Noise ?

[gsgary]

16 years out of date grain T-Max 400

 

[table1349]

I've heard lots of people refer to 'noise'..

What's meant by this ?

Rap and Opera mostly. Bubblegum music as well.

 

[gsgary]

But not rock

 

[joel28]

Thanks Mike and KMH!

 

[o hey tyler]

Film grain tends to have some spots that are larger, some that are smaller. A little more dense here, a little less over there etc.

Digital noise is pretty much the same across the photo, especially areas of the same tone.

I would actually say that film grain is more uniform in the sense that it appears throughout the whole image, in both highlight and shadow. High ISO noise is more prevalent in the shadows or underexposed areas of the image, and less so on properly exposed areas.

 

[joel28]

Thanks Tyler! You are always so informative!