I freely admit that I don't think I am really understanding the implications of ISO 12,800. It's like a person being 20 ft. tall. My mind has trouble associating that number with that property. I noticed that one high end Nikon had a max sensitivity of 102,400. That's like trying to grasp an f0.1 aperture. It makes mathematical sense in terms of EVs but I never thought I would see such a thing.
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:25 AM, Paul Sorenson <allarou...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Here's another K-X example if you need low light capabilities. Pretty much > a straight import into LR3 - at ISO 12,800. The noise isn't objectionable > at normal viewing. (K-X, fa80-...@320mm,1/1...@f5.6) > > http://www.studio1941.com/photos/content/IMGP0631_large.html > > -p > > On 8/31/2010 1:34 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> >> One big difference for me was that with the K20 and earlier I really had >> to have good conditions (lighting, processing, etc) to make a high >> ISO shot reasonable. For instance, when shooting weddings I could >> take a couple of shots with the 50/1.4 lens close to wide open and no >> flash, then process to remove ugly color cast and grain, etc. The >> resulting image would possibly even need to be turned to B&W. >> Basically, this meant that the shot was not the norm, but the >> exception. >> >> With the K-x, it is totally changed. Straight out of the camera, ISO >> 6400 is looking quite good - no extra work. So now I have shot >> entire receptions with no flash and no heavy post processing. Even >> more so, simple snaps of the family in situations where I would have >> used a flash in the past, I no longer need to. Gathered around the >> dinner table talking in the evening or playing a game or one of the >> kids receiving an award at school, etc. The ability to shoot >> consistently at high ISO (1600+) is a real game changer. >> >> ISO 6400, 85mm Soft Focus lens, no post processing, shot right after >> dinner: >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp1200-1.htm >> >> I would never have thought to take that kind of shot in the past. >> >> >> That is why I am saying to try the K-x and really see how different >> you start shooting and thinking. When I got mine, it was only to >> shoot a gymnastics sporting event - that covered the cost for me. It >> turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg. >> >> Here is a shot from a reception - fairly dim lighting - ISO 6400 - >> pretty much no post processing: >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/hoffman_00295.htm >> >> With flash, the shot would not be the same. This is the kind of >> thing I am talking about. Not really thinking about how you shoot >> today, but really thinking outside of the box. For me, the K-x was >> really a game changer in thought process and fun. Prior to that, >> pretty much the old thought process all the way back into my film >> days. >> >> "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what >> you've always got." >> >> Time to change it up and see what this Brave New World is offering. >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3104 - Release Date: 08/31/10 >> 01:34:00 >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
