Tom Kielick
Gamechanger! ISO 25,600 (1)
I loved my Nikon D300s cameras but felt I was missing out on the low light/high ISO performance of more modern sensors. My D300s bodies delivered OK results at ISO 1600 but ISO 3200 images were noisy with terribly mottled colors; basically unusable by most any standard. Last fall I finally gave in and upgraded to a (used) Nikon D500. I'm glad I did.
Recently I did an impromptu, unscientific test in the warmth of my family room. shooting our hearth area handheld at a variety of ISO settings, starting at ISO 3200 and working my way up to ISO 25,600. I shot in RAW and processed each capture in camera, setting contrast and balance etc until I got a pleasing image and saved as JPEG. I used my favorite walk around lens for this camera, the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM zoom.
Take a look and marvel as I did at the benefits of "new" technology; I sure did. ISO 25,600 is looking even softer and contrast is building while shadow detail is being lost but it still looks pretty useful for some subjects.
What do you think?
Gamechanger! ISO 25,600 (1)
I loved my Nikon D300s cameras but felt I was missing out on the low light/high ISO performance of more modern sensors. My D300s bodies delivered OK results at ISO 1600 but ISO 3200 images were noisy with terribly mottled colors; basically unusable by most any standard. Last fall I finally gave in and upgraded to a (used) Nikon D500. I'm glad I did.
Recently I did an impromptu, unscientific test in the warmth of my family room. shooting our hearth area handheld at a variety of ISO settings, starting at ISO 3200 and working my way up to ISO 25,600. I shot in RAW and processed each capture in camera, setting contrast and balance etc until I got a pleasing image and saved as JPEG. I used my favorite walk around lens for this camera, the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM zoom.
Take a look and marvel as I did at the benefits of "new" technology; I sure did. ISO 25,600 is looking even softer and contrast is building while shadow detail is being lost but it still looks pretty useful for some subjects.
What do you think?