Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Might have asked this question before but how is the ISO capabilities of the SL............I'm having two days in Barcelona without a tripod so will be shooting everything hand held..........1600 ISO okay ???? Thanks Neil Edited May 19, 2017 by Neil D Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scott kirkpatrick Posted May 19, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 19, 2017 I've been using 6400 as Max ISO. No problems at 1600. scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 19, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 19, 2017 You own it ... what do you think? Gotta love forums. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted May 19, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) If you had the benefit of the 24-90 zoom you could handhold with OIS at daft exposure times and avoid going above a few hundred iso ...... I've got excellent results at 0.4sec at 24mm and 0.1sec at 90mm. As for 1600 ..... it cleans up well in post processing as long as there isn't a lot of shadow you want recovering. I prefer to stick to 800 and below unless I really have no choice. Edited May 19, 2017 by thighslapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 19, 2017 If you had the benefit of the 24-90 zoom you could handhold with OIS at daft exposure times and avoid going above a few hundred iso ...... I've got excellent results at 0.4sec at 24mm and 0.1sec at 90mm. As for 1600 ..... it cleans up well in post processing as long as there isn't a lot of shadow you want recovering. I prefer to stick to 800 and below unless I really have no choice. Gordon I will just be using M lenses so no image stabaliziation. At night I will use Noctilux and I guess just go with 1600 Thanks Neil Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 19, 2017 I've been using 6400 as Max ISO. No problems at 1600. scott Cheers Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 19, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) You own it ... what do you think? Gotta love forums. Jeff Never go over 50 mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Lowe Posted May 19, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 19, 2017 I've been happy with it up to 12,500. The sensor gets noisy and loses dynamic range but doesn't it doesn't produce ugly banding. The banding is what I can't stand to look at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted May 19, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) This is 1250 iso from this afternoon 1/10 sec f2.9 @ 26mm ....... processed .... and a 100% crop Snowshill Manor ..... 1250 was the highest I went. (All the rooms have curtains and minimal lighting to preserve the items). At this level you can still apply a fair amount of sharpening and NR and images look 'normal'. Above 1600 or so NR starts to degrade the image substantially and you either have to put up with 'grain' or excessive image smoothing from NR. All depends what you want to do with the images and the 'mood' you are after. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 19, 2017 by thighslapper 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272665-iso-capabilities-of-the-sl/?do=findComment&comment=3278507'>More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted May 19, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 19, 2017 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272665-iso-capabilities-of-the-sl/?do=findComment&comment=3278508'>More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 19, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 19, 2017 Never go over 50 mate But your camera does. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 19, 2017 I've been happy with it up to 12,500. The sensor gets noisy and loses dynamic range but doesn't it doesn't produce ugly banding. The banding is what I can't stand to look at. Yea I don't want to go that high...........I think I will stick with 1600 and see what I can get Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #13 Posted May 19, 2017 Ive just looked through the ISO menu and I see floating ISO WTF is that??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #14 Posted May 19, 2017 But your camera does. Jeff I can't...... Im scared Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #15 Posted May 19, 2017 I just tried it at 1600 and 64 ISO with Noctilux wide open and at f8 to bump the ISO ISO 1600 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ISO 64 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ISO 64 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272665-iso-capabilities-of-the-sl/?do=findComment&comment=3278519'>More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #16 Posted May 19, 2017 I think ISO 1600 is going to be okay as a MAX Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted May 19, 2017 Share #17 Posted May 19, 2017 My first test shots with my 50SL were at 3200 and I could not believe how detailed they looked. The 50 is a pretty nice lens but that is covered in another thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #18 Posted May 19, 2017 Ive just looked through the ISO menu and I see floating ISO WTF is that??? Anyone?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted May 19, 2017 Share #19 Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) Godfrey will tell you. It's sufficiently esoteric that even I have forgotten what it does..... something to do with zoom lenses Ignore it ..... it makes minimal difference under normal usage. Edited May 19, 2017 by thighslapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted May 19, 2017 Share #20 Posted May 19, 2017 Ignore it ..... it makes minimal difference under normal usage. Fantastic......ignored Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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