ErikKaffehr
Well-known member
Hi,
Comparing CCD with CMOS, are you comparing MFD to MFD or MFD to 135?
Comparing Phase One CCD with Phase One CMOS or Lead CCD with Leaf CMOS will eliminate a lot of variables.
Best regards
Erik
Comparing CCD with CMOS, are you comparing MFD to MFD or MFD to 135?
Comparing Phase One CCD with Phase One CMOS or Lead CCD with Leaf CMOS will eliminate a lot of variables.
Best regards
Erik
The noise characteristics of CCD and CMOS are certainly quite different. My CCD files have a more "random" noise structure while the sony CMOS files have a very uniform noise pattern. I guess that uniformity does play a part in how plasticky and artificial those files look out of the box.
The other thing I have noticed is how CCD highlights "sparkle" in a way CMOS highlights don't. The latter often gives speculars that are spread out like light hitting on a sheet of cellophane.