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Joe T
08-01-2007, 16:23
Hi all

Im just wondering if any D200 owners have any comments regarding their own experiences with the Nikon D200 at ISO 800 and ISO 1600?

Many thanks in advance. :)

Joe
CT
08-01-2007, 16:30
Haha.. weakening then Joe? :lol:
Joe T
08-01-2007, 16:31
Haha.. weakening then Joe? :lol:

Might be :whistling:
Venomator
08-01-2007, 16:40
I haven't actually done too much for comparison myself Joe ... sorry ... :d

But the infamous Mr Rockwell has some pretty good coverage and example pics here ...

Ken Rockwell's D200 Review (http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d200performance2.htm)

HTH but not sure if this is precisely what you are looking for though ... :shrug:

Colin (Hacker) may have done a bit more than me with the sampling work ... :thinking:




:p
Ally
08-01-2007, 17:00
I've heard that it is the closest model to the canon's in terms of high ISO's. I think that all nikon users would agree that the canon's are better at high ISO's. But the nikons have the better colours overall.
Ally
08-01-2007, 17:02
just found - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond200/page21.asp

HTH :thumbs:
Ross
08-01-2007, 17:26
I tend to avoid using above 800 on the D200 unless absolutely necessary

These were taken at Goodwood at 800 (admittedly the light was awful as there was a downpour) but you can see a lot of noise in the darker areas

http://www.itsnotarace.com/cpg132/thumbnails.php?album=66&page=8
Forbiddenbiker
08-01-2007, 17:27
Might be :whistling:

What’s this I hear! :eek: ... mutiny in the ranks? :bat: ;)
Hacker
08-01-2007, 18:50
Judas! :razz:

To be honest I wasn't that impressed to begin with when shooting at ISO800 or higher but that was looking at the images on the monitor. The final prints were nowhere near as bad as I expected them to be so maybe I was being overcritical which I tend to be with my own work anyway.

There have been other times when I have inadvertantly shot using a high ISO and the issue was not too bad.

Don't you even consider moving to them.
Marianne
08-01-2007, 19:02
this (http://www.barrianne-photos.co.uk/picperfic/keyboard/_DSC3910.jpg) was taken at ISO1250 using my lensbaby the other day...handheld...I have others on my blogspot :)
PaulBoy
08-01-2007, 19:11
Don't you even consider moving to them

Hacker - Get off that fence & say what you really mean :bat:
Paul :nikon:
Hoodi
08-01-2007, 19:18
It's a little lower than the D70 Joe, and the grain is also a smidge finer.
Joe T
08-01-2007, 20:36
CT was meaning weakening to buying a D200. I dont believe he was meaning that I might be moving to Canon. Which I'm not.

Thanks for the comments all. :)
PaulBoy
09-01-2007, 07:47
CT was meaning weakening to buying a D200. I dont believe he was meaning that I might be moving to Canon. Which I'm not.

Thanks for the comments all. :)

Joe - That's what I thought you (& CT) meant but Hacker either got the wrong end of the stick or was being ironic (only he can answer that :lol:)
My own experience with higher ISO's is like my knowledge of all things "toggy" i.e. limited ...
Paul :thumbs:
Hacker
09-01-2007, 09:20
Hacker either got the wrong end of the stick or was being ironic


A bit of both! :lol: :lol:
Diego Garcia
09-01-2007, 09:39
High ISO noise is a moot point really. It can look bad on a monitor, and if poorly exposed really bad but in print, ergo newspapers it is OK. Look in the Sun in the mid week football stuff, all high ISO noise and fine really.

However, it is a pain thats for sure and like all I would prefer it not to be there.
Marianne
09-01-2007, 10:19
but it can also add a mood to a shot....in all honesty it doesn't bother me, I do think that photographers can get hung up on technical perfection! Get with your arty sides :shrug:
Diego Garcia
09-01-2007, 17:32
but it can also add a mood to a shot....in all honesty it doesn't bother me, I do think that photographers can get hung up on technical perfection! Get with your arty sides :shrug:

True, I used to be the exponent of a dirty image but what I have covered of late has left me wanting smooth high ISO somewhat. :thumbs:
Forbiddenbiker
09-01-2007, 18:15
There’s no such thing is there Pete?, not with the cameras where taking about...the cannons only slightly better...still loads of noise, just not quite as noticeable possibly.

..And all at the expense of solid colour IMAHO. :D
Diego Garcia
09-01-2007, 18:53
There’s no such thing is there Pete?, not with the cameras where taking about...the cannons only slightly better...still loads of noise, just not quite as noticeable possibly.

..And all at the expense of solid colour IMAHO. :D

Nope, but the 5D is a modern miracle at 3200 and if the next Canon N has ISO at 1600 like it, then it will sell by the boat load as all the Mark II N's are traded in :rules: