I for one dislike ISO and I guess what I found out is probably what Daniel is saying. I don't like to get higher than ISO1600 on my 5D. But mainly because I view my images big and like to have the full benefit of all the megapixels. However lately at a wedding I also shot ISO1600 and for some reason, the shots with extra light from a flash look well....pretty amazing for ISO1600 shots.


I have seen this before and I don't know what's up, but the lightsource definitely plays a big role in ISO-noise as far as I''m concerned.


The noise application that I have is called noise-ninja. A lot of people and companies use it, but it does make your images softer. At least I think my poster prints look better without it. For some reason with printing you also get rid of some of the noise.


Don't ask me how though [A] Probably the smooth transitions between the different colors of ink or somethink.


But honestly, I also don't get why they put ISO12800 and even 25600 on my 5D other than marketing purposes. ISO6400 is actually very nice with video. But the same story here again, noise depends a lot on lighting conditions.


Jan