On Dec 18, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Tim Bray wrote:

> Wow, the hands (pity about the watch, but still). Glad you were there
> to catch that. -T

Thank you.  And thanks for the idea for another crop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8287195594/sizes/o/

For what it's worth, this is a 100% crop at ISO 12,800. While the noise is 
noticeable, I'm blown away by the detail that's still there.



> 
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Since we've been talking about K-5 high ISO performance:
>> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/8285822107
>> 
>> K-5, FA77  ISO 12,800  f/1.8  1/13 Sec
>> 
>> It was at a party and concert for Ziggy's 40th birthday.  I took most of the 
>> photos that night with the 80-200/2.8.  At first, when I was going over the 
>> shots, I was lamenting all of the ones I lost because I blew the manual 
>> focusing.  Then I looked at the ones I took with the FA77 of the musicians 
>> on stage.  Almost every one of them was focused perfectly on some piece of 
>> clutter on the stage, rather than on the performers.  While I am sure that 
>> the improved low light focusing of the K5-II would certainly come in handy, 
>> the thing that I most desperately need is more focusing points, that cover 
>> smaller areas.
>> 
>> If anyone is interested in the whole set:
>> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632279369283/
>> 
>> Most of them were shot between ISO 5,000 and 8,000.
>> IMGP is the K-x  LRC are the K-5.
>> 
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