7D at high ISO

All,

would anyone care to comment either for or against the performance of the 7D in high ISO situations?

i'm currently debating with myself and im sure a lot of other on getting a 7D or 5d2. im a firm believer of yes glass helps, yes a good body helps but it comes down to the person behind the lens that really makes the difference!

if you have any examples of the 7D with high ISO please share, it would be greatly appreciated!

Dave

Both shot at ISO 6400 on the 7D:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/snydremark/6805​511875/

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Eh, no matter what processors both cameras use (up to this date) the 5D II beats ANY crop sensor when comparing noise.
Think about it, 18 million pixels packed into a 1.6 crop of a 24x36 sensor, while 21 Million pixels are spreaded out more on a 5D II’s 24x36 sensor

i would say probably...

40% wedding/portrait
60% sports, family, landscapes, etc

PS - this may sound silly but i already own a 7D the low light/high iso is ok..not great! im looking to purchase another body. im happy with the 7D but im trying to figure out if i would be a lot happier with the 5d2!

What? A black squirrel? You sure have some strange creatures in the PNW.

I'm not sure what your idea of high ISO is but I shoot mine regularly at 1600, rarely do I have a need to go higher. The 7D files do require a little extra work PP for NR but it's really not that bad. To do better you will need to go to a 5D or late 1D series.

If I were. You, I would go with the 7d, for what your doing it sounds like the 7d will be better, the 5d Mk II in comparison is a terrible sports camera vs. the 7d which has 8 fps vs. the solem 3.9 of the 5d MK II.

If your going to be doing alot of wedding photography and portraits, I'd look into getting a 5d MK II and using it in conjunction with the 7d, I want to buy the 5d mark III if it comes out, aswell as a 7d Mark II. The 7d is built for sports, the 5d is portrait, so you get the best of both worlds when you buy two.

thanks for the input...like i said i love my 7D its a true workhorse and seems very versatile!

here is a little bit of my own work with the 7D, i have come a long way with shooting but still a lot to learn!

http://the19thstall.ze​nfolio.com/f241701046


thanks again for everyones input

iluxa007 wrote in post #13827938
Eh, no matter what processors both cameras use (up to this date) the 5D II beats ANY crop sensor when comparing noise.
Think about it, 18 million pixels packed into a 1.6 crop of a 24x36 sensor, while 21 Million pixels are spreaded out more on a 5D II’s 24x36 sensor

that's bottom line if you mean any canon crop sensor.

ed rader

ed rader wrote in post #13827968
that's bottom line if you mean any canon crop sensor.

ed rader

Don’t see much difference when using a Nikon crop body either... MAYBE a slight difference in my experience (I had a D90 and a D300s) but not as much difference when using a FF

iluxa007 wrote in post #13827981
Don’t see much difference when using a Nikon crop body either... MAYBE a slight difference in my experience (I had a D90 and a D300s) but not as much difference when using a FF

have you tried the fuji x100? it's a 1.6 crop. very clean @ iso 3200. and the X pro 1 is supposed to be better at high ISOs than the 5d2.

ed rader

Austin.P wrote in post #13827957
If I were. You, I would go with the 7d, for what your doing it sounds like the 7d will be better, the 5d Mk II in comparison is a terrible sports camera vs. the 7d which has 8 fps vs. the solem 3.9 of the 5d MK II.

If your going to be doing alot of wedding photography and portraits, I'd look into getting a 5d MK II and using it in conjunction with the 7d, I want to buy the 5d mark III if it comes out, aswell as a 7d Mark II. The 7d is built for sports, the 5d is portrait, so you get the best of both worlds when you buy two.

For shooting BIF (which I consider sports shooting), I'm less concerned with lower fps vs poor AF tracking. The 5d2's poor AF system, combined with low fps = poor keeper rate. I wouldn't take a 5d2 for sports, but I sure as heck would be happy with a 1Ds mk II even though it's "slow" at 5fps.

7D is good at high ISO but sometimes the low ISO is not acceptable..

BuckNutDave wrote in post #13827903
All,

would anyone care to comment either for or against the performance of the 7D in high ISO situations?

i'm currently debating with myself and im sure a lot of other on getting a 7D or 5d2. im a firm believer of yes glass helps, yes a good body helps but it comes down to the person behind the lens that really makes the difference!

if you have any examples of the 7D with high ISO please share, it would be greatly appreciated!

Dave

cannonkit wrote in post #13828092
7D is good at high ISO but sometimes the low ISO is not acceptable..

Say wut?

By your logic, if 7D's unacceptable at low ISO, then it should be unacceptable at even higher ISO. Noise will only continue to increase. At no point will you get lower noise at higher ISO than lower ISO.

I mean to compare with other body, say, 50D, the low ISO of 7D is worse. 7D's noise reduction is better for high ISO...

jwcdds wrote in post #13828098
Say wut?

By your logic, if 7D's unacceptable at low ISO, then it should be unacceptable at even higher ISO. Noise will only continue to increase. At no point will you get lower noise at higher ISO than lower ISO.

If you already have a 7D I'd go 5d2 - that way you can use crop or full frame to their strengths instead of making compromises (assuming the majority of your lenses are EF fit of course).