Canon’s Highlight Tone Priority mode and its effect on noise

Following up on my Nikon D3/Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III noise evaluation on Oct 7, my latest addition to DAP delves into Canon’s Highlight Tone Priority mode, which subdues the contrast of highlights—but at what cost to noise behavior in dark tones? While the feature is a great one for some applications, there are downsides. Read it now (login required).

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Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III + Leica 90/2 APO-Summicron-R