In studio or for landscapes ISO 100 will work. But in real world applications out in the filed ISO 400 and above seem to be the norm for my shooting. Plus with Canons line of fast primes I am able to keep my ISO to a minimum and still retain the propper shutter speed.
I admit - I'm jealous and envious of almost 14 stops of DR. I wonder what it is about the sensor or readout electronics that makes that possible. After all they are working with the same physics as Canon - and Canon has been at FF longer.
It is a welcome improvement, but being able to print more dynamic range so far is the limiting factor. No knock or slam to any camera manufacturer - the printing side needs to catch up.
That is impressive but in my experience it`s out in the field that matters. Remember where some of the older Leica lenses that didn`t look so stellar in MTF graphs? that didn`t stop them being absolutely superb in the field and more than sort after.
Not taking anything away from Nikon, there cameras have really come to life of late and if that is where your lenses are invested then really great news.
I know that there have been a lot of knockers of the 5D2 with regards to AF but I`m seeing better metering in general and IMHO more DR than my 1dsmk3.
So, what ever modern DSLR you choose should see you producing really great images or you can blame yourself.
i'm surprised that everyone takes this information as truth or fact. are there any other sources that can corroborate this information? that is a lot of DR...
