steve_wagner1 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>I'd like to take a census of 50D owners as to whether you're using the in camera noise reduction and if so at what level. Answers can be very brief - e.g. Yes, normal</p> <p>Please don't take it the wrong way, but I'd prefer to hear mostly from experienced or working photographers who have enough background to have a strong basis for having deciding to use this setting and at what level.</p> <p>Thanks</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_marc_liotier Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>Any way you set the noise reduction in-camera, make sure that the noise reduction profile you use in post-production is based on that one. Neatimage profiles for example are good for a specific set of camera parameters.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aappelphotography Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>As I shoot RAW for max. control, I do not really care about the in camera noise reduction. I process the files in Lightroom and I am done (regarding noise).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgranone Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>I process 50D files with no noise reduction. Then use Neat Image v6 to reduce noise.<br> The results have been very good with minimal loss of detail.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_marc_liotier Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>Paul G : which profiles do you use ? <a href="http://www.neatimage.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2000">I published some on the Neatimage forum</a> , but I have not had much feedback so far.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_wagner1 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>So if one shoots RAW then the in-camera noise reduction settings have no effect and are meaningless? Do they carry through such that the file opens in LR with a different amount of NR already applied?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>I don't shoot JPEGS with my 50D but the RAW NR defaults in DPP 3.5x are the same and work extremely well. I've monkeyed with them a bit but found the defaults just right.</p> Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_wagner1 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>This thread is not about what noise reduction techniques people use. The question was "do you use the 50D in -camera NR and if so what level." Sample answers<br> No<br> Yes, high<br> Thanks</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgranone Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>I am using Photoshop CS4 64bit with the 64bit version of Neat Image v6<br> Photoshop CS4 updated to Adobe Camera Raw v5.2<br> I usually select auto profile, then option to fine tune<br> that has worked very well so far on 50D files</p> <p>I also tried out Nik Define v2 but Neat Image v6 does a better job with my 50D files</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturetrek Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 <p>I find the noise reduction in 50D to be very harsh, you loose a lot of details and sharpness. I took this picture (see picture ID 8243800) and after the crop, the bird had no details on the feathers because of the overpowering noise reduction (set to max though). I have stopped using NR in 50D since, and I use NeatImage to elimitate noise.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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