Canon EOS-1D Mark III Review Part 2 - High ISO
The ability to shoot in low light situations can be crucial to a photographer. Sometimes the use of flash just isn’t possible or isn’t permitted. In these situation, we rely on two things. The first is fast glass with wide apertures (2.8 or more), and the second is higher iso. Each has it’s own drawbacks. Shooting at wide open apertures can lead to soft or out of focus images due to the narrow depth of field. Shooting at higher iso level tends to increase the amount of noise in the image. Noise can be controlled to a degree if proper exposure is obtained.
The Canon 1D Mark III has been cheered by many for it’s low noise capabilities at high ISO. The Canon 1D Mark III has a native 3200iso capability along with the ability to push it to 6400 via a custom function. The problem with many cameras noise control at higher iso isn’t that great. So I was eager to try out the Mark III’s 3200 iso capabilities.
What better way to test 3200 iso then at the PPG Aquarium which is part of the Pittsburgh Zoo. For anyone that has been to the PPG Aquarium or any large Aquarium, the lighting is pretty poor. One of the biggest mistakes people make is to take pictures using the camera’s built in flash. This results in poor images with bright flash reflection off of the glass.
All examples below were taken at 3200 iso using the Canon 85mm 1.8 lens. All exif data is intact. Examples include no noise reduction and noise reduction done through Neat Image.
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I must say that I’m extremely pleased with the Canon Mark III 3200 iso capabilities. I would not hesitate to use it especially when getting the perfect shot required it.
Tags: 1D Mark III, 3200 iso, Canon, Pittsburgh Zoo
