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Post by comicIDIOT on Jul 9, 2009 8:32:19 GMT -5
I also have a IR converted Nikon D70s. YES! Another InfraRed Photographer! ...I have to start using something like Noise Ninja to get workable prints. Of course the other option for noisy shots is to convert to B&W. LightRoom does good work with Noise, why use a third party application?
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Post by ScottWood on Jul 9, 2009 11:09:24 GMT -5
I have to disagree about LR having good noise reduction. I have never been happy with the noise reduction in either LR or Photoshop. Noise Ninja does a great job, and is profiled to individual cameras and specific ISO levels.
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Post by comicIDIOT on Jul 9, 2009 11:52:55 GMT -5
But don't you make a duplicate of the original? Using third party software seems like such a nuisance to me. Not only do you have to go into the application to apply/edit the changes but you resave the original to a new file or overwrite it, which seems like bad idea in my opinion; wasted space of duplicate files or loss of quality with JPEG and you loose the ability to work with a RAW file after saving the noise reduction changes.
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Post by ScottWood on Jul 9, 2009 12:09:15 GMT -5
I really can't say that I understand your reply.
While there is a stand alone application for Noise Ninja, I use it as a plugin for Photoshop and apply the correction to a separate layer. I don't care about the needed space to store my files, having an image edited the way I want is far more important than saving a few MBs of space on a HD. Storage is very cheap these days. I don't lose the ability to work with any of my RAW files. I also don't lose a bit of quality in the JPG images, aside from the reduction in quality that compression brings to JPG on it's own.
My basic workflow is this.
1. Import images into LR.
2. Sort, rate and flag images in LR.
3. Open first of the set in develop module and apply the appropriate camera profiles and basic corrections that will apply to all images in the set.
4. I then edit any images that need individual attention in LR's develop module.
5. Export any images to Photoshop that need the added horse power of PS. This includes noise reduction.
6. When done in PS, I save a copy of the image as a PSD file with all layers intact incase I want to tweak things later.
7. Save the file and move back into LR where I do the appropriate exporting or printing.
It might not be the best workflow for all, but it works for me, and I am very happy with the results I get.
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Post by comicIDIOT on Jul 9, 2009 15:29:02 GMT -5
Okay. I was thinking Noise Ninja was a stand alone application. Which it is and a PhotoShop plugin as you say. & Thanks, your use of Noise Ninja now makes sense to me
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Post by ŋєт™ on Jul 11, 2009 13:26:33 GMT -5
I have a Nikon D60 and I'm pretty happy with it as my first DSLR and I'm looking into getting a nice point and shoot as well. Any suggestions?
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Post by ScottWood on Jul 11, 2009 15:10:21 GMT -5
I have a Nikon D60 and I'm pretty happy with it as my first DSLR and I'm looking into getting a nice point and shoot as well. Any suggestions? I have a Panasonic LX3. IMO there is no competition for it.
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Post by Saknika on Jul 11, 2009 15:37:02 GMT -5
I have a Nikon D60 and I'm pretty happy with it as my first DSLR and I'm looking into getting a nice point and shoot as well. Any suggestions? I have a Panasonic LX3. IMO there is no competition for it. I have also heard that Panasonics are the kings of point-and-shoots.
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Post by ŋєт™ on Jul 13, 2009 1:21:55 GMT -5
Holy crap lol a little too pricey for me to be honest
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Post by Pelé on Jul 17, 2009 4:36:34 GMT -5
Canon EOS 1000D
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