stupid ISO question

dontcallmeash · 29th of August 2010 (Sun)

i'm under the impression, perhaps erroneously, that shooting with ISO settings between the usual 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 doesn't give any better noise performance than the ISO level directly above. (i.e. 500 or 600 doesn't look any better than 800 since it's not one of the main "incremental" settings and actually derived through some magic in the camera's software)...

can anyone clarify this?

theelectrician · 29th of August 2010 (Sun)

Subscribing. I recall hearing something like this

dontcallmeash · 31st of August 2010 (Tue)

no one knows?

ameerat42 · 31st of August 2010 (Tue)

Not so stupid!! Have a look at this thread 4 a start. Am.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...termediate+iso

texturemate · 1st of September 2010 (Wed)

Hmm, thanks for the info, still learning how ISO affects my shooting.

dontcallmeash · 2nd of September 2010 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ameerat42

Not so stupid!! Have a look at this thread 4 a start. Am.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...termediate+iso

excellent. that's kind of what i thought was going on, i just couldn't explain it so well.

29th of August 2010 (Sun)	#1
dontcallmeash Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 480 IMAGE EDITING OK	stupid ISO question i'm under the impression, perhaps erroneously, that shooting with ISO settings between the usual 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 doesn't give any better noise performance than the ISO level directly above. (i.e. 500 or 600 doesn't look any better than 800 since it's not one of the main "incremental" settings and actually derived through some magic in the camera's software)... can anyone clarify this?

29th of August 2010 (Sun)	#2
theelectrician Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 386	Re: stupid ISO question Subscribing. I recall hearing something like this __________________ Photography is like a drug and I think I need an intervention. 50D w/BG-E2 - Sigma 30 f/1.4 - Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 - Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 - Canon 430exII - Slik 500DX and Smith-Victor BH5 Ball Head

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dontcallmeash Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 480 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: stupid ISO question no one knows?

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ameerat42 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Au. Posts: 584 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: stupid ISO question Not so stupid!! Have a look at this thread 4 a start. Am. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...termediate+iso

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texturemate Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 7	Re: stupid ISO question Hmm, thanks for the info, still learning how ISO affects my shooting. __________________ http://www.texturemate.com - My repository of my textures and brushes for Adobe Photoshop and Gimp

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