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Victor Engel said:
Perhaps. I actually failed to capture what I was after with that shot. I don't remember why I chose the settings I did. I vaguely remember choosing ISO200 for the dynamic range, but that could be wrong.
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So, you see, there are "comfortable ISO levels" for each camera, no matter the reason :)

You are one of the few contributors here I read with double attention on account of the your solid engineering and technical backgrounds, but as Ed Rader so aptly pointed out, you CAN "overcomplicate" things...

Not to say that the question posed couldn't pose some problems for an educated user. It could.

That is why intelligent people don't deal well with multiple answers questionnaires unless extensive thinking and consideration as been put into it, something that most of the time does not happen.

To further clarify my question:

You have a gallery of your daughter's graduation on PBase. There is no EXIF data on the photos but, from the looks of it, it seems to have been an indoor event, not abundant on artificial light.

I'll bet that you had no tripod and that you went for for the maximum aperture and as a slow shutter as it is compatible with your hand steadiness and the availability (or lack of...) of IS.

Now, once set on that shutter speed, you'll be starting to consider raising the ISO for that particular exposure situation. You'll increase the shutter speed on an effort to have as a steady shot as you possible can, especially considering the distance/shutter speed ratio.

My question related precisely to this type of situation: Up until what ISO level will one go with a specific camera before starting having considerations about if it is really worth it having a higher shutter speed, on account of the perceived problems the high ISO may then start to bring along?

Thank you for your replying, anyway.

PK

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800 1dm2 - Shot this for 3 years with great results
1000 20D - just a hair better than the 1dm2
1250 1Dsm2 - the new toy, excellent
1600 5D - also a new toy, works great
1600 1dm1 - just because I loved the look of B/W conversions from it

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PhotoKhan said:
So, you see, there are "comfortable ISO levels" for each camera, no matter the reason :)
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OK. I still claim the camera difference. I treat ISO3200 on the 5D II much as I treated ISO200 on the 10D (note that much as does not equate to the same as).
PhotoKhan said:
You are one of the few contributors here I read with double attention on account of the your solid engineering and technical backgrounds,
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Well, thank you.
PhotoKhan said:
but as Ed Rader so aptly pointed out, you CAN "overcomplicate" things...

Not to say that the question posed couldn't pose some problems for an educated user. It could.

That is why intelligent people don't deal well with multiple answers questionnaires unless extensive thinking and consideration as been put into it, something that most of the time does not happen.
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I remember taking a test in health class back in high school. One of the questions on a true/false test was, "The breathlizer test is an accurate test to test for intoxication." I answered false because I'd read the next chapter of the textbook where it was mentioned that it cannot measure intoxication by marijuana or other drugs. I got the answer wrong and complained to the teacher. He (a coach) then gave me the best education I had in that class by telling me that health class is a required class for all students and therefore is designed to require little thought. He suggested I not think so much when taking the tests.

I think I'm nitpicky in large part because growing up my brothers and eye used nitpicking as a sort of dinner time sport. We'd love to catch each other in technicalities during our dinner or game time conversation. An example is a Trivial Pursuit (TM) question that asks what animal is on the logo of the WWF. I answered panda bear and got the answer wrong, because, of course it is the giant panda, the panda bear being a different animal.
PhotoKhan said:
To further clarify my question:

You have a gallery of your daughter's graduation on PBase. There is no EXIF data on the photos but, from the looks of it, it seems to have been an indoor event, not abundant on artificial light.

I'll bet that you had no tripod and that you went for for the maximum aperture and as a slow shutter as it is compatible with your hand steadiness and the availability (or lack of...) of IS.

Now, once set on that shutter speed, you'll be starting to consider raising the ISO for that particular exposure situation. You'll increase the shutter speed on an effort to have as a steady shot as you possible can, especially considering the distance/shutter speed ratio.

My question related precisely to this type of situation: Up until what ISO level will one go with a specific camera before starting having considerations about if it is really worth it having a higher shutter speed, on account of the perceived problems the high ISO may then start to bring along?
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OK. That clarifies the question for me, and is how I interpreted it with my answer in the subject line. If it helps for your stats, I'd say 800 for the 10D and 1600 for the 5D, the only other Canon cameras I've used.

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... I rarely...and I mean rarely shoot above 400.

In fact I'd say it's a negative exponential curve of ISO use for me starting at 100.

But then again, I like the "old school" definition of photography which includes the use and capture of 'light' with my subjects, not what they do in the dark. I leave seeing in the dark to the Military and Police for the most part.

I'm all for putting the photo back into digital photography. And I almost never consider post processing while I'm shooting. I try to stay in the moment as much as possible.

Granted I do take into consideration whether or not I'll be able to process the image but that's almost second nature and not really a thought process.
PhotoKhan said:
What is your "maximum comfortable" ISO, while shooting?

In other words, what is the maximum ISO level you use while shooting without any reservations about it.

I don't want the maximum ISO level you use, be it regularly or occasionally, based on absolute exposure conditions that may dictate it, in spite of any reservations.

I want the Maximum ISO that you dial in without even thinking about noise levels or post processing.

Please reply on the subject line with the ISO value and the camera used, without any further text, for simplicity sake.

Thanks!

PK
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5DMKII 400ISO max daylight, 800ISO max low light..., yea I just hate any noise.

40D 100ISO max night, 400ISO max low light

I probably drive miss daisy as well but thats just me.
 
I know you said keep the message empty, but depending on the situation (shooting at party with no flash, for example), I have the camera set to auto ISO which sets the highest quality ISO it can while keeping the shutter speed faster than a set amount.
 
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