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runakid wrote:
Especially for sports or birds in flight, what is the comfortable top level for ISO for D7000, D7100 and D800? Had some disappointing levels of noise recently and I guess I was expecting too much after moving up from the D300.
Everyone is going to have a different opinion, it depends on how much noise you can tolerate.
Personally, I don't like a lot of noise, so my caps are pretty low. I won't shoot my D810 over ISO 3200 (same with the 800) - and I really don't like it all that much at 3200.
I can't speak for the 7100, but for the 7200 I like to keep it at 1600~2200 at the most. I will shoot at 3200 if it's a real good shot, but that's it for me.
I had a D7000, and I think I kept that under 3200 as well.
The only camera I own that I'll go over 3200 is my D4 - and that only goes to 6400 before I don't like the results. However, again, I'm very picky about it. I know there are a lot of folks who are happy with much high ISOs on the cameras above, but I'm too much of a pixel peeper
Also, keep in mind that if you underexpose it will make the noise seem much worse then it really is. So, make sure your exposure is correct before deciding on your max ISO.
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