What is the highest ISO you would use on a 1D classic? I am having some major motion blur issues when shooting basketball, but I do not want to have the ISO too high and make the pictures look like complete crap.
As high as I need it........if I can get the exposure right then you don't need to worry about noise. Add a touch of Noise Ninja and you will be good to go.
I've shot around 1250iso 320-500/2.8 with flash and been ok. Like others have said exposure is the key. If you can use stobes there are some great shots on FM. Redman just posted some (D3 though) in the sports section the other day. With flash/strobes and a noise reduction program like Noiseware Pro or NoiseNinja you may be able to shoot higher.
I'll crank 'er up to 1600 if I need to... the camera is pretty wicked at 400 or under, but 800 and 1600 are fully usable! you can also shoot in RAW and get more anti-noise latitude with photoshop ACR
I shoot 1600 iso for indoor volleyball and basketball. I'd rather have a shot that's a bit noisy with no motion blur over a blurry shot with less noise.
Blimey, there is something really nice about the 1600 on the 1d classic!
I don't like to shoot my 1dmkii at more than 1000 for important photos that often. The 1600 on the mkii has a lot more colour noise and it bothers me more than the grain shown from the mki.
Thanks for pointing that out Chris. I was just trying to figure out why I just didn;t really think my 1D2 3200 shots as much as I like the 1D's 1600... it is more color noise. I know that 1600 to 3200 is going to be a jump in noise, but I just like the 1D's noise more.
I would guess it would... but I have no experience/testing to confirm this. For all of my shots, including the ones above, I had it set at 2, which is plenty sharp straight out of camera for me.
Imagemaster wrote:
Then why aren't you shooting RAW? In-camera settings affect jpegs, not RAW.
Are you serious? Wow, I have been shooting RAW the whole time and have been starting to wonder why the parameters never affect my images!
Thanks for your help again, I will be shooting between 1000-1600 ISO, RAW, and use a 70-200 f/2.8 IS if anyone cares.
