Destin
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Alright guys, so I used my new D500 to shoot a hockey game last night for a local online publication I freelance for. I used the opportunity to test out a few shots at ISO levels higher than I'd ever have used previously. I know that you wanted to see this @smoke665 so I tagged you to make it easy.
Let me be clear: This is real world shooting. As such, I will not be pixel peeping or showing 100% crops. I'll make the files available to TPF members for download if you'd like to view them, and I can email over one or two RAW files if you're interested in seeing SOOC results.
Click here to view full gallery. Note that the wider shots were taken with my D7100, but there are only 4 of them. Download password for TPF members is: TPFExclusive
PM me if you'd like a few RAW files to play with.
The photos below have all been run through lightroom, color corrected, and had very minimal noise reduction applied (15-25 on the slider, no more than that.) I shot the majority of the game at 1/1000, 2.8, and ISO 4000. This was the absolute ragged edge of acceptable for my old D7100, and the D500 breezed through it. I think 4000 on the D500 looks better than 1600 on the 7100.
For me, even the noise in the last shot at 32,000 is useable in an absolute pinch. Downsized to 460px wide for the publication I work with, you'd likely never even see the difference.
1.) ISO 4000, hands down usable to me.
2.) ISO 8000, still extremely usable
3.) ISO 32,000 - would work in a pinch
4.) 51,200 in parking lot after game. The only post processing applied was a slight contrast increase and 20 points of color noise reduction. Again, I wouldn't use this every day. But worst case scenario, downsized for web use, it's useable to me. This file is in a different gallery, so I'll have to email it if you want to look at it full size.
Let me be clear: This is real world shooting. As such, I will not be pixel peeping or showing 100% crops. I'll make the files available to TPF members for download if you'd like to view them, and I can email over one or two RAW files if you're interested in seeing SOOC results.
Click here to view full gallery. Note that the wider shots were taken with my D7100, but there are only 4 of them. Download password for TPF members is: TPFExclusive
PM me if you'd like a few RAW files to play with.
The photos below have all been run through lightroom, color corrected, and had very minimal noise reduction applied (15-25 on the slider, no more than that.) I shot the majority of the game at 1/1000, 2.8, and ISO 4000. This was the absolute ragged edge of acceptable for my old D7100, and the D500 breezed through it. I think 4000 on the D500 looks better than 1600 on the 7100.
For me, even the noise in the last shot at 32,000 is useable in an absolute pinch. Downsized to 460px wide for the publication I work with, you'd likely never even see the difference.
1.) ISO 4000, hands down usable to me.
2.) ISO 8000, still extremely usable
3.) ISO 32,000 - would work in a pinch
4.) 51,200 in parking lot after game. The only post processing applied was a slight contrast increase and 20 points of color noise reduction. Again, I wouldn't use this every day. But worst case scenario, downsized for web use, it's useable to me. This file is in a different gallery, so I'll have to email it if you want to look at it full size.