Nobody disputes that the phenomenon does not exist. What is being discussed--and for good reason--is the matter of whether it is a \"problem.\" And this is a subjective determination.
For you, it\'s a problem. For others, it may not be. And for still others, they may be persuaded that it is acceptable in that it does not pose a significant constraint on their creative vision.
Part of the reality that one must accept as a result of posting on forums is that there are individuals with diverse viewpoints, whose concept of what constitutes a meaningful photographic process is going to differ from your own. That is not to say one is right and the other is wrong. But as a participant in a public forum these differences will be expressed, and that is something every participant should accept.
So the pattern noise bothers you. Okay. What are you going to do about it? Feel free to buy a different camera if it is not up to the standard you have set for yourself. Or feel free to use software to mitigate the visual impact on your photos. What else is there to say about it? And that is why I believe some people have responded the way they have, because it is readily apparent that this type of read noise is not going to magically disappear with a firmware update. There isn\'t a whole lot you can do, so why belabor the point?
From what I can tell, the pattern noise is most prominent when there are large contiguous regions where very little light has hit the sensor, regardless of ISO setting. If there is a lot of light/dark detail, either this noise is obscured because of the presence of this detail, or the noise is truly absent. In either case, the point is largely irrelevant, because to constrain oneself in terms of *what* to shoot is far worse than constraining onself in terms of pattern noise that is only visible at larger magnification and (extreme) tonal adjustment.
So again, I ask: What is the point of having endless discussions about this phenomenon when it is obvious that it is intrinsic to the camera body?
Nov 13, 2009 at 06:06 AM
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