Comparison of Noise Reduction Tools
Recently I tested a 16mm extension tube on my Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f1.8 lens. I wanted to verify the combination could be used for impromptu macro work, thereby limiting the the number of lenses and the weight of my camera bag on trips. This rig works, but restrictions include inability to alter the extremely shallow depth of field, and focus only by changing the camera-to-subject distance. Here's a JPEG from the original noisy raw test file shot at high ISO. 75mm lens with 16mm extension tube When I used one of the new noise reduction apps on this file, the results were extremely disappointing. That led to this "eyeball" comparison of four non-Adobe products for cleaning up noise in digital images. Here's my ranking of the four products. Fourth: ON1 NoNoise AI ON1 NoNoise AI out-of-the-box setting ON1 released their artificial intelligence noise reduction application several months ago as a standalone product. It is scheduled to become part of the non-dest...