This is a big problem facing manufacturers. Some folks never shoot at those isos and don't want to pay, either in money or size/weight, to have that capacity. OTOH, it makes sense for many enthusiasts to have a DSLR and a MSC for the appropriate occasions. What is miss most when using my mu43 cameras is the wider dynamic range of the current models of DSLR. Still, you only have to go a few years back when DSLRs (at least the ones I coudl afford) had the same DR performance as the current class of MSC.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Dario Bonazza <[email protected]> wrote: > To me, high-ISO performance and dynamic range are paramount and are the > single most important feature in choosing a SLR these days. Here are some > typical pictures I had to take two days ago: > > ISO 12,800, FA 24-90mm @ 35mm f/4, 1/13s: > www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23830x.jpg > As you can see, above shooting data were not enough for freezing action and > getting the subject sharp. Hence, 3-4 extra stops would have come in handy > (i.e. ISO 100,000). This way, I'm going to supply a 'creative blur' image. > Last year, neither the K20D nor the K-7 were able to manage situations of > this kind and sometimes I had to give up shooting. This year, the K-5 came > to rescue. > > ISO 10,000, DA* 50-135mm @ 85mm f/3.2, 1/60s: > www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23850x.jpg > In this case, ISO 10,000 was on the verge of getting the required picture. > Of course, a few extra stops would have allowed higher IQ. > > ISO 8,000, DA* 50-135mm @ 55mm f/3.2, 1/60s: > www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23921x.jpg > In this case, ISO 8,000 was again on the verge for the required picture, and > I was able to get it only because I took them at the highest point of their > jump. Having an extra margin would be welcome. > > I have to mention that flash was strictly forbidden. > > I understand not everybody is facing such challenges, but I do appreciate > high ISO settings with good noise performance. > > Cheers, > > Dario > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
