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New body for low light

Started Nov 30, 2016 | Discussions thread
ThrillaMozilla Veteran Member • Posts: 7,681
Re: New body for low light

Keith Z Leonard wrote:

ThrillaMozilla wrote:

Not all the full frame cameras are equal. Some are much more equal than others. But the 80D has Canon's best APS-C sensor without doubt. It's supposedly about equal in dynamic range to Nikon D5300. I think that translates in this case into equal noise at high ISO, but I'm not entirely sure.

Dynamic range as has been discussed ad nauseam is almost exclusively at base ISO. High ISO performance isn't directly related. You can see this in the DR vs ISO charts here...

http://photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm

Where some Canon cameras lose the DR battle at low ISO but win it at higher ISO.

Anyway, the 5300 seems slightly better a noise performer to me than the 80d, but they are both pretty good aps-c sensors and they both will get trumped by say...the 5Dmk3, 6D, or 5Dmk4.

I thought I posted that chart. Another thread, apparently. Performance at high and low ISO are quite well correlated on the 80D, but you're right, that isn't true of all cameras.

Notice that I did also recommend a Nikon or a full-frame camera.  I agree that the 6D is quite good--and among the best--at that price level.  The Nikon full-frame cameras are also quite good, albeit at a somewhat higher price point.

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