With the noise floor and self-heating testing out of the way, we’re ready to tackle the question, “Is the M240 ISOless?” If that question makes no sense to you, hang in there. Explanations follow. Let’s talk a bit about how your camera works. First, there are the photosites, or sensels, which are little features (usually… [Read More]
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Leica M240 noise floor vs ISO
The next step in the characterization is to plot the way that the noise floor varies with the ISO setting. I let the camera cool down for five minutes between collecting the 16 samples at each ISO. Here are the results: The standard deviations are pretty low compared to the averages, so it doesn’t make… [Read More]