akboarder24 said:Moxie, those pics are great, and it sure looks like you know how to utilize that camera! As far as noise issues, they look amazing @ 1600 iso! now, it doesn't matter what electronics you're using, adding your own touch in the digi darkroom (ahem...PS) is not that hard nor time consuming. shooting raw is a little more work, but it's like working with a roll of undeveloped film. Having a dslr also helped me understand film a lot more, to look at it in a different light, and frankly, film is more cost-effecient and practical to use for certain photographic applications. With the extreme price drops in the film market, I'm currently searching for a fast (fps) film body with a great sync that I would never have been able to come upon!
Keep it up Moxie, you're motivating me to shoot again!
I like how you're thinking. Jump in on this conversation. Please. Post some shots too. So you like the ISO 1600 shots? Lemme ask you this, being a film guy, can you ever get shots like that at ISO 1600 with film? I know the answer. I'm sure Gary and you do too. So what's interesting is all the "no noise" people are probably all tech guys. Photographers know what ISO 1600 and 3200 film looks like. Hell, even 400 and 800 are grainy. So we're already way ahead of the curve. People like Gary get excited by low noise/high ISO ratios because he understands what a revolution coming from film (were you once a film guy gary? i'm assuming). Other people in this thread think that just because Canon haslower ISO noise at 1600 and now 8mp, that means that Nikon, Fuji, Kodak, et. al should pack it in and nail their coffins shut.
What's funny about that is that those people don't understand how tickled I am at the ISO abilities of my D100, my D2h, and DSLR's in general. I look forward to them all getting better to. It's pretty amazing to think about the handholding possibilities with VR/IS, fast lenses and high ISO's. Regardless of platforms.
But you do have a point. Certain things film can win on. If you're looking for a FAST fps camera at a low price, you could always get an 8fps F5 for around a grand.
That said, rebates on the F100 (5fps) can get you in the door for around $600.
Share some shots. Which DSLR are you using?
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