On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 07:48:17PM -0600, Tom C wrote: > With the caveat regarding who knows about Pentax?... > > I'd take a full frame sensor that did very well between 200 - 400 ISO any > day (ISO 800) w/b nice, over any sensor that had marginal high ISO > performance at 1600 and above. I find any photo I take at 1600 or higher > with the *ist D to be, while documentary, not worth a heck of alot > otherwise. I am loathe to set ISO over 800.
That's precisely why I want a DSLR with good high ISO performance. There are many situations (stage performances, night races, etc.) where high ISO is what I want. Long exposures are useless when trying to photography moving objects (cars, or even just singers). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
