[Leica] OT: I need a better noise buster solution

[digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)]

Robert,

I take it then that DFine is a Photoshop plug-in? I'll check it out. Might 
be just what I need! Thanks to all. 

Jim Laird 

On May 28, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Robert G Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another vote for DFine. Very controllable (you can paint it in various 
> portions of your image) and as it creates a layer in CS, opacity is also 
> adjustable. 
> Bob
> 
> Bob Adler
> www.rgaphoto.com
> Sirisly
> 
> On May 28, 2012, at 10:14 AM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> As you may know I am the proud owner of a Sony A900, I've posted some
>> relevant emails in the past regarding the camera. I love the camera,
>> ESPECIALLY the viewfinder which IMHO is one of the best DSLR finders
>> ever. And I love the built-in IS  and 24mp resolution. I use a lot of
>> my old Minolta glass, most of which is quite good and is probably the
>> best bang for your buck you can get these days. In fact many of Sony's
>> lenses are just rebadged Minoltas. And I modified a lot of my Leica-R
>> glass for use on it, e.g. I now own a 400 Telyt with IS! The Achilles
>> heel of the system as everybody knows is noise, especially at high
>> ISOs of course. In the past I used Noise Ninja for noise reduction but
>> with the Sony it gets rid of the noise but smears the hell out of all
>> the detail. Turns a lawn into a green carpet. So I'm trying to find a
>> better noise reduction solution that what I have and I'm open to all
>> suggestions, better software, tweaks in Photoshop or LR, anything that
>> might help. The noise isn't that awful, really, but I sure would like
>> to see it go;)
>> 
>> Jim Laird
>> 
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