Underexpose or increase ISO

9 years 4 months ago #415836 by ShutterPal
When your shooting in low light and faced with either under exposing the photo or cranking up the ISO which do you do?  If you underexpose, you can pull out a couple stops from Camera Raw, while cranking up ISO would possibly fix.  The trade off is possible lost sharpness with increased ISO vs spending time in post to fix.  


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9 years 4 months ago #415842 by Tim Entin
I think either or could work in moderation.  If your talking about an ISO of 10k vs image underexposed by a couple stops.  I'd go with the underexposed image.  Actually if both are lower examples, I'd go with underexposed.


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9 years 4 months ago #415844 by KCook
I will not underexpose by more than 1 stop.  Let the ISO soar.

Kelly Cook

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9 years 4 months ago #415892 by effron
It also depends on what "you're" trying to record/document. Sometimes I can live with a lot of noise, so I crank up the ISO. For a landscape for example, only a proper exposure is acceptable. Slap camera on tripod, repeat exposure...;)

Why so serious?
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9 years 4 months ago #415906 by garyrhook
Yes.

Either will cost you. You'll have to learn what price you're willing to pay in a given situation.

I usually use a combination of both.


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9 years 4 months ago #415921 by Joves
Depends on if I am free hand shooting it, or have my support with me. If I am hand shooting then I let the needed shutter speed decide. Sometimes I crank up the ISO, and under expose, so I get a good shutter speed. It really as I said depends, if I have support, then I do not worry about either the ISO, or the shutter speed, and just shoot it.


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9 years 4 months ago #415933 by Scott Klubeck

garyrhook wrote: Yes.

Either will cost you. You'll have to learn what price you're willing to pay in a given situation.

I usually use a combination of both.



:agree:   don't get carried away with either.  Sooner or later it will bite you in the butt 


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9 years 4 months ago #415950 by ThatNikonGuy

Joves wrote: Depends on if I am free hand shooting it, or have my support with me. If I am hand shooting then I let the needed shutter speed decide. Sometimes I crank up the ISO, and under expose, so I get a good shutter speed. It really as I said depends, if I have support, then I do not worry about either the ISO, or the shutter speed, and just shoot it.



+1


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9 years 4 months ago #416006 by Lucky One
+1


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9 years 4 months ago #416030 by Happy Snapper
There are many good answers here, ultimately what Effron stated most closely coincides with what I would have said.  

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9 years 4 months ago #416088 by Tim Chiang
:agree:


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