Iso 1600

[Ollie]

Originally Posted by d70mpv

Jeff that link is just fantastic, thanks a great deal for that. Andy Rouse mentioned the same about ISO-fear at the talk I went to i.e. don't be afraid to go high if you need to, better to get a sharp shot than not. He showed a beauty of a bear shot, I seem to remember that was taken at ISO 6400!

The one thing I would say is that I think both the article and certainly Rouse are using full frame cameras. Roger are you using a full frame or crop? Hopefully the newer crops (40D et al) may make up a little for their small sensor sizes with improved high-ISO-handling technology.

Mine is the 400D with the 1.6 crop factor sensor
Roger

[willing to learn]

I tried it today thats till I knocked it of AV to TV with out realisingIt a shame as I went to a local wood armed with a handfull of food pinched of our the african grey. Waited and might have got some good shots of a Nuthatch if i had checked the camera,
The Robin was taken at 1600 iso deep in the wood freehand.



The nuthatch shot in TV as i must have caught it by mistake still theres next time

[JeffH]

Originally Posted by d70mpv

Jeff that link is just fantastic, thanks a great deal for that........

It's a pleasure..... - as you may have seen, that website has lots of good hints and tips and how nice to see a Pro sharing such info with us amateurs in such an accessible (and free ) manner.

Jeff

[Surrey Sam]

Originally Posted by JeffH

It's a pleasure..... - as you may have seen, that website has lots of good hints and tips and how nice to see a Pro sharing such info with us amateurs in such an accessible (and free ) manner.

Jeff

May I offer my thanks for the link too, it is a pleasure to read a professionals view on varied points.

[glsammy]

I was at Sherwood Forest again today. I decided to try again with a few high ISO 1600 shots.
Here's some of them:



This one was a must stiffer test, as the background is quite dark.






Yet again I think decent results from high iso in good light.

There was noise of course, but it certainly hasn't destroyed the subjects.

[JonSadler]

wish I could get photos like that in any light....at any iso.

Jon

[Bub-les]

so do I!

[glsammy]

If you look at the second shot, I've left a small section on the bottom right hand side where I haven't removed the background noise.

[JonSadler]

Aha - I can see that now. Did you use Neat Image to remove the noise on the rest of the image?

It is a great shot.

jon

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by JonSadler

Aha - I can see that now. Did you use Neat Image to remove the noise on the rest of the image?

It is a great shot.

jon

Yes. Mind you I do that with most images. If the background is light enough I don't have to, the procedures in Lightroom deal with it perfectly well, but where the background is dark, it still needs a little after work. Neat image was only used on the dark background, nowhere else.