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Canon 30D

  • 21-09-2007 11:10am
    #1
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭


    I'm 'doing' a 75th Anniversary party next week and was planning on setting the camera to 'P' and setting the ISO to 400 for a couple extra stops. Whilst I am aware of Canon's excellent reputation with regard to High ISO performance, could I expect to see any noise in print at ISO 400? SHould I limit it to 200 or could I push it to 800?

    Advice greatly appreciated, thanks


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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,272 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    I don't think you'll see any noise at all at ISO 400. At ISO 800 you will probably see a little, but depending on the scene may very well get away with it.

    I'd have no problems setting it to ISO 400.


  • #3
    City-Exile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭City-Exile


    If you shoot in RAW, you'll get a better quality JPEG, so your prints would have no noticable noise at ISO 400

    Whether you should go to ISO 800 or not depends on the lens you'll use.


  • #4
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    oh, I'll definitely shoot RAW, and I'll be using a nifty fifty, Sigma 24-70 2.8 and possible Sigma 10-20 if space requires


  • #5
    Valentia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭Valentia


    What's the problem with a little noise anyway?? Photos from old Gods time have had noise. Nobody notices it only pixel peekers like ourselves.


  • #6
    elven
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    If you go to 400 and have to bump up your brightness in processing, you'll get the same noise as you would have at 800ISO anyway. Or so I read, and it seems to be evident in my experience.

    The 350D is almost useable at 800, if you convert to black & white especially. Sometimes I would even find myself adding noise to those...!


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  • #7
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Valentia wrote:
    What's the problem with a little noise anyway?? Photos from old Gods time have had noise. Nobody notices it only pixel peekers like ourselves.

    I know! I was just wondering if it would show through in a really obvious way in print. Thanks all for the answers


  • #8
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    I usually shoot up to ISO 1250; if you expose correctly, and not try and skimp by by underexposing, you won't see much noise.


  • #9
    Fionn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Fionn


    i was doing a wedding Friday and during the first dance there was alternating bright lights and dim lights i started at 800 ISO and dialled up to 1000 ISO shots came out very acceptable

    dont be afraid of the ISO
    :)


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