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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Feb 18, 2008 1:46:08 GMT
I tried out my 40D with ISO 800 - 1600 Shots. I had noise problems before, till I set to "Disable" the "Highlight Tone Priority" in Custom Fuctions! Here's a sample at ISO 1600: Another at 1600: Here's one at ISO 800
This is my experience. If you find it interesting, try it out. :-) |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 18, 2008 3:44:08 GMT
Excellent demo of high ISO capability of today's sensors, Bobby!
I can remember not too long ago when ISO 400 film was as grainy as Saharan sand dunes. Now, ISO 400 is as clean as a whistle, and when the exposure is done right, ISO 800-1600 are very decent.
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Post by mantarey on Feb 18, 2008 4:30:42 GMT
Very interesting. I've got to try this soon. No noise reduction software on this shots?
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Feb 18, 2008 11:58:48 GMT
I only used the built-in NR of CS2 and set it to the minimum - just for my peace of mind. The bare shots do show very little noise, but that said, incorporating NR in CS2 to my work-flow when using Hi-ISO isn't too much. The thing is that, with a little NR, the results are still very acceptable. :-)
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Post by William Lim on Feb 18, 2008 12:07:00 GMT
Very nice tip. I have to try this. Thanks   |
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Post by Ding Carpio on Feb 18, 2008 13:41:37 GMT
Interesting. I guess you shoot in JPEG? Probably no effect if you shoot in RAW?
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 18, 2008 22:12:26 GMT
On the 40D, enabling HTP when shooting jpeg will result into more recovered highlights at the expense of noisier shadows. If one shoots RAW, it doesn't matter whether HTP is on/off, as one can over-ride the "as-shot" settings during conversion. However, when HTP is on, ISO 100 and 3200 are not settable.
Another setting which I don't enable is the High ISO NR, as I can simply do this during conversion, and thus not sacrifice my buffer capacity.
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Feb 19, 2008 0:26:01 GMT
Yes, I do shoot in JPEG, mainly because my Picassa Software, which is my downloader and first step in my work-flow, can't handle RAW files. Also, I just don't like the Canon UI in DPP, but that's just me. :-)
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Feb 19, 2008 3:31:16 GMT
Yes, I do shoot in JPEG, mainly because my Picassa Software, which is my downloader and first step in my work-flow, can't handle RAW files. Also, I just don't like the Canon UI in DPP, but that's just me. :-) Tukayo, Picasa 2 can handle RAW and I believe it is a free download. |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Feb 19, 2008 9:56:03 GMT
I have the updated Picassa 2.7, but it can handle only the 400D RAW Files - it does not recognize the 40D RAW images as yet. Is there some plug-in I need for this to work properly? I'm gonna surf the net for it. :-)
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Post by mantarey on Feb 19, 2008 10:33:06 GMT
My version is 2.7 but it may be the latest build (Build 37.02,0) because it can handle 40D raw files. You need to download directly from the Picasa site.  |
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Post by reneripr on Mar 16, 2008 3:40:28 GMT
ISO 1600 Incredible shots at that high ISO. |
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Post by William Lim on Apr 4, 2008 13:33:22 GMT
Here is my try on high ISO shooting. Thanks Bob Nikon D80, nikon 70-300mm VR lens at 280mm f/5.6, 1/80s, manual exposure, tripod, ISO 2500, raw and processed with CS2  |
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