Comments on: Low Light Challenge

By: Kimberly Robbins

Kimberly Robbins — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:02:27 +0000

Thanks! I will test it out and see what I get. i haven’t played much with low lighting. I have a Nikon D80 with 18-135 lens.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:15:08 +0000

Kimberly – unfortunately how well your photos look at high ISO is a function of the capability of your camera. I have a Canon 5D Mark II that does produces very acceptable results at up to 3200 ISO, which is a huge advantage in situations like this. The best thing you can do is test out your camera and see how well it does at various ISO settings in the lighting conditions you will be using it in. Take a test shot at different various ISOs, then look on the back of your camera at the result, but zoom in all the way on the image to see it at 100%. If the results are too grainy, then you will need to fall back to using a flash to illuminate your scene.

By: Kimberly Robbins

Kimberly Robbins — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:08:30 +0000

I am so impressed with the lowlight images. I try to up my ISO and get grainy images. How can I remedy this? I am a somewhat new photographer, but really want to improve my shots!

By: Scott Smith

Scott Smith — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:32:10 +0000

These pictures turned out great. I am very impressed with the low light capabilities of the 5DMII. I’ve pushed mine to the upper limits and love the quality I’m getting. Paired with the right lens this camera is amazing.