Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which will be the first time anybody went from full frame to cropped to get higher ISO's. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:42:37 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT @6400 > > 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. :-) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information