Higher ISO

[Barefoot]

The newer offerings from Nikon and Canon have amazing quality at higher ISO’s and sooner or later, it will work its way down to the entry level models. In my humble opinion, the consumer has directed the market in the wrong direction. Instead of the never ending quest for higher megapixals, (in some cases, there is more resolution in the body than the lens are able to provide) we should be demanding the same image quality at ISO 1600 that the pros are getting with their rigs. I’d much rather have a 6mp camera that shot cleanly at ISO 1600 than a 12mp one that struggled with ISO 800.

For example, here’s one shot with available light at our state museum at ISO 1250. I don’t know about you, but I see very little, if any, noise in either the highs or lows. No post processing.