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I use iso 100 and fine jpeg. I use ISO 200 to 400 in raw only. Convert with Yarcplus and this seems to work very well. You can count on close to noiseless images using yarcplus and raw. Works for me!

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as your museum adventure with ISO400/800 and the results I got were what I expected from those ISO's, excellent.
Can't say what, but I was expecting better from ISO200.

The only suggestion is to experiment so you'll know what to expect from each ISO when you have to use it.
John
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Juli Valley said:
Hmmm, I'm sorry to hear that. I had hoped that noise wouldn't be a
problem.
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DonCohen said:
P.S. I keep waiting for a camera to have a feature which allows you
to set the shutter-speed and aperture you want, and have the camera
adjust the ISO in real-time to give you those settings. That would
be phenomenal!
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The Oly E-10 (and E-20?) have this. Set ISO to "auto" in the menu and the camera would increase it as needed.
 
Hi Doug,
Member said:
The Oly E-10 (and E-20?) have this. Set ISO to "auto" in the menu
and the camera would increase it as needed.
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Are you able to manually set the aperture and shutter speed with this setting? Or does this operate only when the camera is automatically setting one or the other? I know my prior Nikon Coolpix camera had an auto-ISO function where it would bump up ISO if needed, but not the way I'm talking about, where I fully control the aperture/shutter speed, and the only variable the camera can control is ISO.

Don
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it's also been said that shooting RAW also delivers a picture with less noise at higher ISI.

i do shoot everything in RAW, maybe that's why i haven't been dissappointed........;-))
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hawkeye said:
Juli Valley said:
Hmmm, I'm sorry to hear that. I had hoped that noise wouldn't be a
problem.
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This is the RAW crop no processing other than basic TIFF converstion (no noise reductio in BB).

When playing with this crop and FM's noise actions it cleans up well especially with 800/1000 ISO actions.

It's not what I expected to have to do with ISO 200 images, maybe it was the warm temperatures I was shooting in putting more heat/noise into the camera.
John

 
I am always trying to use ISO100. To compensate for slower lens or to get faster shutter speed I switch to ISO400. It is probably a matter of personal preference. Take some pics at ISO200 and see if the slightly higher noise level is acceptable to you.

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Juli Valley said:
Do any of you use 200 ISO routinely to compensate for a slower
lens? Is the noise that much worse than 100 ISO?
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heat is probably a factor, but personally i think your picture is fine.
if you want to see some noise (and i mean noise) try a Minolta D7i.
i had one, and was horrified at the results.
jonlg said:
This is the RAW crop no processing other than basic TIFF
converstion (no noise reductio in BB).
When playing with this crop and FM's noise actions it cleans up
well especially with 800/1000 ISO actions.
It's not what I expected to have to do with ISO 200 images, maybe
it was the warm temperatures I was shooting in putting more
heat/noise into the camera.
John

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Whats wrong with it?
jonlg said:
This is the RAW crop no processing other than basic TIFF
converstion (no noise reductio in BB).
When playing with this crop and FM's noise actions it cleans up
well especially with 800/1000 ISO actions.
It's not what I expected to have to do with ISO 200 images, maybe
it was the warm temperatures I was shooting in putting more
heat/noise into the camera.
John

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I was looking back at a collection of shots I took at a 3 day weekend church related retreat/workshop. Since I didn't want to carry my camera around with the 550EX all weekend, I shot all of the shots with the built-in flash at 200 ISO. I had forgotten. They came out pretty well.
 
Hi Juli,

Last saturday I went shooting. It was an overcast day. I tested alot of setings. I recieved my 70-200L F4 lat week and my 24-85 3.5-4.5. Since the only lens I owned prior to that was the 50 1.8, these are noticably slower. I did not have alot of problem using ISO 100 for alot of shots since it was still pretty bright outside with the snow.

When walking along the lake, their where about 30 birds on the shore, they where walking around and feeding. Since they where moving all the time, I decided I needed a fast shutter speed. I was using the 70-200 at 200 (equals 320mm), so I bumped up the ISO to 400 to make sure I got fast enough shutter speed with the D60. Here is the resulting shot. I convert linearly using Breezebrowser with noise reduction to normal:



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Nice shot!!....;-))
this is what makes the D60 such a great camera.

it costs more than the top of the line prosumer cams (D7i, 707), but the results are well worth the cost.
Joel said:
Hi Juli,

Last saturday I went shooting. It was an overcast day. I tested
alot of setings. I recieved my 70-200L F4 lat week and my 24-85
3.5-4.5. Since the only lens I owned prior to that was the 50 1.8,
these are noticably slower. I did not have alot of problem using
ISO 100 for alot of shots since it was still pretty bright outside
with the snow.

When walking along the lake, their where about 30 birds on the
shore, they where walking around and feeding. Since they where
moving all the time, I decided I needed a fast shutter speed. I was
using the 70-200 at 200 (equals 320mm), so I bumped up the ISO to
400 to make sure I got fast enough shutter speed with the D60. Here
is the resulting shot. I convert linearly using Breezebrowser with
noise reduction to normal:



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Joel
G2 galleries: http://www.pbase.com/joels/powershot_g2
D60 galleries: http://www.pbase.com/joels/d60

'A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools.'
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Noise from the D60 at ISO 200 is as low as the S2 at 100.
Noise from the D60 at ISO 400 is as low as the D100 at ISO200 (standard)
Shooting with JPG
With raw it is even better ;)





After knowing this and some test i did, I shoot almost everything with ISO200. Just dont go as high as ISO800 if u dont have to.

Maybe if it is really hot, I will use ISO 100 as a standard.

Nick
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First is the D60 with ISO400 then the D100 with ISO 200 and the the D100 with ISO 400







So relax, what should then the D100 user do if u are already dont like ISO200 with the D60

Nick
Juli Valley said:
Do any of you use 200 ISO routinely to compensate for a slower
lens? Is the noise that much worse than 100 ISO?
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I'm glad I didn't buy a D100 if the noise is that much worse. I debated which to get, but the availability of IS lenses tipped the scale for me. I love this camera. I'm a little confused about the 550EX. Sometimes I get great results. If I could find someone to buy it, I think I might be interested in the Metz54 MZ-3. Then I see someone like Gregg6's results, and I say this mustn't be impossible. Yes, I printed out all of the articles suggested and even read them. LOL. I do fine with P and M.
 
Thanks Juli,

I also have a shot that I took at ISO 1000 that day. I dont have it with me right now, but its still impressive. Only a little noise in the shadowy areas.

I guess you can easily use ISO 200 without any concern for noise.

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D60 galleries: http://www.pbase.com/joels/d60

'A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.'
 
I noticed that matrix meetering with the 550EX (or with the D60 wile useing flash, not sure) is not working. If I photograph 2 people and my circle is not aimed at one of the persons, for example at the wall behind them, my pic is blown out. It wants to expose the wall rigth. Then i just use FEL, it works great.
Juli Valley said:
I'm glad I didn't buy a D100 if the noise is that much worse. I
debated which to get, but the availability of IS lenses tipped the
scale for me. I love this camera. I'm a little confused about the
550EX. Sometimes I get great results. If I could find someone to
buy it, I think I might be interested in the Metz54 MZ-3. Then I
see someone like Gregg6's results, and I say this mustn't be
impossible. Yes, I printed out all of the articles suggested and
even read them. LOL. I do fine with P and M.
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Sometimes Slicknick, sometimes not so Slicknick
http://www.pbase.com/slick11nick/
 
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