Thank you, Paul, The reason I asked is that the pictures I take with my *istDS using ambient (usually incandescent) light trend to look as if the grain size is increased. I see the same trend in this picture. It might not be really grain, it might be the sensor noise. This can be seen in the areas with otherwise uniform color. You can see it well in the black colors of the clothing, especially of your wife's (?). It can also be seen in the skin of the young lady (I guess your daughter?).
It doesn't appear as a JPEG-related artifact. Is this something that is typical for DSLRs? Any ways of dealing with it, rather then Photoshop and alike? Did you use any softening/smoothing filter? It also looks like in low light the features (say, face features) are not as distinct, and look much flatter. (BTW, is this related to the mid-range discussion with Shel?) It is not a problem for this picture, I am just trying to understand to which extent this is a limitation of the camera (D, DS). I am still not sure what is better (and when): to use the widest aperture (with the lens which is softer wide open) or to crank up the ISO number, and in which range of ISOs (up to 800, 1600, 3200?)? Igor Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:54:45 -0800 pnstenquist wrote: I believe it was 800. I'm not on my home computer now, so I can't check the EXIF (and it's stripped from the web image), but I shoot almost all my interior available light shots at 800. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:19:16 -0800 > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of course. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg > > > > Paul, > > What ISO was used here? > > Igor >
