Quote Originally Posted by Jarhead5811
True, and it seems the sky is the limit on ISO performance. I know there are technical limitations but you have to admit that in ten years outrageously high ISOs will allow shots unheard of today. For those that disagree, just look back ten years. There could come a day whenlarge apertures are used mostly for effect, not speed.

It is unlikely that the next ten years will show the same improvement as the past ten did. Photon noise is a consequence of the nature of light, not something caused by cameras. To lower noise, one must capture a higher % of photons that strike the ccd. Once one gets to 100%, there will be no way to reduce noise further. (Exactly how far we are from that limit, I don't know. I've been told "not far").