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10 years 2 months ago #347037 by Little Kate
Is there a ceiling you won't cross when making adjustments with your exposure with your ISO?  At what point do you say, nope, there must be a better shot?  Better yet you just don't want to deal with the noise in post.  


I find myself starting to look at other shots when I need to cross over 1000.  I have friends who won't blink an eye at ISO's upwards 1500, but other friends who won't step over 600.  Where are you at on this scale?  
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10 years 2 months ago #347073 by Frost Photography
Depends 600-800.  The answers are going to be all over here, not only are you working off of preference, but also cameras.  But for me, honestly 95% of the time I'm between 200 and 400 ISO
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10 years 2 months ago #347077 by Baydream
I am usually in 200-800 range but will push it to get the shot. 
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10 years 2 months ago #347089 by ShadowWalker
If I shoot over 600, it's a rare shot and most likely just messing around.  I have shots I have taken that are over 1000, but when you blow them up, they just have to much noise.  Granted you can clean up in post, but it never looks 100% to me. 
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10 years 2 months ago #347111 by Shadowfixer1
Totally depends on the camera model. No one can answer this without that information.
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10 years 2 months ago #347129 by garyrhook
You can't answer the question without a context, either.

I shoot at 2500 - 4000 in a dark theater with dancers that move too fast for anything less than 1/250s. Then I depend upon lightroom and photoshop to pull out an acceptable image. Is it ideal? No, of course not, but no one is going to flood a stage with light for the photographer.

On saturday I was shooting at a martial arts tournament in a well-lit gym. Still had to be at 1000 because the shutter speed had to be at 1/320s to freeze action.

So, at the risk of repetition: context.
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10 years 2 months ago #347149 by Ian Stone
I don't find much need for over 600 for what I do
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10 years 2 months ago #347163 by KCook
I'm an ISO w***e, no limits.

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10 years 2 months ago #347217 by fotobygoodyear
the limits would be all over the board, how much do you want to do in the processing, what kind of camera are you going to use, what type of image processing software do you use, for us to answer this question we would need to know more information..
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10 years 2 months ago #347259 by NickSano
Like others, most of the time my ISO is between 200 and 400 with few cases where I'll go higher.  Actually I have night shots where I was messing around with ISO at 2500.  Now the photo has a ton of noise in it.  But it was fun exploring the ISO limits. 
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10 years 2 months ago #347365 by StephanieW
I usually keep it 100-400, but for night shoots I've been known to crank it up to 1600.
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10 years 2 months ago #347393 by Don Fischer
limit for me. You either do what you have to to get it or walk away without it. Gary has it right. You either go up in ISO or simply leave the shot.
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10 years 2 months ago #347437 by Crazyguy
Nearly always at 200 with tops around 800.  I just don't find the need for much higher. 
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10 years 2 months ago #347473 by TCooper

Frost Photography wrote: Depends 600-800.  The answers are going to be all over here, not only are you working off of preference, but also cameras.  But for me, honestly 95% of the time I'm between 200 and 400 ISO



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10 years 2 months ago #347497 by Stealthy Ninja
12800

Last night I was shooting a dinner and I had no flash and was shooting 2.8 1/100 (on a 70-200). I had to use 12800. But I don't go over that usually.

Luckily... well... I own a 1Dx.
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