Here's a 100% crop of the ISO 100 wedding pic: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5305920 On Dec 8, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> ISO 100 in the studio: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284166&size=lg > 100% crop: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284188&size=lg > > Note the paper is textured, and that could be mistaken for noise. But > looking in the blacks, I don't see any noise, a few specs of dust, but > no noise. Of course I may not be as sensitive to pixel noise as some > others seem to be. But the K10D certainly meets my standards for low > noise. > > See also: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5304990 > Don't have a crop of that at the moment. But again, this is ISO 100 > under controlled conditions. Exposed to bring some detail to the blacks > in the suit. > Paul > On Dec 8, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> For some reason, I still haven't been able to put my hands on a K10D, >> which >> I plan to do soon. >> >> So far I've seen plenty of sample pics taken with the K10D at high ISO >> settings, which of course was the main concern prior to its release. >> Now I >> feel comfortable with this camera performance in those conditions, >> but... >> less so at low speeds. >> >> IMO, one of the big advantages of digital upon film was its lack of >> grain in >> properly exposed pictures at low/medium speeds. Unfortunately, I can >> see >> grain striking back everywhere in digital photography, due to ever >> increasing pixel density in sensors. I'm already accustomed to see >> grainy >> pictures even at 50 ISO with P&S digicams, but I hate that in DSLR's! >> I >> especially dislike those portrait pictures were the well-lit parts of >> the >> face are color balanced while the shadow ones are yellowish due to >> noise. >> >> I don'r remember seeing a K10D picture, taken at any speed, where >> noise is >> negligible. Can you K10D folks show me any picture taken at say 100 or >> 200 >> ISO were noise is well controlled WITHOUT the need of de-noising? Is >> this >> camera capable to take a noise-free picture, just like all 6-megapixel >> Pentax DLSRs are? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dario >> (dreaming of a 6-megapixel K50D = K100D plus two wheels, Dust Removal >> and >> USM support) >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
