D50 vs D70 Image Sensor Performance

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Billy wrote:

> In a recent DP Review article, it states
>
> "The only key difference between the D50 and D70 from an image pipeline
> point of view is that the image processing algorithm has now been tweaked to
> improve rendition of highlight detail (to clip less and have a softer
> roll-off to the highlight). It's also worth noting that the D50's default
> color space mode is IIIa which is still sRGB but is described as being
> optimized for nature and landscape photographs"
>
> I have a real problem getting images that expose to my eye's liking with the
> D70 right out of the camera, so I use custom curves - a feature I dont
> prefer. Does this clip of the article seem to you to infer that the D50 has
> a tendency to create images that require less post processing and without
> the need for custom curves to lighten the exposure of the D70 out-of-camera
> images?


Sounds like it has an automatic custom curve built in. Do they say if
this applies to RAW images? I would guess not.


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