I have never applied noise reduction to my 5D's ISO 3200 images. Nor
does the camera. They're all shot in raw.
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
>> Try the same experiment with the E-1 in the hot summer
>> after a succession of several shots in a row and tell me if it can get
>> decent noise performance. My E-1 was smok'n hot and fail'n with
>> lockup. When things gets Hot, noise goes way up. I have yet to
>> see *any* camera tests versus temperature for cameras.
>> I believe that is one of the reasons telescope sensors are liquid
>> nitrogen cooled. Chill that E-1 down and anything is possible.
>> A great winter camera, until the lithiums start to fail, then I guess
>> you'll have to resort to an old manual mechanical film camera.
>>
>
>
> I suspect that you had a "moody" E-1. I've never had a hint of a problem
> with mine in hot Iowa summer conditions. As to noise build up in those
> conditions vs winter conditions? Well, let's just say that my unprocessed
> files from the other night looked pretty ugly. I don't deny that the E-1 is
> noisy--it is in winter or summer. Stay in the ISO 100-400 range and life is
> sweet. 1600? It needs help no matter how you slice it. I just gave the
> images the help that I know the new fancy cameras are giving the images
> before you ever get a chance to look at them. The Sony A900 is definitely
> gaming the system--those images at pixel-level, even at base-ISO show
> copious amounts of noise-reduction applied. I figure that if Nikon and Sony
> and Canon can do it and get away without criticism, then why not apply the
> same standards and methods to "Old Trusty"?
>
> AG
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