Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the years I used an M8, I noticed banding when the battery charge is low. Especially in the last few frames before the battery is drained, banding becomes more pronounced. On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Jay. That's very helpful. The only one of those it could be is > the newer SD card. I bought new, fast 32 and 64 GB cards to take to Cuba. > I guess I'll go back to my old, slow ones. > > Tina > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:52 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> > wrote: > > > Tina, there are various theories / reasons why it can happen. > > > > "Leica noted that a brightened photo at base-ISO can occasionally show > > banding in shadows." > > > > "Shooting in continuous mode, the first image is almost always clean and > > the remaining images are 30% - 90% banded." > > > > "At iso 640 the banding still occurs if not allowing time for the buffer > > to clear." > > > > "Some newer SD cards show more banding than older low capacity slower > > cards" > > > > Lots of bloviating about it here:https://tinyurl.com/ol9gl3g > > > > Jay > > > > > > On 5/11/2015 7:15 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > >> Here is a blow-up of the banding in the corner of the photo: > >> > >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/160025912 > >> > >> This is straight from the original DNG. When I try to lift the shadows, > >> the banding is very evident to me. > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:53 AM, Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> I'm not seeing any banding in any of the shots, Tina. > >>> > >>> On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 10:18 PM, ChrisB <ftog at threeshoes.net> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> I can't see it when viewing 'original', Tina - on my little MacBook > Air. > >>>> Are you sure it's not only on your screen? > >>>> > >>>> I like that shot, by the way. > >>>> > >>>> Chris > >>>> > >>>> On 11 May 15, at 02:26, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I've finished another page from Baracoa, including several from the > MM > >>>>> about which I have a question: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/cuba&page=32 < > >>>>> > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/cuba&page=32> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> This particular photo was very dark. The ISO is only 320 but there > is > >>>>> severe banding in the shadows. Why? It's there in the original dng > >>>>> without any manipulation. If the ISO is 320, just like most of the > >>>>> > >>>> other > >>> > >>>> B&W's in low light, why is there so much banding in this one? > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/160019998 < > >>>>> > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/160019998> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Does anybody know how to get rid of banding? > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > >>>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > >>>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > >>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > >>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com