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When do you need more then 6400?

Started Mar 31, 2012 | Discussion thread

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When do you need more then 6400?

Mar 31, 2012

I am curious when all these people who put so much emphasis on high ISO actually use it.

I have been into photography for a few years now and I can likely count on 1 hand the number of times I desired more then 6400 ISO. The only time I can actually think of off hand was waking up before sunrise in the peru jungle to see a bird which dances. It was extremely dark and in the trees and I could have likely used 102K if it was decent. Otherwise I really can't think of another time.

I'm sure many can think of a time similar to mine where you could have used it but does that 1 time a year justify the emphasis put on High ISO in the forums?

So what situations have you wishing for clean HIGH ISO(over 6400)?

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When do you need more then 6400?	myshkin	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Harry Tiffany	Mar 31, 2012
Traveling in Europe.	Cipher	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Traveling in Europe.	myshkin	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	RompanUkko	Mar 31, 2012
Several opportunities	Dominique Dierick	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Several opportunities	u007	Mar 31, 2012
Double bingo and +1 (nt)	AllanW	Mar 31, 2012
+1 (nT)	Operator	Mar 31, 2012
Long answer, with pictures	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Long answer, with pictures	marike6	Mar 31, 2012
Thank you!	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	Operator	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	BobYIL	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	Zlik	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	John Motts	Mar 31, 2012
In all fairness ... ;)	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	Operator	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	marike6	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	Georgino	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Thank you!	Sylvain Larive	Apr 1, 2012
Re: Long answer, with pictures	Neous	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Long answer, with pictures	BobYIL	Mar 31, 2012
Thank you ;)	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Amazing shots, and great explanations...thanks.	docfink	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Amazing shots, and great explanations...thanks.	jenella	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Amazing shots, and great explanations...thanks.	KenBuse	Mar 31, 2012
Pushing and pulling	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Long answer, with pictures	alan54g	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Long answer, with pictures	sfnikon	Mar 31, 2012
Some concert samples	Dominique Dierick	Mar 31, 2012
Another one, Reena Riot night shot	Dominique Dierick	Mar 31, 2012
For me, never (nt)	LMCasey	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	John Motts	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
At lower ISOs, there are better performing cameras than the D800.	DocS	Mar 31, 2012
Yes, 8x10 view camera (nt)	LMCasey	Mar 31, 2012
You need to make up your mind ;)	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: You need to make up your mind ;)	DocS	Mar 31, 2012
Re: You need to make up your mind ;)	John Motts	Mar 31, 2012
Time zones and food	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
The D800-obsessive are everywhere ;)	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: You need to make up your mind ;)	Zlik	Mar 31, 2012
Yoda talks	Ayrshirephotographer	Apr 1, 2012
Re: At lower ISOs, there are better performing cameras than the D800.	John Motts	Mar 31, 2012
I have used 6400 quite often and also 25600	Lance B	Mar 31, 2012
Re: I have used 6400 quite often and also 25600	Antony John	Apr 3, 2012
Concert photography (nt)	sbill	Mar 31, 2012
In bars, at parties, ie, people socialising at night	noirdesir	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	bikinchris	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	jwalker019	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	PHXAZCRAIG	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	tyb	Mar 31, 2012
Indoor sports	sfnikon	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Thanatham Piriyakarnjanakul	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Ilkka Nissilä	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	RJNedimyer	Mar 31, 2012
In nature...	eurycea	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	myshkin	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Chuck Yadmark	Mar 31, 2012
Why settle now?	Grevture	Mar 31, 2012
Re: Why settle now?	Chuck Yadmark	Mar 31, 2012
Ok, here we go: 25600	noirdesir	Mar 31, 2012
Indoor lighting + high shutter speed to freeze action ...	MOD TOF guy	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	WaleedEssam	Mar 31, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Fostereast	Apr 1, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Emotion SideUp	Apr 1, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Sylvain Larive	Apr 1, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Emotion SideUp	Apr 2, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Antony John	Apr 1, 2012
Re: Indoor Stadiums	scorpiuspix	Apr 1, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Torch	Apr 2, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	calson	Apr 2, 2012
yesterday in church...	antoineb	Apr 2, 2012
extremely important for me	nico3d	Apr 2, 2012
more ISO means the camera goes to more places ;-)	antoineb	Apr 3, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	dwight3	Apr 2, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	PhotoTechBlog	Apr 2, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Chuck Yadmark	Apr 3, 2012
I don't, but...	michaeladawson	Apr 2, 2012
Re: I don't, but...	DMT	Apr 3, 2012
Re: When do you need more then 6400?	Clark Hampton	Apr 3, 2012

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