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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

05/30/2005 11:52:25 AM · #1

I have just started experimenting in RAW format on my nikon d70 I have got some excellent, but when I bring them into edit they are noisy and horrible, can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong!?

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

05/30/2005 11:54:49 AM · #2

High ISO and/or underexposure? just guessing, but these two things, particularly in combination, are the main culprits.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

05/30/2005 12:00:01 PM · #3

no iso is as low as it can go on nikon d70 only at 200 and I shot it with the light meter so it is not under exposed

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

05/30/2005 12:02:09 PM · #4

What RAW converter are you using? And what editing software?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

05/30/2005 12:04:10 PM · #5

What software are you using for RAW conversion? Sometimes the default settings are too harsh and need to be adjusted. Adjustments in the RAW converter can make the shadows or evenly coloured areas look too noisy.

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II

05/30/2005 02:59:03 PM · #6

just adobe photoshop elements 3.0

Message edited by author 2005-05-30 14:59:29.

colyla

Canon EOS-50D

05/30/2005 03:01:53 PM · #7

Someone on here suggested "Real World Camera RAw with Adobe Photoshop CS". I bought this because I took a couple of pictures in RAW and thought OMG that's ugly! So now I'm reading trying to figure out and then come back in here and ask some questions about the stuff I don't get! You can get it from bookpool.com, overnited for less than what you get it at BAMM. Love bookpool!

05/30/2005 03:09:23 PM · #8

some of the photos are not that bad it is only on heavily colored areas.

05/30/2005 03:10:05 PM · #9

any free converters....just thought that I would ask...prob not though cause nothing is ever free with photography.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

05/30/2005 04:26:52 PM · #10

anyone?? I am sitting here trying to edit these photos and it is driving me nuts! it wouldn't be so bad if they looked horrible when I look at them in the organizer. In the organizer they look stunning but as soon as I try and put them into editor!! it looses detail and color!! i have tried everything on the raw settings: exposure, shadows..ect ect ect... but they still look like spit -p + h

Message edited by author 2005-05-30 16:28:44.

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

05/30/2005 04:40:26 PM · #11

Try RAW Shooter Essentials - free at

RSE

I use it and it works well. After loading try converting using the Auto feature for exposre. Then fine tune from there. That should give you a good start.

Good luck.

BTW - I tried PSE 3 and found it less intuitive than RSE.

Message edited by author 2005-05-30 16:41:54.

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

05/30/2005 04:44:19 PM · #12

One other note on RSE. Read the 75 page manual that is available when you download it. It is the best RAW coversion info I have found and worth the read. Also, RSE tends to oversharpen so slide the Sharpening bar to -50 when converting and then add sharpening when it is time to print or post.

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

05/30/2005 07:21:34 PM · #13

thanks very much for that :)

Juniper366

Canon EOS-10D

05/31/2005 09:13:37 AM · #14

I did this once.... when you open the pics, are you opening them in 16 bit? (It is on the first screen when you open them). I did that and they looked pink and green and very noisy. Maybe that's what is wrong.

Jen

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

05/31/2005 09:47:09 AM · #15

Originally posted by Juniper366:

That's what happens when the software doesn't support 16 bit very well. I get the same effect when trying to open a 16 bit image in Digital Image Pro 7. In 8 bit everything is fine.

05/31/2005 03:04:58 PM · #16

i have to try that I have changed it to 32 bit now... canb anyone walk me through calibration?