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[OM] Re: E-1 ISO 800 Acceptability

Subject: [OM] Re: E-1 ISO 800 Acceptability
From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:38:24 -0800 (PST)
> Welcome, Joel has decamped to a beautiful place where he can
> just take pretty pictures, rather than sit around being
> compulsive about this stuff.

Oh, he's pretty compulsive about this stuff too.  The guy has a
tube amplifier and heavy-guage speaker wire in his home stereo
system.  Can't get more anal than that. :)

> But if some cameras will do it, why should I settle for
> one that won't?

Excellent point.  When ALL ELSE is equal.

> It's mysterious to me how a different printing system can
> erase noise without reducing detail, but I'd like to see how.

I'm not sure how they do it either, but the proof is in the
prints. The results are good enough that I actually keep getting
reprint orders on existing reprints.

> Of course I can't see how they compare to your
> Can*n or the pro shop.

I'm still getting outstanding results from the Canon. That's not
the issue.  In prints within a certain size range the Canon is
quite excellent. Actually, for some types of pictures, the Canon
is definitely best. But there is a "something extra" going on
with the lab prints. Not only is there a tonal "richness", but
enlargements aren't gritty.  Their RIP doesn't care for highly
sharpened pictures, though.  Evidently, they do the sharpening
step after enlargement.

> I'm quite sure I would be frustrated by an E-1 .

And I'm sure you would be too. There are moments that I'm less
than pleased, but I make do.  I definitely wouldn't turn down a
new and improved E-x with clean noise characteristics, faster
AF, more megapixels...

AG

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