High ISO with good quality?

[flake]

If you have updated the Canon DPP software, the latest versions have it built in along with some other useful controls, this will cost you nothing. it's also built into Photoshop, but if you want to pay then there's noise ninja amongst several others.

Children might move quickly. but they don't always run around, and if you can stop movement at Iso 3200 you should be able to drop it down a bit to see what you get with a little motion blur.

[jaimesommers]

Thank you.

I have just tried the software that Forseti mentioned and I have to say it blew me away! massive improvement on my images, thank very much!!

[flake]

Bear in mind that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and if you apply noise reduction you can easily start to lose sharpness and detail, so be careful just how much you apply.

[jaimesommers]

Thank you!

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by anglefire

Don't quite understand this one Oldboy - do you mean the shutter speed is too high so is underexposed?

Originally Posted by flake

I'm not sure about Oldboys comment either, by too high did you mean too long?

I limit the ISO to 6,400 and select a shutter speed of 1000/s to take the shot which is OK in bright conditions even at 6,400, but if I move into a darker area or shadow and take a shot, then the ISO can't go above 6,400 and I will get noise and a flat image but not underexposed. If I then drop the shutter speed to 125/s, it will still be at ISO 6,400 but no noise or very little will be produced.

[Forseti]

Can I humbly suggest that you read through the recipe once more OldBoy, and certainly before the next Christmas comes around. When mixing your Christmas pud you might just have confused ounces for litres when it came to adding the Brandy. In short, add me to the list of those who are not quite understanding what you're saying - even more so now.

[karenoliver]

I think someone already mentioned the 50mm lens - the abliity to get an aperture of 1.2 or 1.4 ior 1.8 depending which version you buy would seriously help you. I shot outdoors last night with an ISO of 3200 with the 50mm lens on f2.2 and 1.4 and got some great results. My canon 5d mk2 has noise but it can be reduced in PS. You could always shoot your final project in film? Buy ISO 3200 b/w film which might compliment the atmosphere of a hospice?

[jaimesommers]

Hi Karen,

thanks for the tips. What film would you recommend as i haven't seen any ISO 3200 b & W?

Jaime

[anglefire]

Look http://www.kodak.com:80/global/en/pr...319/1231/13404 here.

I used Kodaks T-max pushed a couple of stops many years ago - good stuff

[jaimesommers]

Thank you!