i know a lot of you aren't comfortable with high ISO and noise and what not....what are your reasons that you love/hate ISO?

It's new to me and I'm not certain what I should expect from it. I should experiment more since I love going over to Coronado and taking night time pictures. However I also have a feeling that's not all there is to high ISO's.

I've been shooting 320 as my base ISO for a lot of things and I'm very happy with the out come. I guess I should dedicate a whole day to shooting high ISO settings... Maybe the gardens in Balboa would be good for that. Or even better I'm going to Disneyland and maybe I can do some shots without flash on a few rides?

i just shot some 3200 iso today. some light streaks for fun. ive just never tried it but i think im gonna try it this weekend or tomorrow.

light streaks with ISO 3200?

light streaks with ISO 3200?
ditto. ???

I was bored and wanted to see how it would come out. Long exposures but I just held it.
http://l1ttleslugger.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/dsc_0042.jpg

thats long exposure....not high ISO

yea.. you can do "light streaks" with a low ISO.. heheh..

road was a tad bumpy?

well the iso is high. sorry im still trying to grasp all the terms.
yeah it was bumpy, it doesnt help that its an old el camino with stiff springs.

This was from my car shoot two gas pumps. ISO3200 Shutter speed 25 and f4.5 Canon 7D using 28-135mm lens.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4294237899_62c908225b.jpg

I also shot a few down at the La Jolla cove area at 6400ISO.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4294266833_7f0aff2662_o.jpg

and this one. It was fairly overcast with even darker clouds moving in. After about 45 minutes of rain free shooting as soon as I got in the car torrential down pour... Talk about luck.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4295010114_89280c654b_o.jpg

However, I still think I'm missing the point of High ISO shooting or as the LOL Cats say amidoingitrite?

i never liked it up until this pic i took...it gives it an interesting look and makes it have more character...i dont really know how to explain it ha ha

shot @ ISO3200 with a canon t1i and a 18 55 IS
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4281982909_464fcda605.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rx2photography/4281982909/

i did these today at iso 3200 i actually like it better this way as opposed to a lower iso.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4296456635_fc475938e2_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4296458365_aa527b6a3a_b.jpg

convert to black and white and see how u like that.

what about this one. i liked the colors in this one alot.

http://l1ttleslugger.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/dsc_00631.jpg

It works for that pic.

im trying to shoot mostly in higher iso.

im trying to shoot mostly in higher iso.

In general, I would find that undesirable. It's an effect that is pleasant in different situations, but on a regular basis something that would just be distracting.

In general, I would find that undesirable. It's an effect that is pleasant in different situations, but on a regular basis something that would just be distracting.


agreed.

Well I shoot in both. Usually I shoot at 100 but lately I've been shooting 100 then shooting the same thing at either 3200 or 1600. Just to see how it would come out.

I have *NO* problem shooting up to ISO 6400 on my 7D... I am not afraid of a little noise, I have software for that if needed.

The 7D handles high ISO very well, I love it.

I have *NO* problem shooting up to ISO 6400 on my 7D... I am not afraid of a little noise, I have software for that if needed.

The 7D handles high ISO very well, I love it.

Did you turn on the noise reducer on the 7D? When I shot with it off I hated the noise... just too much. Turned it on and the noise actually complements the photo's I take at 1600+ a lot better.

Shot this one at ISO2000
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4363232991_4cc00015da_b.jpg

I like high ISO and the associated noise with BW pictures, but not so much in color photography.

Yea the 7D Iso Performance is godly even with on cam noise reduc off
Heres another shot at Iso1600
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/4193271235_18b754260d.jpg
This ones noisy because it was under exposed.

Chris, I've love to see the photo of the seats converted to b/w.

Almost BW
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4363960423_0f98b44e2f_b.jpg

Did you turn on the noise reducer on the 7D? When I shot with it off I hated the noise... just too much. Turned it on and the noise actually complements the photo's I take at 1600+ a lot better.

I have the noise reducer on "normal", but its pointless anyway to a RAW file which is what I use... I have software to take care of noise if I need to clean up anything. I have no problems with the 6400 ISO images though out of camera.

Here is a shot I have at ISO 6400... The detail retention is excellent. Very mild noise reduction with Neat Image.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/invertalon/snake.jpg

dam....i need to upgrade my body still have my canon rebel xt for three years lol

if u ask me, if ur shooting above 3200 then u need to attach a strobe cause ur prolly in damn near complete darkness. ha ha

Watching*

dam....i need to upgrade my body still have my canon rebel xt for three years lol

there's nothing wrong with having an old body...i've had my camera body for 4 years now

About to pick up my 40D so it's a decent upgrade for me. Will be taking lots of pics hehe

I have no problem shooting auto iso 200-3200 on my D90.

LR3's noise reduction has allowed 6400 to be acceptable now.

3200ISO shots with a Sigma 105mm 2.8 macro on a Nikon D90 processed in LR3b2:

http://www.gplimages.com/Nature/macro/Plasma-Macro/2010-09-11-Macro-Plasma-8294/1056288947_Fg4Qt-L-1.jpg (http://www.gplimages.com/Nature/macro/Plasma-Macro/14280695_WskdT#1056288947_Fg4Qt-A-LB)

http://www.gplimages.com/Nature/macro/Plasma-Macro/2010-09-11-Macro-Plasma-8302/1056289521_Twk3Z-L-1.jpg (http://www.gplimages.com/Nature/macro/Plasma-Macro/14280695_WskdT#1056289521_Twk3Z-A-LB)

http://www.gplimages.com/Nature/macro/Plasma-Macro/2010-09-11-Macro-Plasma-8304/1056289767_PPWWh-L-1.jpg (http://www.gplimages.com/Nature/macro/Plasma-Macro/14280695_WskdT#1056289767_PPWWh-A-LB)

dam....i need to upgrade my body still have my canon rebel xt for three years lol
heh.. you have an xt?
i have the original digital rebel. (aka.. the 300D)

btw, nice plasma shots... i'm gonna take some electric pictures myself soon.. hopefully.

7D does amazing with high ISO. These both 12,800 at f/2.8 - No noise reduction other than lightroom 3 (mild at that). I had no choice but to use 12,800 in this situation (I generally comfortable up to 6400) but after this, I will have no problem using 12,800 if need be.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/5137044659_c62526c707_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5137657294_1ed6f1b320_z.jpg

I like IS stuff for certain high speed images like rushing water (pictured above) or a race car in motion shot. Those look great when the shutter speed is slowed down some.

here's some high ISOs for me.. 12800 not to bad :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5383298608_82cb5c14a6_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5382697867_b7000aee87_z.jpg