This has been an interesting thread to read ... so I\'ll finally chime in with my two cents.
Plus present a TRULY TOUGH/LOW-LIGHT IMAGE for comment/advice! ;-)
First, I\'ve been shooting with a pair of 7D\'s for several years and like the camera (plus easier on my pocketbook than full-frame gear) and I like to stay at ISO400 or below ... as I find noise creeps in above that (even visible there with blue skies, etc.) ... plus the image is more prone to \"falling apart\" when I manipulate with Lightroom - probably related to reduced dynamic range.
Here\'s a picture taken at with a 7D and 70-200/2.8ISv2 (at full tele) at F/2.8, ISO3200, and 1/6 second ... hand-held from a Safari vehicle!
Obviously light conditions weren\'t the best and there\'s some slight camera motion in this image (plus the baby is moving) - another is tighter, but the baby isn\'t looking. The shot won\'t win any prizes, but it was kinda fun doing it ... and I was pleasantly surprised the camera could even focus in these conditions. Other people in the vehicle could barely make \'em out with binocs ... but the 70-200/F2.8v2 is awesome and brings it own light to the party! ;-)
You can download the RAW file here ... and here is the corresponding XMP. LR4 settings were basically \"default\" ... with White Balance at 8000/+20, I did a +25 on Clarity & Vibrance, Sharpness was 25/1.0/25/10 and Noise Reduction was 75/50/0/75/50 - needless to say, I rarely, rarely go that high. I pulled into CS6 and just did an Auto-Contrast - resulting JPEG (quality=8) is available here.
As perhaps obvious at F/2.8, ISO3200, and 1/6s, I was \"outa options\" ... and probably close to the limit of the AF, although contrasting black-n-white stripes on the zebra surely helped. Again, any suggestions/comments on my processing are very much appreciated ... and do I have a \"good\" 7D?
This has been an interesting thread to read ... so I\'ll finally chime in with my two cents.
Plus present a TRULY TOUGH/LOW-LIGHT IMAGE for comment/advice! ;-)
First, I\'ve been shooting with a pair of 7D\'s for several years and like the camera (plus easier on my pocketbook than full-frame gear) and I like to stay at ISO400 or below ... as I find noise creeps in above that (even visible there with blue skies, etc.) ... plus the image is more prone to \"falling apart\" when I manipulate with Lightroom - probably related to reduced dynamic range.
Here\'s a picture taken at with a 7D and 70-200/2.8ISv2 (at full tele) at F/2.8, ISO3200, and 1/6 second ... hand-held from a Safari vehicle!
Obviously light conditions weren\'t the best and there\'s some slight camera motion in this image (plus the baby is moving) - another is tighter, but the baby isn\'t looking. The shot won\'t win any prizes, but it was kinda fun doing it ... and I was pleasantly surprised the camera could even focus in these conditions. Other people in the vehicle could barely make \'em out with binocs ... but the 70-200/F2.8v2 is awesome and brings it own light to the party! ;-)
You can download the RAW file here ... and here is the corresponding XMP. LR4 settings were basically \"default\" ... with White Balance at 8000/+20, I did a +25 on Clarity & Vibrance, Sharpness was 25/1.0/25/10 and Noise Reduction was 75/50/0/75/50 - needless to say, I rarely, rarely go that high. I pulled into CS6 and just did an Auto-Contrast - resulting JPEG (quality=8) is available here.
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