Highest ISO for clear 8X10?

[dennykyser]

I will be shooting deer soon and will probably end up usint my 70-200 f/4L with the 1.4 converter. A lot of shots will be in lower light so I will need to use the highest ISO possible but still get a decent 8X10. I am sure some will be with out the extender so this will be better. What would you sugest as the lowest shutter speed (using tripod) and highest ISO?

[sparty314]

I had a chance to take a plane ride and do some aerial photography. To get decent depth of field (with fast shutter speed), I needed to use ISO 800 with my 10D.

I ran one of the better images through NeatImage (a great program, by the way) and then used Photoshop to do a little sharpening. I had a lab print me a 16 x 24 print and it looks great! I am totally satisfied with the image viewing it at arm's length.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[ShutteringFocus]

hum...4.0 pulse 1.4x...

And at dusk?

All I can say is find out where the deer are coming from and get as close to there as you can. You are limited on light and every minute that goes by without deer in your viewfinder is probably equal to a full stop of light.

I have tried deer before...its hard unless you get close to the bedding areas where they start off from so you can see them as early as possible.

Good luck :)

PS, get Neat Image...great program

[Motorsports Photo]

NOT to be rude but....

Why dont you do some experimentation and see what you get with the different ISO's?

Then report back to us! :D

We all have different ideas about whats good and whats not so why limit yourself to what someone says here?

Get out! Take some pics!

-Pete

[randyk]

I think a lot of it has to do with what you are shooting. I have used iso800 very successfully in certain situations (very dark background) and less successfully with really light backgrounds.

[unners]

will u be using the lense as the scope when u are shooting deer?
just kidding :D
decent noise reduction software like noise ninja or neat image mean u can print iso1600 with little visible grain. also, bright areas contain a lot less noise than the darker parts
good luck
cheers
dave

[rji2goleez]

I shoot ice hockey all the time with my 70-200 f/4 L. Lighting in an indoor arena is notoriously poor. I typically set WB and shoot at ISO 1600 to get a shutter speed of 1/250-350 sec to freeze the action. At home, I run the pics through Neat Image followed by PSCS and I get great action shots devoid of grain and still plenty of detail to make enlargements. I find that this combo really extends the use of 'slower' lenses.


Bob

[dennykyser]

Thanks guys for the tips, Denny