Got any idea when it kicks in? I have had it on without giving it much consideration.
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30. august 2005 17:31 > To: Fred > Subject: Re: Ordered the DS this Morning > > Hello Fred, > > The only one on Godfrey's list that seemed like you might want to > think more about is Noise Reduction. It actually doesn't kick in > until the shutter speed gets below a certain point. The general > reason to have it on is so that the thermal noise from the sensor is > removed from the image by means of a second 'dark' exposure. Saves a > massive amount of cleanup in some cases. The reason to have it set to > off is that when shooting slow shutter speeds, the dark frame > subtraction takes twice as long per frame as it has to take another > image for the same length of time. So a 30 second exposure will take > 60 seconds before you can shoot again. It is an easy setting to > forget about until it is too late, so I leave mine on because mostly I > want it on. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 4:38:32 AM, you wrote: > > >> Those are all the settings which I've made, as different from the > >> defaults. I didn't see the point of listing all the default settings; > >> they are clearly listed in the instruction booklet starting on page > 174. > > F> Thanks, Godfrey. You therefore provided exactly what I was looking for > - a > F> list of non-default settings to consider and then likely at least > mostly > F> implement almost right from the start. Thanks again. > > F> C'mon FedEx, c'mon FedEx... <g> > > F> Fred > > >

