Posted by Rob Graham on October 10, 2008 at 8:53 AM
I received my 50D on Monday, and went out for a test run on Wednesday evening. IMO, the AF is faster than my 30D, and the AI Servo for BIF is much better than my 30D. A large flock of Franklin's Gulls were swarming above the marshes at Quivira NWR. I was interested in exploring the noise levels of ISO 800, so I shot these flight shots at that ISO, f/8, 1/5000, ~50% crop, with minimal NR. C&C always welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Posted by Bill Dark on October 10, 2008 at 9:25 AM
That's quite a shot, Rob, especially for ISO 800! Camera bodies just keep getting better and better. Nice!
Posted by Brad Mangas on October 10, 2008 at 10:26 AM
A really nice in flight shot Rob. Of course it's hard to tell from the web view, but looks pretty clean noise wise to me.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on October 10, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Good detail on a fast moving subject! Handheld I presume? What lens and focal length?
ISO 800 is very useful for such shots and it cleans up very nicely in post (at least with my 40D). I use imagenonic's Noiseware Plugin for Photoshop. It will even sharpen as it cleans up noise.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 10, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Looks real nice Rob, congrats on the new toy!
Posted by Rob Graham on October 11, 2008 at 1:18 AM
Thanks everybody. Daniel, this was hand held, with a Tamron 200-500mm at 500mm. I have shots with the birds filling the frame more, but I like this pose the best. I definitely think there is less noise at ISO 800 on the 50D than on my 30D.
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5 repliesISO 800 is very useful for such shots and it cleans up very nicely in post (at least with my 40D). I use imagenonic's Noiseware Plugin for Photoshop. It will even sharpen as it cleans up noise.