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i just remember i was shooting too high ISO in the beginning.. and the detail of the pet was not so good.. i came all the way down to 200... or 400 and quality came up.. but i think it totally depends on camera and lighting....but just something i thought he should try ..what do you set your aperture /shutter at for fast moving animals.. i will try it.... lower the iso as much as possible... k
Agreed with everything but this. The noise associated with higher ISO is less of a problem given the camera and processing advancements. I'd much rather up the ISO to get my shutter or aperture up for a sharper shot on a fast moving pet.
First of all I save as a raw and recover/adjust post. There's no one size fits all on settings, it depends on the lighting, what type of shot (still/action), and mood I'm striving for. With my gear, post process capabilities and my tolerance level on the shot, I can effectively shoot at an ISO of 102400. Practically though I like to keep it more on the order of 25600 max. My profile avatar was shot at ISO 25600, f4.5, 1/15, hand held. The first example of Sadie I posted was ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/2000, the second shot was ISO 100, f/8, 1/125, and the last was ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/160. Here's another ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/320. In retrospect if I had it to do over I would have pushed the ISO to 1600 for a faster shutter, and a little sharper stop action.
Float Like A Butterfly by William Raber, on Flickr
The point is with today's technology ISO choice should be based on the requirements of the shot, not the other way around. Knowing your equipment, and knowing how the exposure triangle works, will go a long way toward making successful choices.