NOTE: The unit I've tested at this point was a prototype camera,
so I don't have my usual assortment of standardized test images for
you yet - I'll let the full battery of those shots wait until I get
a production model of the 14n to work with.
I have prepared some pretty extensive analysis pages for you
though, comparing the Kodak 14n with the Canon EOS-1Ds as well as an
assortment of random images that news editor Mike Tomkins and I shot
with a prototype Kodak 14n when we went to the PMA show in Las Vegas
the first week of this month (March, 2003). Enjoy!
The "Davebox":
Color rendering and a detailed noise analysis. (Some low-light shots as
well.)
Wide angle test: Some
comparison shots with the same Sigma 14mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens on both
cameras. Chromatic aberration and other distortions.( Do microlenses aggravate
wide-angle lens distortion?)
Resolution Target: Comparison
of ISO-12233 res targets, including shots with an "exclusive"
2x res target. (These cameras have now outstripped the capabilities of
the standard 12233 target.)
Random shots from Las Vegas:
Some other shots (a mixture of daytime shots of Sony's hot-air ballooning
press event and some night shots of the 'Vegas strip), plus my initial
impressions of the 14n.
Love high ISO photography?
Hate noise? Check out Fred Miranda's ISO-R noise-reducing actions
for Photoshop. Incredible noise reduction, with *no* loss of subject
detail. (Pretty amazing, IMHO.) Check
it out!
