Sidewinder
This was a test image since I was using a tripod. It was a stack of 19 images with an ISO of 40 and an EV -2. We know that the luminous noise would be a non issue but what about color noise*? If I opened the area under the cap any more, the color noise was very noticeable. So, without lighting assist, this is the best ambient light can offer with these settings. I would have normally used Spot metering which would have been the obvious choice, if I weren't in a test mode.
*There isn't enough light under the cap for the sensor to read color correctly. Since the red channel is more prone to bias in low light, the noise often appears as splotchy red artifacts.
Sidewinder
This was a test image since I was using a tripod. It was a stack of 19 images with an ISO of 40 and an EV -2. We know that the luminous noise would be a non issue but what about color noise*? If I opened the area under the cap any more, the color noise was very noticeable. So, without lighting assist, this is the best ambient light can offer with these settings. I would have normally used Spot metering which would have been the obvious choice, if I weren't in a test mode.
*There isn't enough light under the cap for the sensor to read color correctly. Since the red channel is more prone to bias in low light, the noise often appears as splotchy red artifacts.