M8 and high ISO with the new firmware

[robsteve]

Jack:

I think it may depend on how you test. If you shoot under tungsten and then try to WB perfectly, there is just so little data in the blue channel, you get lots of noise. If you leave the file how it AWB or keep it warmer looking , like it was in real life, the noise isn't as bad.

I noticed the difference in Lightroom, but it just may be my test pictures were in wider spectum lighting than tungsten or candle light.

Robert

 

[Arne Hvaring]

IMO it is mostly a better raw conversion in C1 than in ACR.
I went back and re-processed some old files from pre-update firmware and can see the difference between ACR and C1 4.1. Sometime if I have the time (at home) I will compare these along with the 3.7 version of C1.
-bob

That answers my question above. I have both versions installed as well, will have a look when I get home.