K7 at ISO 1600 in strong sunlight
Posted 04/03/2010 - 11:35
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Nice.
Being used to only high ISo/low light situations, it is surprising how good high ISO can look with sufficient light. It would be interesting to compare with lower ISO.
Although on the first I'd probably crop in a bit closer and get rid of the out of focus leaf at the bottom. The leaf behind the top of the flower is awfully bright and conflicts for attention with the red. Probably try to darken down.
For the second, a reflector might help to brighten up the shadows, or use photoshop to brighten them up a bit.
Otherwise I like them.
Being used to only high ISo/low light situations, it is surprising how good high ISO can look with sufficient light. It would be interesting to compare with lower ISO.
Although on the first I'd probably crop in a bit closer and get rid of the out of focus leaf at the bottom. The leaf behind the top of the flower is awfully bright and conflicts for attention with the red. Probably try to darken down.
For the second, a reflector might help to brighten up the shadows, or use photoshop to brighten them up a bit.
Otherwise I like them.
Posted 04/03/2010 - 12:23
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Is there a reason for shooting at ISO 1600 in strong sunlight?
Tim
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Posted 04/03/2010 - 12:30
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Pentaxophile wrote:
Smaller apertures with faster shutter speeds - freezing action or just allowing hand held telephoto or macro shots.
You're kidding right? He lives in the middle east and said "strong sunlight". I'm surprised the shutter speed was as slow as 1/1500.
Smaller apertures with faster shutter speeds - freezing action or just allowing hand held telephoto or macro shots.
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Posted 04/03/2010 - 12:39
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For ISO 1600 i am astonished! I feel guilty if i have to creep up to ISO 250!. As for the shots, I am impressed as the way that the delicate detail has been reproduced in the first image however i find the bright out of focus highlights in both shots draw my eye away from the main subject. Still who could resist taking a shot in such lovely sunshine?
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Posted 04/03/2010 - 12:46
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Yes that is true, I was just a bit confused as to the purpose of this experiment. I have always been told by wiser heads than myself that high ISO photos show far less noise when properly exposed (to the right if possible). Doing that in a dark concert hall is difficult, doing it in sunlight is easy.
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Posted 04/03/2010 - 12:56
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Images were taken purely as an exercise to see what ISO 1600 produced in good light. I have normally used low ISO in such light but if you don't try, you don't know.
Lens was the Pentax A50mm f/2.8 macro.
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Lens was the Pentax A50mm f/2.8 macro.
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Posted 04/03/2010 - 19:27
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Its good to see these results from the K7. Although, what stops me from investing in one is its dynamic range, its about one stop less than the K20D I think.
I'll wait for the K8.
I'll wait for the K8.
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Posted 04/03/2010 - 19:33
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paulyrichard wrote:
what stops me from investing in one is its dynamic range, its about one stop less than the K20D
Pauly, I didn't realise that! Dynamic range ( particularly at the white end, is my personal bete-noir (how the hell do you get accents on this thing?). But just look at what's achievable at 1600 ASA! Quite remarkable. What on earth was the shutter speed?what stops me from investing in one is its dynamic range, its about one stop less than the K20D
Could have done with this low-light facility yesterday on my latest expedition...
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Next is straight from camera with no noise reduction and only auto levels in PS.
C&C required (please).
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