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Virlution
post May 27 2025, 02:32 PM

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go up to ISO 800... grainy effect not too bad
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post May 27 2025, 02:35 PM

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Rule of thumb is... crank up iso only as the last resort, where slower shutter speed and wider aperture is already at it's extreme level and cannot be further adjusted without causing blurrness to your image.

Itu saja, sekian.
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post May 27 2025, 02:36 PM

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QUOTE(RT8081 @ May 27 2025, 02:23 PM)
Correct la, i did said depends on location and when u shoot lol

Indoor and evening shot where light is dimmer or less light, it is ok to crank the ISO but compensate with right aperture and shutter speed. Some juniors i met so afraid to crank iso higher than 3600 because worried will be too noisy, so they ended taking darker shot and post process it
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Yes you can play around the ISO because sometimes lighting condition is a fixed condition because you want to capture the ambience. Otherwise you can use flash if desired.

Well, all I can say is higher ISO will always be grainier than lower ISO if both picture are at correct exposure. smile.gif
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post May 27 2025, 02:55 PM

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Almost mid 2025 already. Ramp up those ISO lah. This isn't 2007.
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post May 27 2025, 03:00 PM

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is this noisy?

user posted image
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post May 27 2025, 03:05 PM

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QUOTE(RT8081 @ May 27 2025, 02:28 PM)
Correct. Faster lens produce better shots
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bigger aperture reduce depth of field la...

i would prefer m-mode

set the safe shutter speed according to the environment/movement
lens/sensor stabilization works for stationary

set the aperture size according to your intended depth of field

set the iso to auto, some ppl might put a capped on max iso
exposure indicator will blink if under or over exposed, that time baru re-adjust shutter speed and/or aperture size.

adjust exposure compensation when needed

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post May 27 2025, 03:07 PM

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ISO 12800 terus.
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post May 27 2025, 03:13 PM

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It depends on the amount of light avail
and the F stop of your lens?
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post May 27 2025, 03:21 PM

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bump the ISO jer. grainy pic better than blur pic << sifu kentang emas teach one last time.
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post May 27 2025, 03:37 PM

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QUOTE(RT8081 @ May 27 2025, 02:28 PM)
Correct. Faster lens produce better shots
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Faster lens just have the ability to shoot with shallower depth of field. It wont have the ability to produce better shots.
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post May 27 2025, 03:38 PM

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QUOTE(khelben @ May 27 2025, 03:37 PM)
Faster lens just have the ability to shoot with shallower depth of field. It wont have the ability to produce better shots.
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post May 27 2025, 03:39 PM

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QUOTE(BOTAK_WAI @ May 27 2025, 03:05 PM)
bigger aperture reduce depth of field la...

i would prefer m-mode

set the safe shutter speed according to the environment/movement
lens/sensor stabilization works for stationary

set the aperture size according to your intended depth of field

set the iso to auto, some ppl might put a capped on max iso
exposure indicator will blink if under or over exposed, that time baru re-adjust shutter speed and/or aperture size.

adjust exposure compensation when needed
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My bad, you are correct 🙏
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post May 27 2025, 04:00 PM

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QUOTE(RT8081 @ May 27 2025, 12:09 PM)


TLDR : Ur sifu probably said stick to lowest ISO (100 or 50) if possible for less noise. Not true as it depends on where and when u shoot.

Using Higher ISO has less noise than lower ISO but darker due to shutter speed, and if u in try to lower shutter speed to compensate light, Ur frame will not be sharp.

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Anyone still saying we must stick to ISO 100 or ISO 50?
Is that from a photography book/magazine published 20 years ago?

Current cameras can handle high iso without any issues.
Even if you’re using an ancient camera, plenty of great denoising options are available during post process.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: May 27 2025, 04:02 PM
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post May 27 2025, 04:01 PM

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QUOTE(LegendLee @ May 27 2025, 04:00 PM)
Anyone still saying we must stick to ISO 100 or ISO 50?
Is that from a photography book/magazine published 20 years ago?
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Still got people i met giving me this advice lol
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post May 27 2025, 04:06 PM

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exposure triangle la... i think if beginner, hard to master coz need to find the right balance.
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post May 27 2025, 04:13 PM

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tl;dr
Better grainy photo than blurry photo.
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post May 27 2025, 04:29 PM

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QUOTE(Zot @ May 27 2025, 02:18 PM)
Looks like this guy is making beginners more confused.

Comparing low vs high ISO as same shutter speed, then of course the low ISO picture will be darker. Then increase brightness digitally to show more noise and say lower ISO more noise.  rclxub.gif

Try to shoot picture at correct exposure with low ISO and also with high ISO, meaning the low ISO one with longer exposure compare to the high ISO one. This will give both picture with same brightness. Then magnify the picture to see which one is grainier. I can bet the the one with high ISO will have more noise.

Your statement is only valid looking at one perspective.  smile.gif
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This youtuber mainly shooting wildlife photos, not same situation as indoor or control environment.

If he is using ISO100 or long exposure, he wouldn't able to do his job.
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post May 27 2025, 04:37 PM

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QUOTE(jmas @ May 27 2025, 03:00 PM)
is this noisy?

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Depends on where you're looking at.

Like this part of the pic is noisy
user posted image

But you're not looking at this part. you're looking at the cobweb.
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post May 27 2025, 04:38 PM

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most newer camera is iso invariance. you shoot high iso or increase brightness in ps/lr same also. so dont bother with iso
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post May 27 2025, 04:40 PM

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Nowadays nak jadi photographer also nee ISO certificate?
Gg now wonder wedding photographer service price skyrocket

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