can be painted in selectively with the brush tool.This being said: LR is not bad but it is not the final word. Download the Dfine demo plugin for LR (I believe you can use it for 2 weeks or so without restrictions) and you will see, it is brilliant. i'll check it out... thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 25, 2011 Share #6 Posted August 25, 2011 The A and O of noise control, quite apart from any postprocessing, is proper, even liberal exposure. After that ACR for LR and Photoshop has improved to such a point that plugins are hardly neccessary on the M9 files at 2500 imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzX Posted August 25, 2011 Share #7 Posted August 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like Dfine most, more than the tools in LR or CS 5. Moreover it is possible to use it in a selective mode, so that sharpness is not reduced generally - only in parts of the picture, where this does no harm. In one of last years LUF there was a test regarding noise reduction tools - the best one was Dfine. But of course this tool is not a must - the tools of LR and CS 5 do a good job too,at least with the High ISOs of the Leica. With the Ultra High ISOs of i.e. my Canon 1 D IV of 6400 or 12 800 ISO - or even higher in a few cases - there is a considerable difference., Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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