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Message: <blockquote data-quote="opticoholic" data-source="post: 3368271" data-attributes="member: 18608">Frank,I'm sure Neil will reply, but I had the same reaction to the full sized image:  a lot of noise.  Then I looked and I can see it was at ISO 2000.  Plus the image probably has zero Noise Reduction applied.  I think many of us are accustomed and perhaps not aware of noise reduction that gets automatically applied to RAW images.  i.e., some might be shocked to see the true noise level in images before noise reduction algorithms are applied (same goes for your iPhone images for sure).   However micro-4/3 sensors with 20 megapixels can be expected to have more noise.  Even with the slightly larger pixels on my 16MP Olympus E-M1, I always try to stay at ISO 800 or lower if I can, even if it means the shutter speed is slower than I would like.  Keeping the ISO as low as I can helps both noise and dynamic range.  These mirrorless cameras have electronic shutter and with a good tripod, remote release and a stationary subject, you can get sharp images at slower shutter speeds.  Just my 2 cents.Dave</blockquote>