Pentax K 5 II noise

Talete
Posted 13/02/2015 - 00:08 Link
dear friends, even at relatively low ISO values of my photos seem to have excessive noise.
any suggestions?
Thank you
sterretje
Posted 13/02/2015 - 04:03 - Helpful Comment Link
Are you shooting raw or jpeg?
Can you post a resized example with EXIF intact?
Pentax K10D + Vivitar 55/2.8 macro + Super Takumar 55/1.8 + SuperMultiCoated Takumar 85/1.8 + SuperMultiCoated Takumar 135/3.5 + SuperMultiCoated Takumar 200/4 + Super Takumar 300/4
Pentax K100D + DA18-55ALII + DA55-300
Pentax K5 + FA31Ltd + M50/1.7 + DFA100WR + M120/2.8 (+ DA18-55WR at occasion)
Edited by sterretje: 13/02/2015 - 04:04
Talete
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:09 Link
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DrOrloff
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:13 - Helpful Comment Link
That's iso3200 which is not relatively low. It is a dark scene which is more prone to noise, if you lift the shadows then you will intoduce more. I suspect what you are seeing is completely normal.
Talete
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:16 Link
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DrOrloff
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:32 - Helpful Comment Link
Same comment applies.
Mike-P
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:41 - Helpful Comment Link
DrOrloff wrote:
Same comment applies.
Agreed ... underexposed and ISO3200 = noise.
Talete
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:47 Link
any solution?
Mike-P
Posted 13/02/2015 - 09:56 - Helpful Comment Link
Talete wrote:
any solution?
Expose to the right (although I found the K-5II normally overexposed anyway), use a bit of flash ... or wait until the end of the year for full frame.
wvbarnes
Posted 13/02/2015 - 10:22 - Helpful Comment Link
Take such photos at 1/30th of a second, or lower if you have a steady hand. problem solved.
johnriley
Posted 13/02/2015 - 10:24 - Helpful Comment Link
The K-5 has remarkably little noise, and I happily use it up to ISO 1600 without any trouble, albeit it usually in good light levels.

In low light levels, the answer is a truly low ISO (say up to ISO 200) and a long exposure with the camera firmly on a tripod. If you shoot JPEG the camera will sort out noise reduction, and you can adjust the parameters for this in the menus.

If you are shooting RAW then there may well be noise reduction in the RAW converter, or you might use stand alone software.

Hope that helps.
Best regards, John
Edited by johnriley: 13/02/2015 - 11:08
sterretje
Posted 13/02/2015 - 10:48 - Helpful Comment Link
wvbarnes wrote:
Take such photos at 1/30th of a second, or lower if you have a steady hand. problem solved.
With a focal length of 700mm or more (in the sample photos), you must have an extremely steady hand.

I wonder what is going on with that :
Pentax K10D + Vivitar 55/2.8 macro + Super Takumar 55/1.8 + SuperMultiCoated Takumar 85/1.8 + SuperMultiCoated Takumar 135/3.5 + SuperMultiCoated Takumar 200/4 + Super Takumar 300/4
Pentax K100D + DA18-55ALII + DA55-300
Pentax K5 + FA31Ltd + M50/1.7 + DFA100WR + M120/2.8 (+ DA18-55WR at occasion)
Edited by sterretje: 13/02/2015 - 10:49
wvbarnes
Posted 13/02/2015 - 10:57 - Helpful Comment Link
Sorry, I hadn't seen the extremely long focal length used. I'd say 1/100th is challenging and presumably the aperture the widest available.
DrOrloff
Posted 13/02/2015 - 11:00 - Helpful Comment Link
Somehow I don't think it is really a 700mm f4.

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