[ratpack] Re: ISO

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:28:40 -0600

I will be getting my camera out more with the holidays. No white stuff here
yet. I am not anxious.

JC

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John Christensen
Saint Charles, IL



On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Winter at 1600 and 3200 ISO.
>
> 7D camera, 18-200 RF-S lens at 18mm taken from my front porch (such as it
> is...it's more like 4 concrete steps.)
>
> 1600 photo: 1/4 sec f4, monopod.
>
> 3200 photo 1/20 sec f3.5, hand held.
>
> Image stabilization on for both of 'em.
>
> Illumination: available light plus porch light fluorescent 40w.
>
> Some fiddling in Paintshop to correct white balance, color cast and
> contrast.  No sharpening.
>
> Original images from 18.2mp sensor 5184x3456, 7mb each.  I didn't get the
> RAW image.  Maybe later.
>
> Absolutely astounding that ISO values that high can produce passable
> results.  Neither one of 'em is gonna win a prize for Image Quality, but
> compared to the last time I messed with fast film (1970, using Ilford 800
> pan) they're almost like what you'd see from Kodachrome at 25.
>
> Boggles the mind.
>
> RtR

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