Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT @6400
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:42:37 -0700
References: <CAF8hL-HhRh8xXwaHa6oyKn822hhhyUZyC=gG9h6KVyuFuevENw@mail.gmail.com> <CBFE73B8.2777E%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

This ISO 6400 is easily better than any ISO 3200 image from my M9. The most
I would "dare" to use is ISO 2500. A few of my best images are taken at ISO
2500. How I would love to have a clean ISO 3200...

But looks like it's definitely within reach...

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 1:49 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote:

> So here is an image shot 6400 ISO, using, I believe, the 35 1.4 @ 1.4 on
> the Fuji XPro1. I shot in RAW, converted to JPG, did some very minor
> levels adjustment, and NO sharpening, and NO noise reduction. The one
> problem with this image, and all other RAW images shot with the Xpro, is
> that, quite obviously, Adobe has not yet got the DNG Converter worked out
> quite right for the Xpro files. For now, I am going to shoot JPGs.
>
> But in terms of the 6400 iso - I've got less than no complaints. When I am
> shooting low light images I am a., not looking for fine micro detail, or
> b., planning to carry around a loupe to examine the images. Compare this
> to any image from an M8 or M9 shot at 3200 iso, and, for that matter,
> compare it to the Fuji 1600 iso film shot in an M. It's great to demand
> clean images when shooting digital at 100 or 200 iso, or when shooting
> something like Fuji Acros, but an image at 6400?
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bdcolen/PHOTOS/060212_and_Commencement_003
> 0.jpg.html
>
>
> PS - The photo is nothing - just a demonstration.  :-)
>
>
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


Replies: Reply from bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT @6400)
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