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11/11/2004 02:13:55 PM · #1 |
I was just wondering if anyone has had experience using the dust reference photo option of Nikon Capture 4.1 with their D70 to get rid of senor dust spots? Does this violate the rules of basic editing? I have always just used Photoshop to get rid of the annoying spots, but I realize that this violates the rule against spot editing. If Capture applies this globally it should be legal, but I̢۪m not sure.
Before someone states that I should just clean the sensor, understand that there are times/conditions that you just don̢۪t want to lock-up the mirror for fear of further dust and/or damage. I feel that the basic editing rule is extremely biased against those with interchangeable lens cameras.
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11/11/2004 02:17:57 PM · #2 |
| If it's something the camera does as part of the image-capture process then it's legal in all challenges. |
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11/11/2004 02:27:59 PM · #3 |
| The process, from what I understand for the manual, it that you take a photo of a white wall, etc. at about 4 inches at a small aperature with the lens focused at infinity. This insures that the only data captured on the sensor is the dust spots. The software then takes the "dust reference photo", maps out where the dust spots are, then removes them from the your desired image. |
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11/11/2004 02:28:27 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
If it's something the camera does as part of the image-capture process then it's legal in all challenges. |
To quote the rules:
"Any filter or stand-alone utility designed and used to preserve the integrity of the image and/or reduce the effects of noise, scratches, etc, are permitted."
So isn't a post-processing program like NeatImage or Nikon Capture allowed to do automated noise/dust removal? |
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11/11/2004 02:32:20 PM · #5 |
Yes, those are allowed too, as is the Dust&Scratches Photoshop filter.
However, having the camera map out bad pixels first should yield a much superior result, as you don't have the possibility of the filter degrading detail in non-dusty areas. |
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11/11/2004 06:04:59 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
... I feel that the basic editing rule is extremely biased against those with interchangeable lens cameras. |
I feel that the advanced editing rule is extremely biased against those who don't have Photoshop CS and professional/expert level skills in using it. |
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11/11/2004 06:09:30 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
... I feel that the basic editing rule is extremely biased against those with interchangeable lens cameras. |
If you have a piece of dust large enough to show after reducing your mage to 640 pixels, then you should probably clean the sensor anyway before it causes physical damage. |
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11/11/2004 06:17:59 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
... I feel that the basic editing rule is extremely biased against those with interchangeable lens cameras. |
If you have a piece of dust large enough to show after reducing your mage to 640 pixels, then you should probably clean the sensor anyway before it causes physical damage. |
Or you could scrap that Nikon and get the new Olympus E-300 that cleans it's own sensor electroniclly everytime you turn it on. |
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11/11/2004 08:29:34 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
If you have a piece of dust large enough to show after reducing your mage to 640 pixels, then you should probably clean the sensor anyway before it causes physical damage. |
This I would have to agree with.
The mirror lockup is not gonna come slamming down all of a sudden if the battery is fully charged, unless it takes you a few hours to use a BULB blower to blow out the dust. This should only take a matter of seconds, and definitely under a minute.
(see how bulb is emphasized...very important).
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11/11/2004 08:43:56 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
If you have a piece of dust large enough to show after reducing your mage to 640 pixels, then you should probably clean the sensor anyway before it causes physical damage. |
This I would have to agree with.
The mirror lockup is not gonna come slamming down all of a sudden if the battery is fully charged, unless it takes you a few hours to use a BULB blower to blow out the dust. This should only take a matter of seconds, and definitely under a minute.
(see how bulb is emphasized...very important). |
It's always a relief when it turns out I know what I'm talking about : ) |
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