I had the M9 out to the Marine Museum today with the Nokton pair today. A number of the displays depict nightime, and have subdued lighting.
All shots are auto-white balance, 16-bit DNG, imported into LR 3.3 and exported directly to JPEG. Photoshop 7.0 used to resize the images to 1024pixels longest side.
Nokton 50/1.1, Wide-Open, ISO 2500.
All shots are auto-white balance, 16-bit DNG, imported into LR 3.3 and exported directly to JPEG. Photoshop 7.0 used to resize the images to 1024pixels longest side.
Nokton 50/1.1, Wide-Open, ISO 2500.
Another wide-open at ISO 2500.
I set the camera down to ISO 1250 for a comparison, also at F1.1.
I set the camera down to ISO 1250 for a comparison, also at F1.1.
ISO 2500, wide-open at f1.1 again.
and at ISO 1250 for a comparison.
and at ISO 1250 for a comparison.
Damaso
Photojournalist
Wow that is almost enough to make me want to drop seven grand on a M9. Nice shots by the way. It certainly seems like the M9 hold up well at those isos.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I'd quite like to see a 100% crop of the shadow area in one of those first examples Brian if possible.
These look very good!
These look very good!
Thankyou- the mannequins at the museum are the most lifelike of any I've seen. They are based on some of the museum volunteers, depicting them in their youth. Today, a veteran of Iwo Jima was giving the tour and posed for a portrait in front of a life-size blow-up of his platoon in action. He was the only survivor of 36 men after the battle.
Keith- I'll put together something for the "Mad Scientist" forum. At 100% crop, i can see some differences between ISO 1250 and 2500. But not much!
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
Wild !!!!
that M9 sings with mannequins & difficult Lighting
that M9 sings with mannequins & difficult Lighting
robklurfield
eclipse
M8, 28 Elmarit asp (current)
tic
Established
A question, how do these (excellent!) pics processed in lightroom compare to camera generated jpegs when it comes to noise?
I will do another set with the both DNG and in-camera JPEG.
I have been shooting DNG exclusively after getting Lightroom set up on my computer. It is very easy to batch export JPEG's.
I have been shooting DNG exclusively after getting Lightroom set up on my computer. It is very easy to batch export JPEG's.
From yesterday, M9 at ISO 2500, Nokton 50/1.1 wide-open, shutter speed 1/60th. I use a Leica 1.25x magnifier.
It was really dark, mostly disco lights with the main lights turned off.
"Subject moved during exposure", panned camera with subject.
It was really dark, mostly disco lights with the main lights turned off.
"Subject moved during exposure", panned camera with subject.
hxpham
Established
I'm still waiting for someone to say that the images look plasticky, almost waxy hahaha 
N
Nikon Bob
Guest
Interesting, I don't see any of Brian's photos but I do Rob's.
Bob
Bob
spikey
Dilettant
tjh
Well-known
I had the M9 out to the Marine Museum today with the Nokton pair today. A number of the displays depict nightime, and have subdued lighting.
All shots are auto-white balance, 16-bit DNG, imported into LR 3.3 and exported directly to JPEG. Photoshop 7.0 used to resize the images to 1024pixels longest side.
Nokton 50/1.1, Wide-Open, ISO 2500.
These pics aren't visible to my Safari browser... never seen a problem before.
tjh
Well-known
Now they became visible .. strange. I think there just was a long (!!!!!!!) delay.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
Boy these would have been really great with a Canon eh?
This has been my experience as well shooting at higher ISO with the M9- tho I've not needed to go quite this high. Lightroom does seem to process the higher ISO DNG files much better than PS does alone.
This has been my experience as well shooting at higher ISO with the M9- tho I've not needed to go quite this high. Lightroom does seem to process the higher ISO DNG files much better than PS does alone.