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Leica S2

Examples: High ISO

This page includes some high ISO examples.

Remember that with 37.5 megapixels, the image can be downsampled to 21 megapixels or so and thus show less noise. That is the fair way to compare a higher resolution camera to a lower resolution once, since for a print, the lower resolution camera must be enlarged more, showing more noise.

The Oval at ISO 1250 Permalink

Shot handheld at ISO 1250 at 1/90 second at f/2.5, sharpness is very impressive edge to edge, though digital noise does take its toll, and obscures the detail to a significant degree.

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Leica S2 + Leica 70m f/2.5 Summarit-S ASPH @ f/2.5, 1/90 sec handheld with MLU, ISO 1250

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