First Blood - Dynax 5D

[jsbn]

Here's a sample shot frm my 5D. Before & after correction.

Bear in mind that this photo is taken with the 18-70mm kit lens.

Wad can I say? Love the bokeh. The colours I'm not cursing abt it. But its as close as it can get. BTW, the shutter speed doesn't seem to be recorded inside the EXIF. How do u guys get the speed to be recorded in the EXIF under Aperture Priority mode? And no, I'm not using [P]rofessional or Green Box mode.


The Original

EXIF: f/5.6, ISO400 (auto), 60mm. Aperture Priority


The Post-Processed

EXIF: f/5.6, ISO400 (auto), 60mm. Aperture Priority.
Correction done in CS2: Auto Level, Contrast +5, USM (Ah well, this is what I always do. Unless u guys dun do that as well)

[dominator]

wah....sexy girl huh?
I can see the speed leh...

kpo kpo copy some for you to see...

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA
KONICA MINOLTA
DYNAX 5D
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh
2005-11-03 16:49:19
Focal Length = 60mm
1/125"
F5.6
Aperture priority
400
+0.3EV
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode

[jsbn]

hehehe... Ok lah dats my model. I can't find a real life girl to test shot on. So I used her.

[jsbn]

Zero Postprocessing done. All at 100% crops.

Image of test subject. The original image was shot at ISO100, f5.6. The area of the red box denotes the sampling area.
Original Image



ISO100 at 100% Crop


ISO200 at 100% Crop


ISO400 at 100% Crop

[jsbn]

ISO800 @ 100% Crop


ISO1600 @ 100% Crop


ISO3200 @ 100% Crop


My eyeballs dropped when I saw the photos at ISO800.

Needless to say, ISO3200 I prolly wun touch at all. 1600 force myself maybe can touch.

[dominator]

STOP POSTING MORE EXAMPLES!!

Else I am going to join the KM group soon!

[jsbn]

Low80 @ 100% Crop


High200 @ 100% Crop


For a kit lens (which ppl diss and piss on it) I must say that the colours are reasonably good without post-processing. After PP, everything just comes out.

2nd digital body, prolly my last (unless I strike Toto).
My ol' 300D was good, no doubt. It'd seen me grow and been thru ups & downs for the past 1yr. But there's a time when u have to let go & move on forward.

Yep. I guess that's it. I have more to learn on my new baby. Back to the instruction manual!

[jsbn]

Originally Posted by dominator STOP POSTING MORE EXAMPLES!! Else I am going to join the KM group soon!

Hahaha... Ok lah. It all depends on ya.

My primary motivating factor to shift to KM is budget. I can get reasonably good lens at a lower price (like the 70-210 f4? But its discontinued. That sux big time). And spend my other time shooting more.

[apchoo]

Congrats !!! Welcome aboard.

[jsbn]

Originally Posted by apchoo Congrats !!! Welcome aboard.

Thnx! Looking forward to shooting more photos with u guys!

[tokrot]

Wow.. the colors is good but I think a push of 1+ or +2 will greatly enhanced the pic quality. Remember D5D/D7D picture is generally soft for further processing. So Shoot more!!

[jsbn]

Yep! That's wad my shifu told me as well!

+1EV? I usually put on +0.25EV or +0.5EV on my 300D. I guess different manufacturers has different settings?

Will take note. Thnx!

[Isaiahfortythirtyone]

wow the ISO 800 is better than my 350D

[jsbn]

Ahem....

BUY BUY BUY?

[TME]

Originally Posted by jsbn Yep! That's wad my shifu told me as well! +1EV? I usually put on +0.25EV or +0.5EV on my 300D. I guess different manufacturers has different settings? Will take note. Thnx!

All DLSRs are made to underexpose I think cos they handle highlights so badly... u can always pull out the details when u post process... often find that a simple autolevels will do...

[Agetan]

Originally Posted by jsbn ISO800 @ 100% Crop ISO1600 @ 100% Crop ISO3200 @ 100% Crop My eyeballs dropped when I saw the photos at ISO800. Needless to say, ISO3200 I prolly wun touch at all. 1600 force myself maybe can touch.

well, ISO 1600 and ISO 3200 is only usable if you remove the "digital noise". Someone point out about photoshop steps which can be used to remove the "coloured specks".

All I can say is after removing the digital coloured specks (noise), the image is usable... I can't see any much different from film ISO1600... but the pattern of the grain just different in some sense...

Here is the example before and after the coloured specks being removed...


Regards,

Hart

[grado]

Nice "model" you have there, jsbn! Hehe!

[sulhan]

Hiee...

I tried the clean-up prcedure for the rainbowish dot on the ISO 3200 shot and looks good...
Original
-> cleaned

rgds,
sulhan

[jsbn]

Originally Posted by grado Nice "model" you have there, jsbn! Hehe!

My prettiest 'model' to-date.

Ok, she was the only one I have. Her sister is prettier. But its a pity the manufacturers made her sister sitting down instead of standing.

[jsbn]

Originally Posted by sulhan Hiee... I tried the clean-up prcedure for the rainbowish dot on the ISO 3200 shot and looks good... Original -> cleaned rgds, sulhan

Hmm... The results after the coloured specks are removed looks good.

I wonder if the coloured specks will show up if we're shooting B&W at high ISO?