blog.jaredpolin.com This rant was sparked off by a tip on another “photo help” site that said “Nix the ISO I dont care what the manufacturers say: any ISO above 800 is crap!” Boy does that statement set me off, watch this video to hear what I have to say about noise and iso. Look for future videos to have more detailed tips that build off of the ones i give you here. I know it is a long video but there are some really good nuggets in here.
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Noise is an issue for Stock photographers – what’s your take on that, Jared, and our plight as Stockers?
If you shoot Stock, black and white if not a good thing!
Good hints! I did 3200 ISO shots in low light and did some B&W edit and results were over average.
That was enlightening. tx.
D5000 can handle noise up to 900 😀
it would have been the same with a d40x prob worse.
Well the average person can’t get a D3s, Anyhting above 800 ISO on my D3000 is well shit. Should of gotten the D40x.
when I’m doing SX i shoot at 3200 iso and 1/800-1/4000 to stop action because there is not adequate lighting and would you rather have a darker blurry image or a nicely lit action scene with spots in the black areas HHHMMMMM I’m gonna go with the second option
You have to consider what the article is talking about. Portraiture is usually done in a studio, with lighting. Thus a high Ido isn’t needed. I understand what this person is saying by anything above 800 ISo is “crap” mostly because there’s no need for it. Also, why is our only option to turn it black and white? If im going to shoot black and white, I’ll get some b&w film and shoot. Or I’ll say to myself, ” this whole set is going to be in black and white” I’m not going to give people photos th
I was questioning whether I was seriously interested in Photography or not, but you’ve confirmed it.
I am absolutely inspired by you.
at 9:20 I thought you were gonna say gtfo
I barely shoot under iso 800
You are a LEDEND! Love your tutorials – Just GOLD! Thanks heaps
I tend to use 3200 every now and then.. Sometimes I’d use ISO 1600, but most of the time I use ISO 100-1250
1600 ISO varies on images, not always too bad. May as well use a tripod if it’s really dark and slow the shutter. My IS is pretty good so I can get away with slower shutters and usually stick with 800 ISO or less.
Fantastic Video man
ISO above 800 is crap? I look at my D80, D300, and D3s…. and I wonder about the “experts.”
good video Jared. i must say i used to be very worried about iso when i first got my camera. i have a sony A450 and ive shot at 6400 iso and after editing i was more than happy. And thats far from a pro camera.
cheers for the video
very helpful. thanks!
I shoot +1200 ISO on my EOS 50D, no problems once I go to LightRoom.
ive shot iso 800 on a point and shoot fz100 lumix in daytime and i see no noise when i dont crop or zoom….sooo you could imagine a GH2 4/3rds camera or an APS-C/H Sensor from a canon or Nikons FX to DX sensors lol noise shouldnt be a consern for me either 😉 thanks jared for that helpfull info
“Full of ants” lol
Very honest advices !!! This is the one rant I’ve liked the most from all Fro’s
You do have a noise problem you have a hair problem lol
I agree completely! I actually can’t even tell the difference in noise levels between 800 and 1600 on my D7000. Noise is so well controlled on modern boddies it’s amazing.
Noise is an issue for Stock photographers - what’s your take on that, Jared, and our plight as Stockers?
If you shoot Stock, black and white if not a good thing!
Good hints! I did 3200 ISO shots in low light and did some B&W edit and results were over average.
That was enlightening. tx.
D5000 can handle noise up to 900 😀
it would have been the same with a d40x prob worse.
Well the average person can’t get a D3s, Anyhting above 800 ISO on my D3000 is well shit. Should of gotten the D40x.
when I’m doing SX i shoot at 3200 iso and 1/800-1/4000 to stop action because there is not adequate lighting and would you rather have a darker blurry image or a nicely lit action scene with spots in the black areas HHHMMMMM I’m gonna go with the second option
You have to consider what the article is talking about. Portraiture is usually done in a studio, with lighting. Thus a high Ido isn’t needed. I understand what this person is saying by anything above 800 ISo is “crap” mostly because there’s no need for it. Also, why is our only option to turn it black and white? If im going to shoot black and white, I’ll get some b&w film and shoot. Or I’ll say to myself, ” this whole set is going to be in black and white” I’m not going to give people photos th
I was questioning whether I was seriously interested in Photography or not, but you’ve confirmed it.
I am absolutely inspired by you.
at 9:20 I thought you were gonna say gtfo
I barely shoot under iso 800
You are a LEDEND! Love your tutorials – Just GOLD! Thanks heaps
I tend to use 3200 every now and then.. Sometimes I’d use ISO 1600, but most of the time I use ISO 100-1250
1600 ISO varies on images, not always too bad. May as well use a tripod if it’s really dark and slow the shutter. My IS is pretty good so I can get away with slower shutters and usually stick with 800 ISO or less.
Fantastic Video man
ISO above 800 is crap? I look at my D80, D300, and D3s…. and I wonder about the “experts.”
good video Jared. i must say i used to be very worried about iso when i first got my camera. i have a sony A450 and ive shot at 6400 iso and after editing i was more than happy. And thats far from a pro camera.
cheers for the video
very helpful. thanks!
I shoot +1200 ISO on my EOS 50D, no problems once I go to LightRoom.
ive shot iso 800 on a point and shoot fz100 lumix in daytime and i see no noise when i dont crop or zoom….sooo you could imagine a GH2 4/3rds camera or an APS-C/H Sensor from a canon or Nikons FX to DX sensors lol noise shouldnt be a consern for me either 😉 thanks jared for that helpfull info
“Full of ants” lol
Very honest advices !!! This is the one rant I’ve liked the most from all Fro’s
You do have a noise problem you have a hair problem lol
I agree completely! I actually can’t even tell the difference in noise levels between 800 and 1600 on my D7000. Noise is so well controlled on modern boddies it’s amazing.