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M9 ISO comparison


tashley

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That's incorrect. Canon raw files are not noise reduced, and Nikon files only in certain cases.

ACR on the other hand applies NR to all raw images.

 

Anyway, I think the M9's high ISO is not stellar but alright. The 5D2 is better at 3200 (its sensors' top ISO speed), but pushed to 6400 it's already showing banding.

 

That is not correct for Adobe Camera Raw or for Lightroom which uses the same conversion. There is some noise reduction as a default (also sharpening), but it may be switched off or only applied to previews.

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well, the 28/1.4 I guess. At about $3000 used still a bargain by comparison! In truth, my 28/1.4 may go on the block to help get either either of the 21 or 24 luxes. ;>)

 

Course at 28mm you could probably get by with a 28 Summicron ASPH... I was just thinking that with the 18mp I could use the 24 Lux, get an extra stop, and crop if I really need to...(and skip 28 all together)...

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That is not correct for Adobe Camera Raw or for Lightroom which uses the same conversion. There is some noise reduction as a default (also sharpening), but it may be switched off or only applied to previews.

 

The raw conversion algorithm in ACR and Lightroom introduces some noise reduction (or at least micro-detail loss) which cannot be switched-off, even when noise reduction is totally disabled.

I know this is heresy now, when LR is suddenly supposed to be the best developer there is, but the truth is that more micro-detail is retained by both C1 and especially Iridient Raw Developer than in the base conversion in LR. THis has been well-documented around the web for a while.

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