Is this noisy too? - pana G1 test again

csaba369 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 172 Location: Hungary

Just got my M42 adapter, tested pana with Jupiter 37A at ISO100 about f5.6. There was hazy weather, not too ideal, so I have to adjust contrast and tone curve in Lightroom. But nothing else, no sharpening or other mod.

crops:

and the full size image:
http://369.hu/outerpics/20090516/pana_jupi-1_full.jpg

What do you think?

Farside · Expire: 2013-12-27

Not very noisy at all. Looks fine to me.

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

In dull weather I think my E-1 produce same image I think. Check next time in bright sunny days on close subjects a few meters only and if no noise that is fine. Shoot at infinity is not easy even with film so I think not relevant as noise test. Surely this camera will not produce images like Pentax, Nikon or Canon it's power the compatibility.

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Some noise is visible, but it's fine! Not bad at all.
In the other shots, not the noise was disturbing but the JPG artefacts.
Here this is much better.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

What is pana?
I am with Carsten, there is a little noise but it's ok, it's not disturbing (and a light pass of Noise Ninja would cure it off if needed)

trifox · Expire: 2014-05-29

PaulC · Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318

This is a worrying. I can see no noise at all on my CRT screen ... but I've been having problems processing images on a flat-screen monitor where they look great but when I transfer them to the CRT they look sh*t. Having the monitors calibrated with the same spyder seems to make no difference - the LCD monitor makes things look bright and noisy, where the CRT makes them look dull and noise-free.

Of the two, the CRT (despite being ancient) is the one that doesn't get "poor exposure" rejections on the micros, so I guess it is the more accurate ... This has been a cause of serious concern for over a year and I can't seem to find an answer. Any ideas? Or is it just the way my eyes are "calibrated" to the screens?

Anyway, I see nothing wrong with the photos.

csaba369 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 172 Location: Hungary

Thank you for all!

I've just bought this camera, changed 350D. I really happy with it, can use my old zorki m39 lenses on it too. But too new, no experience with it, thats why I asked some help from you. As I see colors much better then 350D, and the details is better too for my eyes.

And a lot other think is better too, focusing with MF lenses on the top for me! Size is a bit small, but we can live together. More space for film cams in the bag... Smile

Thank you for your opinion!

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(This cam is Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1)

eeyore_nl · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 837 Location: Netherlands

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

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fenris · Joined: 23 Oct 2008 Posts: 42

Off-topic, but I've gota agree. I'm using a CRT myself, and the images look fine on my monitor. But when I have the same image on most other LCDs, they look noisy, low contrast and more saturated. Of course, since I prefer to print my own best images, that's not a practical issue. The only problem is getting people with different monitors to see what I'm seeing!

That aside, I do find the images fine as far as noise is concerned, even when I crank the brightness above my usual. Whenever I crank the brightness up, more noise shows, so yeah.

greg · Expire: 2012-12-03

Personally, I think a tube with the guns painting the phosphor coating on the inside have fuzzy edges thus blending transition areas giving a film like image; unlike the lcd type screens that have definite pixels that are turned on and off with a black matrix surrounding each pixel. Similar to comparison of Kodaks dye sublimation printers to ink jet printers on the same paper or between a film negative and a digital image. Comparing images from one to the other is a little like the old saw of comparing apples to oranges. Take a good close look at the image on your lcd screen and you will even see the matrix border - looking like a fine window screen.