Why They Made ISO 6400,12800,25600 In The Camera

Hi
any one use these numbers of ISO in his camera?
(ISO 6400,12800,25600)
why they made it in our cams if these numbers gives us a noisy images?
i mean not a sharp images we want
thanks

becuase sometimes you would rather a crappy photo verses no photo at all

HunterW wrote in post #12844049
becuase sometimes you would rather a crappy photo verses no photo at all

thanks
but when i bought my cam the 5d 2
i bought it to give me a sharp images
i dont need a noisy images

I have used 6400 on a 5DII with great photos as a result. A little bit of noise with such a large file is not really noticeable.

I've actually gotten some pretty nice shots at 6400 with my 5D M2. Can't say much about the other two though.

moltengold wrote in post #12844063
thanks
but when i bought my cam the 5d 2
i bought to give a sharp images
i dont need a noisy images

So shoot on ISO 100 and stop complaining. It's there as an option for pros who require that setting - such as a wedding in a dark church where I used 6400 and it worked just fine. Images were sharp. A little noise, sure, but that was not an issue at all.

Photojournalists will always take a noisy image over no image. Always.


When my job is to go out and get a photo of something where I need to use iso 12,800 you better believe I'm going to use 12,800. Returning to my editor empty handed to say, "it was too dark" is never an option.

If that's the case, then you shouldn't ever use your camera on anything other than ISO100.

Noise is nice part of photography. I say embrace it.

When you say "give sharp images" - what/how are you talking about. Have you tried printing these noisy images? I'll bet you'd be surprised.

Sam6644 wrote in post #12844081
Photojournalists will always take a noisy image over no image. Always.

Always, always, always!!! And if the moment is strong enough, usually any technical weakenesses are overlooked.

Numenorean wrote in post #12844073
So shoot on ISO 100 and stop complaining. It's there as an option for pros who require that setting - such as a wedding in a dark church where I used 6400 and it worked just fine. Images were sharp. A little noise, sure, but that was not an issue at all.

thanks im not complaining
im a new user in photography and i want to learn everything from you all
and im studying fast because my 5D 2 gives me a fantastic images even when im a beginner
thanks

Numenorean wrote in post #12844065
I have used 6400 on a 5DII with great photos as a result. A little bit of noise with such a large file is not really noticeable.

thanks a lot

How are you going to capture a flying saucer at night?

moltengold wrote in post #12844117
thanks im not complaining
im a new user in photography and i want to learn everything from you all
and im studying fast because my 5D 2 gives me a fantastic images even when im a beginner
thanks

Yes, you are complaining.

I know the going rate of the 5D MkII, but what's the street price of the guy that holds the gun to your head and makes you shoot ISO 25,600?

Bacause you cannot get off shots like this with anything less then iso 6400