A Shot in the Dark

A few weeks ago I was asked to record a visiting choir at Durham Cathedral. The light was very poor and this was one of the very few times I have had to go over ISO 12800. I thought it worked very well. I wonder if the new K1will perform any better.

Liked by pauljay

Uploaded21/02/2016 - 19:06

CategoryPhoto Journalism

BodyPENTAX K-5 II s

Shutter Speed1/45

Aperturef/2.8

LensN/A

ISO25600

Focal Length63mm

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Tagsdurham cathedral high iso

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Date Taken	01/02/2016 - 18:02
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5 II s
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/45
Aperture	f/2.8
ISO	25600
Focal Length	63mm
Lens	N/A

senn senn

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16 years
Belgium

Posted 21/02/2016 - 19:09 Link

indeed ! .. stunningly clean, great result

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Plus Member davidtrout davidtrout

3312 posts
18 years
Durham,
England

Posted 21/02/2016 - 19:14 Link

25,600 ISO, that's impressive John. So you're getting the new K1?
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davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
15 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 21/02/2016 - 21:51 Link

I think this demonstrates that given the right processing, we don't really need full frame for low light shooting. Whether or not we want it is a different matter!

Good image, just need straightening slightly, i.e. a tilt to the left.

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David

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