In addition to the amount of noise, there seems to be an emerging awareness that all noise is not equal. Some noise doesn't look so bad. It seems to be more like film grain. Other noise is just... well... noise.
GS <http://georgesphotos.net> On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know why it works from a technical point of view, but it > works:-). The K20D yields very good high ISO pics with noise control > set to the minimum. If I get the results I want, I don't worry a lot > about why I got them. > Paul > Paul > On Jun 29, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: > >> Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> In truth, the K20D is an excellent high ISO performer, [ ... ] >> I've been meaning to ask some questions about this for a long time, >> since it doesn't really make sense to me when people say that a >> certain >> camera is has a good high ISO performance. I mean, doesn't the ISO >> setting just multiply the signal? Shouldn't that mean that the >> performance is exactly as good, relatively speaking, at high ISO >> values >> as it is at low ones (and vice versa)? Or is what people really mean >> that the noise under low-light conditions is better controlled >> (regardless of the ISO setting as such)? Or does the sensor actually >> have an improved dynamic range that doesn't show up at lower ISOs >> because the A/D cuts of part of the signal? Is this what "extended >> dynamic range" is all about? Or, alternatively, is everyone merely >> talking about the quality of the built-in image enhancement >> software (in >> which case I'm not really interested..)? >> >> Just thought I might mention it, since the subject was brought up yet >> again... >> >> - Toralf >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
