Still amazed at ISO3200

[gletta]

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/986/24279445gf3.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9905/bykn7.jpg


I still have in my mind the grain of 800ASA film from the 'old days' so just for fun took all pics at 3200 ISo at a local concert (Canon IDMkIII).. and I am still amazed

[cookey]

love the first picture

[Kimberwhip]

those look awesome what lens did you use?, isnt there a way to push the 40d to do 3200?

[gletta]

those look awesome what lens did you use?, isnt there a way to push the 40d to do 3200?

Canon 300 f2.8 L - fantastic lens ( not sure about 40D)

[severinl]

those look awesome what lens did you use?, isnt there a way to push the 40d to do 3200?
yes, the H setting is ISO 3200 on the 40D

[DwightMcCann]

Yup, when the exposure is on the 1DMIII works very nicely at ISO3200! Nice captures! Welcome to POTN.

[StarJack]

That is amazing!

[_aravena]

Nicely done. According to a lot of people on here though you should get teh 50D as it would have looked better. :rolleyes:

That first shot is sweet!

[johnstoy]

Very good composition, subjects and colors...

You've got some exceptional gear to help you get these tough low light shots... and you certainly picked the right moments to capture... Cheers.

By the way, who is this in the pics and where is this from?

[Lonnie]

Awesome shots. I can't believe how clean those are at 3200. The lights in that first shot are really incredible. Thanks for sharing these.

[gletta]

Very good composition, subjects and colors...

You've got some exceptional gear to help you get these tough low light shots... and you certainly picked the right moments to capture... Cheers.

By the way, who is this in the pics and where is this from?

Thanks all for the comments - the group is Sven Ingvars - they are a very popular Swedish group who first recorded in 1961 so I am told. There are two original members - the guy in the spotlight is the son of one of them. They have adapted over the years and there were a lot of young people at the gig which was in a small place called Munkedal in west Sweden. Even if you did not love the music there was no denying the were good entertainers. Here's a couple more:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7113/48159188ca6.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3234/84089762cx5.jpg

[Lokster]

Very nice for ISO3200. Does the ISO3200 on the 30D/40D/50D differ to that on the 1DMIII (so theoretically if I had the same lens on my 30D I could get similar results)?

[james_in_baltimore]

Very nice for ISO3200. Does the ISO3200 on the 30D/40D/50D differ to that on the 1DMIII (so theoretically if I had the same lens on my 30D I could get similar results)?

simple answer - no.

they are very different sensors and a different crop size. the 1dmkIII is going to have much better performance at 3200. No one really knows yet about the 50D, but I expect it is marginally better than the 40D at 3200 and still pretty far behind the 1DMKIII.

That being said, if you get the exposure right, 3200 on a 40D will look very good on web-size images and small prints.

[SnapLocally.com]

Here's a shot I took with the 40D @ iso 3200:

http://snaplocally.com/ul/5.jpg

It can get good results there, but generally speaking I don't like to go above iso 1600 with this particular camera unless it's the absolutely only way I'll get the shot.

[Lokster]

Thanks for the info.

I don't think I've had a single usable ISO3200 shot, although this may be due to technique and/or lens as well - I have only tested it when ISO1600 wasn't enough (handheld), but the highlights seem to blow out quite easily.

[james_in_baltimore]

Thanks for the info.

I don't think I've had a single usable ISO3200 shot, although this may be due to technique and/or lens as well - I have only tested it when ISO1600 wasn't enough (handheld), but the highlights seem to blow out quite easily.


Yeah, and that may partially be due to the type of lighting you are shooting in. when I am forced to go to 3200 in concert photography, I usually either blow out the highlights or much of the rest of the picture is too dark. I tend to agree, there is less leeway as you go higher in ISO. Lots of chimping and also - I find the more I do it, the more I can look at a scene and be able to guess accurately what the exposure should be.

[Borderfox]

ISO 2500 with a Canon 1dmk3 and a Sigma 120-300 f2.8 @ 300mm
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/TSNH1058.jpg

[symes]

that first one is AWESOME!! well done!

[_aravena]

Me too! In fact tomorrow I'll post some recent ISO 3200 shots myself. That's right, from a 20D. I have no idea how it manged it.

Nice shots though! First one is my fav.

[bacchanal]

Did someone say ISO3200?

Sounds like a ho-down!
http://photos.fahrenheit128.com/img/v1/p39074848-4.jpg