Q and Moire

[jay968]

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I asked a question about flash use the other day and now want to address another topic of concern -- that of moire.

 

Do those of you who shoot with this camera have problems here? I am finding that the amount of moire I see using this camera is unbearable. I shoot in RAW but find that the moire is just about as bad if I choose JPG instead. Of course it depends on subject matter but I would say that most anything that I shoot which has fine patterns to it will exhibit an amount of moire that pretty much makes the photo useless. I have never seen another camera exhibit this much moire. Do I need to be ultra cognizant of patterns in the objects that I photograph to the point of just having to reject certain subject matter? I have tried moire reduction techniques in Photoshop only to be left with dull subject matter lacking in any kind of good sharpness and cannot seem to get Capture One to do any good either.I don't see how anyone uses this camera to photograph people as their clothing may very well contain patterns which will produce the moire, yet I see photos posted online of people all the time.

 

The camera has gotten such great praise from all over, yet there have been some reviews that I have read which discuss the moire problems, so I am not sure whether some just have a trick or two to deal with it, or I am missing something altogether.

 

Anyone have any words of advice or help for me? I love the handling and the size of the camera and want to make sure I am trying all avenues before I give up on it.

 

Thanks

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[SonomaBear]

I've never seen this with my Q.  Could you post an example?

[jay968]

I've tried posting examples of moire before but it seems it pretty much disappears when posted online. Have you NEVER seen moire with the Q? Admittedly I see it with subject matter containing finely detailed repeated patterns which is a lot of what I photograph. Normal nature scenes do not exhibit it.

[Leica Guy]

I’ve definitely seen it on fine detailed repeated patterns. So far LR has removed it enough to not hinder what I do with those photographs. It’s annoying, but the fine detail and ability to sharpen strongly in nature photos outweighs the negative I associate with it.

[jay968]

I suppose I should try Q files with Lightroom. I have Lightroom but much prefer Photoshop however Photoshop does not have any easy moire removal as Lightroom does.

[uffehagen]

Leica Q has no low-pass filter, which is why you will see moiré on eg textiles. I have no problem removing moiré in Capture One though.

If you want to read more about moiré and the low-pass filter, there is an article here.

https://photographylife.com/what-is-low-pass-filter

[Leica Guy]

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I suppose I should try Q files with Lightroom. I have Lightroom but much prefer Photoshop however Photoshop does not have any easy moire removal as Lightroom does.

I urge you to try the LR moire removal tool. I took some portrait shots recently and there was obvious moire. LR quickly removed it at least to a level that neither my client or I found it noticeable.

[jay968]

I tried Lightroom last night. It actually does a pretty good job. Thanks.