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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 182960" data-attributes="member: 9240">I love the low level of noise at higher ISO's on my D600, but I have to say I love it even more with the use of the Nik Dfine 2.0 noise reduction tool.I was shooting some street performers last night at Bethlehem Musikfest and as I processed them this morning I was once again blown away by the ease with which this tool removes the noise.&nbsp; Simply call it from either Lightroom or Photoshop (I use the latter here in it's own layer), and let it analyze and correct the image on its own.&nbsp; I very rarely find the need to perform manual tweaking.&nbsp; Detail is preserved and noise is gone.&nbsp; Voila!!Here's a peak at a 100% crop zoom within the tool, with the area to the left of the red line showing the before image with the noise shot at ISO 3200, and the area to the right the after image.&nbsp; The selection on the right side is an area it chose to analyze for noise content and these can be added, removed and tweaked with the manual adjustment controls. It's the default first step in my workflow any time I'm shooting above ISO 400.&nbsp; Yes, you can use the Noise Reduction controls in Camera RAW and they do a fine job, but I find myself spending far more time with them than I do here, and not getting any better results.[ATTACH=full]46973[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 182960, member: 9240"] I love the low level of noise at higher ISO's on my D600, but I have to say I love it even more with the use of the Nik Dfine 2.0 noise reduction tool. I was shooting some street performers last night at Bethlehem Musikfest and as I processed them this morning I was once again blown away by the ease with which this tool removes the noise. Simply call it from either Lightroom or Photoshop (I use the latter here in it's own layer), and let it analyze and correct the image on its own. I very rarely find the need to perform manual tweaking. Detail is preserved and noise is gone. Voila!! Here's a peak at a 100% crop zoom within the tool, with the area to the left of the red line showing the before image with the noise shot at ISO 3200, and the area to the right the after image. The selection on the right side is an area it chose to analyze for noise content and these can be added, removed and tweaked with the manual adjustment controls. It's the default first step in my workflow any time I'm shooting above ISO 400. Yes, you can use the Noise Reduction controls in Camera RAW and they do a fine job, but I find myself spending far more time with them than I do here, and not getting any better results. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]46973._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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