Lightroom 3 Noise Reduction w.r.t. 5DmkII?

 Gavin   Digital Darkroom, Lightroom, Techniques

There is a lot of chatter at the moment about the new noise reduction capabilities of Lightroom 3. I’ve not yet had a look at the Beta 2 version but according to the specs. they’ve added Luminance noise reduction and people are going wild about it, allegedly resurrecting images that would otherwise have been far too noisy to be of usable or marketable quality.

If anyone has some results for the 5DmkII I’d be very interested in hearing. I do a lot of work with natural light and low light in particular so I frequently shoot at ISO 1600. On occasion I have even pushed it to ISO 3200 and ISO 6400 but the images need a lot of TLC or can quickly evaporate in post. If LR3 is really as good as everyone is claiming, my working ISO range has just increased, possibly extending the life of the 5DmkII. If this truly is the case the upgrade would be worth the investment. For me at least.

Now, I wonder if Mrs. LightMatters would see it that way?



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  2. gavin

    For anyone who is interested, it is worth checking out this article:

    http://www.rss4gizmos.com/2010/03/adobe-lightroom-3-beta-2-noise-reduction/

    It gives a “before” and “after” comparison of an image from a 5DmkII at ISO 25,600

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