Last Friday I photographed two local football games. Normally this is an ok assignment for me, I don't love it, but I don't dislike it. Much of how I feel about shooting football depends on the weather. But last Friday instead of using my regular Canon EOS I-D (the original... circa early 2000's... I really don't know for sure) I got to use our new Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and it was a-maz-ing! Seriously, it was a night and day difference.
I shoot football at night, and depending on the field, the quality of light is vastly different. With my original 1-D I shoot at ISO 3200. This looks great with the 4.48 megapixel CCD sensor. Ahahahaha. That was a joke. BUT, with the the Mark IV I shot with an ISO of 10,000 and it really looked great. The files were clear and huge (16.1 megapixels) and for the first time in three years, I could see the faces of the players in the photos.... and they weren't pixelated! I was also shooting a 300mm lens with the Mark IV. I will get my new work Mark IV soon.... I hope, I hope, I hope...
Original: ISO 1600 f/4.0 Shutter 1/500 sec
Original: ISO 3200 f/2.8 Shutter 1/180 sec
Original: ISO 3200 f/2.8 Shutter 1/125 sec
Original: ISO 3200 f/4.0 Shutter: 1/350 sec
Mark IV: ISO 10,000 f/4.0 Shutter 1/500 sec
Mark IV: ISO 8,000 f/4.0 Shutter 1/720 sec
Mark IV: ISO 8,000 f/4.0 1/720 sec
All these photos are copyright the Marshfield News-Herald
wow....really a big difference just in the noise level! Great expressions on the faces during the plays.
ReplyDeleteI know! The noise difference is amazing! As is the fact that I can use a shutter speed above 1/350!
ReplyDeleteDid I read right- "ISO of 10,000????"
ReplyDeleteHere are some specs: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0910/09102001canon1d4.asp
ReplyDeleteStandard ISO goes up to 12,800 and the extended ISO reaches up to 102,400! I didn't try it out yet though.
Wow, that really does make a big difference!
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