since newer cams are capable of up to ISO25,600 & the IQ of the photos at high ISOs are now very good.
so how high is high ISO for you?
so how high is high ISO for you?
to answer my own poll, ISO3200 is high enough for me. very seldom i go over it.
Canon sets 5D2's auto ISO between 100 and 3,200 for a reason. You probably can go one notch higher to 6,400 before you really start to see noise that is unacceptable for an A4 print.on my 5D2, I usually stop at 6,400, so anything above that I consider as "high" iso
It is, but if you expose properly... it should be alright. Here's a sample snapshot taken yest, used 1600 for entire event, no PP whatsoever but shot to RAW and if you find it noisy... might be hard for you to find a DSLR that will satisfy you.maddog said:1600 is high......
Actually, how apparent noise is in your pictures is also dependent on the exposure taken. Given the same ISO settings, noise is more apparent in an underexposed shot - more shadows, more noise. This is partially the reason am constantly, sub-conciously overexposing my shots by at least +1/3 stop and to me this also gives a nice punch to my pictures, very subjective I know but it's just how I've been doing it. Of course am not referring to PP here, pointless to bring up brightness in PP even when shooting to RAW as the noise is already there.
Then again, sensor size is also another huge factor, where you get at least a stop of advantage over cropped DSLRs.
It is, but if you expose properly... it should be alright. Here's a sample snapshot taken yest, used 1600 for entire event, no PP whatsoever but shot to RAW and if you find it noisy... might be hard for you to find a DSLR that will satisfy you.
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...don't kua zang la and how big do you usually print or view your pictures at? and if you see my earlier reply, let's take pixel peeping aside, which I think is what this thread is about... for general viewing and not pixel peeing.looking at the arms area will get me CRAZY. too noisy . =/
yup. this is quite high and noisy for me.
EXCEPT! for the face area.
looking at the arms area will get me CRAZY. too noisy . =/
for me , 1000 and above is high le. :sweat:
...don't kua zang la and how big do you usually print or view your pictures at?