Another ISO 6400 Performance Check

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test. There
is no composition, and they aren’t intended to be photographic works of
art, so don’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I don’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO 200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father’s, not mine.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:46:09 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test. There
is no composition, and they aren’t intended to be photographic works of
art, so don’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I don’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO 200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

And they're boring. They look like test shots, or something.

On Jan 20, 2016, Tony Cooper wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test. There
is no composition, and they aren’t intended to be photographic works of
art, so don’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I don’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO 200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

;-)

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Jan 20, 2016, Bill W wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:46:09 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test.
There
is no composition, and they aren’t intended to be photographic works of
art, so don’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I don’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low
light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu
custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO
200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

And they're boring. They look like test shots, or something.

sigh...

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Jan 20, 2016, Tony Cooper wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:11:53 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On Jan 20, 2016, Tony Cooper wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test.
There
is no composition, and they aren’t intended to be photographic works
of
art, so don’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I
don’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low
light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu
custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO
200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max
6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

;-)

No imagination in the composition, either.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1295663/FileChute/F-HksE.jpg

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Jan 20, 2016, RichA wrote
(in ):

On Wednesday, 20 January 2016 18:40:27 UTC-5, Savageduck wrote:
Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test. There
is no composition, and they aren't intended to be photographic works of
art, so don't bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I don't
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO 200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father's, not mine.

--

Regards,
Savageduck

So these are 100% sized images, just cropped?

Just resized for export with Lightroom to 980x1738 @ 360dpi
Here are the unresized 16:9 versions 2760x4896 @360:
https://db.tt/88kTOadH
https://db.tt/HtxIv2II

If so, they look really good.
Not just the lack of noise, but the preservation of colour tones seems very
good.

For the color tone preservation I thank the X-Trans II sensor/processor.



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Regards,
Savageduck

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:12:30 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On Jan 20, 2016, Bill W wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:46:09 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test.
There
is no composition, and they aren’t intended to be photographic works of
art, so don’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I don’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low
light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu
custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO
200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my father’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

And they're boring. They look like test shots, or something.

sigh...

Sheesh, you practically begged for those responses.

On 2016-01-21 02:33:28 +0000, Bill W said:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:12:30 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On Jan 20, 2016, Bill W wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:46:09 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test.
There
is no composition, and they arenÂ’t intended to be photographic works of
art, so donÂ’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now I donÂ’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low
light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu
custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO 800; ISO
200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my fatherÂ’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

And they're boring. They look like test shots, or something.

sigh...

Sheesh, you practically begged for those responses.

Not really, I anticipated that sort of response from Tony, and perhaps
something a little different from Peter. I was hoping I would head them
off at the pass. Tony took a mild swipe, and you came along for the
ride, hence my reaction.

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Regards,

Savageduck

Bill W:
Sheesh, you practically begged for those responses.

What is this BS about ISO 6400? Who the hell needs that except for
possibly someone doing specialized scientific photography? Me? ISO 100
to 400 with appropriate lighting serves adequately.

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I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

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On 1/20/2016 9:57 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-01-21 02:33:28 +0000, Bill W said:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:12:30 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On Jan 20, 2016, Bill W wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:46:09 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:40:20 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

Another ISO 6400 check with the X-E2 before I do the firmware update.

These are just example shots of a book shelf intended only as a test.
There
is no composition, and they arenÂ’t intended to be photographic
works of
art, so donÂ’t bother telling me how you would have cropped, etc.

There is a fair amount of noise in the shadows, but the images are
acceptable. Not what I look for when it comes to noise. For now
I donÂ’t
think I am going to push the ISO up to 6400+ unless I have severe low
light
conditions and I must capture that particular scene. So with 7 menu
custom
settings I have 4 standard ISO settings; ISO 200; ISO 400; ISO
800; ISO
200
(w/auto DR); Auto ISO max 1600; Auto ISO max 3200; and Auto ISO
max 6400.

ISO 6400 1/250 @ f/1.6
https://db.tt/vaaf4wx4

and
ISO 6400 1/40 @ f/1.4
https://db.tt/1ifOiiRK
Disclaimer: The Silver Star in that shot is my fatherÂ’s, not mine.

I would have cropped both differently.

And they're boring. They look like test shots, or something.

sigh...

Sheesh, you practically begged for those responses.

Not really, I anticipated that sort of response from Tony, and perhaps
something a little different from Peter. I was hoping I would head them
off at the pass. Tony took a mild swipe, and you came along for the
ride, hence my reaction.


Sorry to disappoint.

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PeterN