For wildlife in particular I am growing more and more picky on lighting. I rarely go out on overcast days and usually shoot first thing in the morning or late evening. I feel like my 7d is noisier than my 40d was below ISO 400, especially in blurred backgrounds and blue skies. I use more selective sharpening more now and that helps.
I believe that I said something similar earlier in this thread. There was a time when I would go out and, regardless of the quality of the light, I would point the camera at anything that moves and start pressing the shutter button. Now, I, too, am much more picky about the light. I find that, if there is not, at least, some sun hitting the face of the subject, I\'m not going to be happy with the picture for reasons that have nothing to do with noise. Without light hitting the eye and without some \"sparkle\" in the eye, the shot, to my tastes, loses its visual appeal. Thus, I won\'t shoot backlit subjects except if my purpose is documentary, and, if it is cloudy, I\'m happy to put the camera down and to just enjoy with my eyes what is happening in front of me.
40Driggs wrote:
At ISO 800 and above my 7d produces better images with much more detail to work with. I try to keep my shots at ISO 1600 and below when possible. With the 40D my max was usually ISO 800. These are my opinions based on the copies of these cameras I\'ve owned. I have also used a 30D and found it similar to the 40D.
I agree 100%. If I compare 40D files to 7D files in the totally meaningless way of looking at both at 100%, the files might look similar, or the 40D files might even look like they have a slight edge. But, in a genuinely meaningful comparison at the image level, the 7D easily beats the 40D with regard to noise.
Les
Sep 03, 2012 at 11:57 AM
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