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			|  | 06/01/2007 11:42:03 PM · #1 | 
		| | okay so Jeff  rainmotorsports and I have come up with a plan to take some pictures at 4 different ISO's. I want to see how good your camera is. 
 Here is what you have to, With a tripod, Set your camera up about 6 feet away from an object that does not give off or reflect light well. Only using 1 regular light (lamp 100w house lamp) no flashes, or other light is allowed. Just one light... Set your camera at ISO 400 with a shutter time of 1/5th of a second (.2 of a sec). Take the picture then adjust your shutter time 1/2 for every ISO dropped. for example ISO400-1/5th, ISO300-1/2.5th, ISO100-1.3 F/Stop is 2.1, take 4 pictures and post them up. Lets see who's camera is BAD ASS.
 
 Jeff you seeing the specs right??? if not I will edit them.
 
 Message edited by author 2007-06-02 00:32:02.
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:04:33 AM · #2 | 
		| | okay I can't set ISO300 manually on my camera but it does do a 300 on auto, go figure. anyway here are mine 
 
      
 Message edited by author 2007-06-02 00:08:59.
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:13:55 AM · #3 | 
		| | YOU WENT THE WRONG DIRECTION!! Lower iso SLOWER SHUTTER SPEED!
 
 ISO 100 will probly need a second or so of exposure at that light atleast.
 
 Most people will have program auto mode to go on.
 
 Message edited by author 2007-06-02 00:17:08.
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:19:26 AM · #4 | 
		| | | Originally posted by RainMotorsports: YOU WENT THE WRONG DIRECTION!!
 Lower iso SLOWER SHUTTER SPEED!
 
 ISO 100 will probly need a second or so of exposure at that light atleast.
 
 Most people will have program auto mode to go on.
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 and that's my fault how??? hahaha okay let me reshoot.
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:21:34 AM · #5 | 
		| | Well..... 
 When the iso 100 pic came out black...... i thought u might have noticed!
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:23:35 AM · #6 | 
		| | I think you might have a slight flaw in your tests.  As far as my understanding goes, if you double the ISO, then double your shutter speed and it will be a one stop change in light.  So then you have ISO 100 - 1/5
 ISO 200 - 1/10
 ISO 400 - 1/20
 ISO 800 - 1/40
 ISO 1600 - 1/80
 etc.
 I'm not sure how high of an ISO your camera can go, but try that general routine.
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:26:50 AM · #7 | 
		| | I told him and i told him and hes off fixing it now why i had to be named...... | 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:28:33 AM · #8 | 
		| | Oops, sorry.  Well, that's probably why you can't set it to ISO300. :) 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:30:56 AM · #9 | 
		| | +| Originally posted by RainMotorsports: Well.....
 
 When the iso 100 pic came out black...... i thought u might have noticed!
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 Okay it's fixed there look at that...
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:31:07 AM · #10 | 
		| | without 100% crops the pics won't really tell us anything | 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:32:34 AM · #11 | 
		| | Also, some of us don't have a lens that opens to f/2.1. I would think a smaller aperature would be a safer bet. f/8 perhaps? | 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:33:43 AM · #12 | 
		| | | Originally posted by Megatherian: without 100% crops the pics won't really tell us anything
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 Agreed, and did you zoom or move the camera for the ISO400 image? Probably should retake that one to keep everything the same.
 
 Edit to add: You have a lot of movies by the way...
 
 Message edited by author 2007-06-02 00:34:26.
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:34:11 AM · #13 | 
		| | | Originally posted by good_ham: Also, some of us don't have a lens that opens to f/2.1. I would think a smaller aperature would be a safer bet. f/8 perhaps?
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 F/4 more realistic.  F/2.8 common but not common enough.
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:34:27 AM · #14 | 
		| | | Originally posted by SamDoe1: 
 | Originally posted by Megatherian: without 100% crops the pics won't really tell us anything
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 Agreed, and did you zoom or move the camera for the ISO400 image? Probably should retake that one to keep everything the same.
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 It got reshot.
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:38:00 AM · #15 | 
		| | | Originally posted by RainMotorsports: It got reshot.
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 In the pictures posted above, the ISO100 and ISO300 images have the exact same framing.  The ISO400 image, however, seems to be a closer view of the same thing (there is no wall on the left side).
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:38:19 AM · #16 | 
		| | | Originally posted by good_ham: Also, some of us don't have a lens that opens to f/2.1. I would think a smaller aperature would be a safer bet. f/8 perhaps?
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 okay we can go to F/8... But that is my camera's max... So lets shoot for F/8 ISO400 and a shutter time of 2 seconds, The ISO200 4" and ISO100 8".
 Is that good???
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:40:02 AM · #17 | 
		| | | Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: 
 
 okay we can go to F/8... But that is my camera's max... So lets shoot for F/8 ISO400 and a shutter time of 2 seconds, The ISO200 4" and ISO100 8".
 Is that good???
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 Yup, but make sure to frame the shots identically.  And post 100% crops of the image(s).
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:41:15 AM · #18 | 
		| | | Originally posted by SamDoe1: 
 | Originally posted by RainMotorsports: It got reshot.
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 In the pictures posted above, the ISO100 and ISO300 images have the exact same framing.  The ISO400 image, however, seems to be a closer view of the same thing (there is no wall on the left side).
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 As i said it got reshot lol.
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:41:33 AM · #19 | 
		| | | Originally posted by SamDoe1: 
 | Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: 
 
 okay we can go to F/8... But that is my camera's max... So lets shoot for F/8 ISO400 and a shutter time of 2 seconds, The ISO200 4" and ISO100 8".
 Is that good???
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 Yup, but make sure to frame the shots identically.  And post 100% crops of the image(s).
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 Okay I did, how do I do a 100% crop?
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:53:45 AM · #20 | 
		| | | Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: Okay I did, how do I do a 100% crop?
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 Don't resize the image.  Instead, crop out an 800 x 600 chunk.
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:54:18 AM · #21 | 
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 When you get that Sony up to 3200 ISO compare it to this one and let me know how it holds up OK.
 
 :D
 
 MattO
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:57:58 AM · #22 | 
		| | | Originally posted by levyj413: 
 | Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: Okay I did, how do I do a 100% crop?
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 Don't resize the image.  Instead, crop out an 800 x 600 chunk.
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 I figured it out but I did 640x480 instead, sorry I saw this after I already cropped them all
 
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 12:59:33 AM · #23 | 
		| | | Originally posted by MattO: 
   
 When you get that Sony up to 3200 ISO compare it to this one and let me know how it holds up OK.
 
 :D
 
 MattO
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 ISO 400 is all she's got captian... I just don't have the powllllllllllllllll
 
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			|  | 06/02/2007 01:00:12 AM · #24 | 
		| | | Originally posted by MattO: 
   
 When you get that Sony up to 3200 ISO compare it to this one and let me know how it holds up OK.
 
 :D
 
 MattO
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 Heh This might look better but a 10)% crop of anythign but the player shows alot of ugly noise!.
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			|  | 06/02/2007 01:02:01 AM · #25 | 
		| | | Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: 
 | Originally posted by levyj413: 
 | Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: Okay I did, how do I do a 100% crop?
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 Don't resize the image.  Instead, crop out an 800 x 600 chunk.
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 I figured it out but I did 640x480 instead, sorry I saw this after I already cropped them all
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 No prob.  That's big enough.  I was just suggesting the maximum DPC size, but it doesn't matter.
 
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