Nikon D7100 Full size samples : Yikes !

Steve Bingham wrote:

The noise you see in the sky will not show up on anything less than a 2' x 3' print - and only upon very close inspection. Pixel peeping is a dangerous sport misunderstood by most. Try looking at the photo at 50%.

Download it and examine it in PS CS6 at 50%. This is the proper magnification, for example, for judging degree and effect of unsharp mask.

I use a D600 which does not do this, but in defense of the D7100 it looks very little different from the D7000 at this ISO - as future tests will probably indicate - or NOT.

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Steve Bingham
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