that's where pumping ISO come in.

currently my D7k i feel max iso around 800 only.. higher than that it gives noise... or sometimes maybe 1.2k... ><



yea agreed... alot to learn on prime lens

If the photo is nice, what's the problem with noise? It's not like you have a choice.

okay.. btw about ISO, normally you all do Auto ISO with a ISO cap , or adjust the ISO on the fly along with aperture and shutter speed?

what exactly are you photographing?

for me, I set Aperture first because that determines DOF. VERY important. If it's sports / activity related then I set Shutter speed first.

ISO would be last. Usually manual ISO but sometimes Auto ISO for convenience.

mostly streets and people...
hmm. okay =D thx for the info !

Used my friend's D7000 before and pumped the ISO up to 3200. For me it's still ok as I myself use ISO1600 max on my D90.

Don't pixel peep too much !
ISO for d7k is fine even at ISO 3200

hmm.. wont very obvious meh? not peeping oso can see dao wor..
normally max i do till 2k nia.. unless no choice...

btw the lower the lighting condition.. more noise it produce rite? etc: 3.2k ISO in low light place VS 3.2k ISO + fast shutter in bright place...

aiya, no one care how noisy your pics most of the time, unless you going to upload it in a very big size. Noise also you can't do anything.

Of course, same thing with flash, iso 3200 with flash and iso 3200 without flash will have a big difference.

I'm not that particular on noise.
After all, there are noise reduction software

where to get the software? @.@ kk will try not be so particular with it

You will be sacrificing a lot of fine details with the noise reduction, especially portraits, prepare for blurred eye lashes and eye brows, not to forget the hair.

With noise, details are still going to be there.

maybe can only do noise reduction for the background.. for the subject make it lesser or none.

in the end, no one really cares about noise.

DOF too shallow/deep, motion blur...those will break your photos

agreed! diff lens hav diff control of dof too !

there are masking / layers and etc in PS.
And my lens is very very sharp.

Try to make ur picture as noise as this fella shot , see ppl will comment ur picture is very noise or very good

Noise ? What noise ?!

u are over done bro