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Yes I also use RX100vi those small sensors need all the help it can get. You can also try some AI noise reduction tools which is getting better and better.

@@takebetterphotos8132 you are absolutely right, re the "AI" noise reduction. I also have ON1 and some of the things it does are sensational!

Awesome, thank you!

Yes really simple. Go for it!

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Have fun!

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Hi Jeff, I have never heard of both focus stacking and exposure blending. I don't think that will work as you would need to both change focus and change exposures. Much to complicated! I also don't think the software supports such. Noise reduction might be possible by default since focus stacking merges multiple images and that by itself should reduce noise.

@jeffyablone6673 Hi Jeff, I think it will work. I am pretty sure I have done it already. But it is a kind of tedious process and you need perfectly static objects and well fixated camera. First you shoot a series of all focal planes which is a little overexposed. Then another series which is correcty exposed and has all focal planes. And then a series which is a little underexposed. In Affinity you first merge the overexposed pictures as a focal stack, then as a new (!) merge process the normal exposed pics and last the underexposed pics. This way you get three separate files which are sharp from first to last focal plane but are differently exposed. Then take the three results and merge them as a dynamic range stack as shown in the video. Voilá! @takebetterphotos8132 Don't you think this will work?

Ah, I forgot. The same will work for noise reduction. But this time you need to shoot the suggested number of 10 to 20 pics in the first focal plane as one series, then another series in the next focal plane, and so forth until you have all focal planes covered. In Affinity stack separately the first series, then the second, etc. As results you now have a noise reduced picture of each focal plane. Finally stack these together as a focal stack. And ready! (... after probably hours of work🙂)

Hi there just saw your very helpful response! Still getting used to KZfaq studio comment section. Yes as you say it is possible but very tedious unless you have automated focus stacking. That should have been my answer! Anyway thanks for your input! 🙂

Most welcome

It should support. But it does take some time on larger files.

Hi Mike which Affinity Feature are you referring to that Lightroom won hands down?

Yes agree very good software. Will have a video on denoise AI soon. Haven't used photoshop in a while.

Yes trialing photolab 6 now. Want to see whether there is discernable improvement to deepprime