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10/02/2007 10:39:09 AM · #1 |
I was just wondering because I may yet be forced to buy a new body, what the higher ISO shots were like for noise. I'm no where near impressed with the XTi with anything over ISO 100 as it immediately starts getting really grainy. ISO200 is so so, ISO400 meh ok for 5x7, ISO800 lol yea right, ISO1600 looks like a bad photocopy of a picture...
I know you pretty much get what you pay for but I want something a bit more usable at maybe ISO400 or ISO800 that can easily print at say 8x10 with out looking like crap...
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10/02/2007 10:45:52 AM · #2 |
I'm jonesing for a 40D...only because I couldn't live without a live view on my LCD. I was surprised to discover this is only a recent addition to DSLR technology. Every digital camera I've ever owned (OK, lol, there's only 3) allowed me to compose without needing to cram my eye to the viewfinder...now, I don't think I'd be able to do without that feature.
As for the 40D's ISO performance, I'd be interested to see as well. My S3 IS does a good job at 80-200, 400 is barely acceptable...but 800 is essentially useless. |
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10/02/2007 10:47:48 AM · #3 |
| There's more to noise than the camera itself. For example, RAW will be cleaner than JPEG, and a proper exposure will have far less noise than an image that has to be pushed. The XTi should be perfectly capable of producing a good 8x10 at ISO800. |
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10/02/2007 10:49:49 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by david_c:
I'm jonesing for a 40D...only because I couldn't live without a live view on my LCD. I was surprised to discover this is only a recent addition to DSLR technology. Every digital camera I've ever owned (OK, lol, there's only 3) allowed me to compose without needing to cram my eye to the viewfinder...now, I don't think I'd be able to do without that feature. |
I never use live view because I have trained myself to use the viewfinder. It's interesting how it alters your view of a shot.
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10/02/2007 11:04:28 AM · #5 |
| I didn't think I would ever be able to compose a pic again when I upgraded to a DSLR. It took me a while to get use to using a viewfinder but now I don't even think twice about it. Also, you don't have the glare that you sometimes get when composing with the lcd. |
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10/02/2007 12:54:08 PM · #6 |
I prob wouldnt use the live view much at all as I have a heck of a time using anything but the viewfinder anymore. As for file types I shoot nothing but RAW now and have been for just under a year now...
-dave |
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10/02/2007 01:57:53 PM · #7 |
I use NI as part of my initial sharpening phase and I do it BEFORE my color adjustments. I find that I can get noise free, sharp pics at ISO 1000 or so without any significant feeling of 'plastic' images provided that they are properly exposed (or near to).
I can think of a few shots I did at a campfire a few months back at 0.5s that turned out very well as such.
I think you will probably be happy with a 40D, but having looked at your portfolio, I wonder if you might even consider looking at the 5D? A lot of the stuff there looks like it's headed for a print and a wall somewhere. You'd probably find some better deals early next year if the rumors prove true about the 5D successor... I'd wager that a second hand 5D will still wipe the floor with the 40D. |
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10/02/2007 02:42:37 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Delta_6:
Originally posted by david_c:
I'm jonesing for a 40D...only because I couldn't live without a live view on my LCD. I was surprised to discover this is only a recent addition to DSLR technology. Every digital camera I've ever owned (OK, lol, there's only 3) allowed me to compose without needing to cram my eye to the viewfinder...now, I don't think I'd be able to do without that feature. |
I never use live view because I have trained myself to use the viewfinder. It's interesting how it alters your view of a shot. |
Canon's LiveView is primarily designed as a critical focusing aid, not a viewscreen for shooting.
R.
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10/02/2007 02:52:25 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by dknourek:
I was just wondering because I may yet be forced to buy a new body, what the higher ISO shots were like for noise. I'm no where near impressed with the XTi with anything over ISO 100 as it immediately starts getting really grainy. ISO200 is so so, ISO400 meh ok for 5x7, ISO800 lol yea right, ISO1600 looks like a bad photocopy of a picture...
I know you pretty much get what you pay for but I want something a bit more usable at maybe ISO400 or ISO800 that can easily print at say 8x10 with out looking like crap...
-dave |
I'm blown away by the low noise.
Check out my last entry:
Shot at iso800 - and processed from JPEG (first time I haven't used the RAW as a base in over a year). Wow. |
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