A700 testpic series

Hello,

on monday I got my A700. And to get a feeling about the parameters that can be tweaked with the A700 I made some testpictures.
I arranged a scene that was shot on tripod with 50mm/1.7 at f5.6.

There are test series of ISO from 100-6400, from sharpening -4 to +4, std fine and xfine format, raw and craw and further more.
These set are 32 pictures with different parameters that can be found on:

http://a700.makrograf.com/

I want to thank baerlichkeit for his work on this site!

Have fun
gnupublic

Thanks for posting. The high ISO performance is very nice. Even the 3200 you posted looked good.

Thanks so much for posting this link. The center crops of each pick side by side was very helpful. JPEG sharpness looks excellent to me, especially when set at +1 or +2. Thanks to those that put the time in to take all those test pictures and put them online. Well done.

Thanks for the test pics. My test also indicated that a +2 for sharpness is a good level. I use +1 sat, +1 contrast and +2 for sharpness.

Many thanks for linking to that test- just exactly what I've been waiting for- really thorough. The high ISO performance particularly was a pleasant surprise, even after everything that's been said about it- it easily surpasses even my best expectations. I can certainly think of times on dull days when it would have got me out of a serious hole if I'd had it!

Edited by Eclipse - 11 October 2007 at 22:38

Shooting test images is tedious and time consuming I realize.

Nevertheless I have one suggestion. Fron the exif it is clear than the iso tests were all shot at the same illumination. In actual use, it is more likely the higher iso will be used at lower illumination. I suuggest shhoting an iso series that holds aperture and shutter constant at a likely real world value (for example f4 at 1/250), then vary illumination and iso for correct exposure. Vary illumination by shielding the light source or using a dimmer switch.