The Imaging Resources 1DMkIV test shots are up

The 102400 shot is a pathetic joke. Why did Canon even bother?

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Bob

At 6400 the Canon is already clearly a loser. Above that you are producing cell phone quality image from $5k camera and L glass. Really, why bother? Your model / athlete dressed in red will look pretty much look like a fuzzball (even in well-balanced studio lighting).

And all those stark IQ difference are based on 1/2 stop more exposure advantage given to the Canon across all shots. Can you imagine what 1D iV will look like if they were shot at same shutter speed/aperture? Good luck cheating exposure in a poorly lit stadium.

Good thing is this should settle it. No more home-cooked comparisons needed for the sole purpose of justifying one's money spent. Enjoy whatever you can afford, that's the key to happiness.

Max

Bob Howland said:

The 102400 shot is a pathetic joke. Why did Canon even bother?

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Bob

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This is what I was able to do with noise reduction and a little sharpening and finessing with the ISO 25600 sample from IR's RAW file. Being a wedding photographer, this is what I would do to any image taken at this ISO, and to me this is more than usable as this is a 100 percent crop on a 68"x45" print.

And just for fun, this is the best I could do with the ISO 102,400 shot. I don't think unless under emergency situations this would be useful in my line of work. Perhaps as a really artsy fartsy kind of shot.

it is being discussed here:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=34324265

One more to show where I would normally be shooting at during a wedding, from one end to the other when it comes to high ISO. Again, very usable to me.

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nice impressionist painting ?... Manet or Monet ??

Canon Photography Inc. => Canon Impressionism Inc !! lol

Halfknott said:

And just for fun, this is the best I could do with the ISO 102,400 shot. I don't think unless under emergency situations this would be useful in my line of work. Perhaps as a really artsy fartsy kind of shot.

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Yeah, you nailed it with that last sentence. This "give one camera advantage with more exposure" nonsense doesnt really work in real life..

maxz said:

And all those stark IQ difference are based on 1/2 stop more exposure advantage given to the Canon across all shots. Can you imagine what 1D iV will look like if they were shot at same shutter speed/aperture? Good luck cheating exposure in a poorly lit stadium.

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