Re: More on Canon Rebel XT noise at high ISO - 2 main new data points



Today Rich commented courteously on the subject at hand

> Popular Photography magazine characterized the Rebel XT
> noise level at 1600 ISO as unacceptable.

I read that, I read dpreview.com, and I lurked here all year, to
name just 3 sources. I look at and absorb lab testing, but take
it with a grain of salt. How many competitive cameras are there
in the Rebel or D70 market niche? A dozen? Here on this NG, the
religious Canon vs. Nikon wars get ludicrous.

I take /real/ pictures, I don't evaluate color balance, dynamic
range, sharpness, or noise using test equipment. I evaluate it
by taking pictures.

It wasn't a month ago right here that a group of people said the
Rebel XT was top-of-the-heap for quality and low noise, while
the Nikon D70s was a POS. If you search long enough, you can
find some test somebody did somewhere at some time on any
camera, and conclude from it whatever floats your boat.

--
ATM, aka Jerry

"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death
your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall under the
pseudonym Stephen G. Tallentyre
.



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