Quote Originally Posted by Bob Williams


Great shots Richard. And these shots serve to reconfirm my personal discovery that 12,800 iso is definately usable in a pinch---not great, but usable. Based on your shots, the 1DIV certainly handles the high ISO better than the 7d.



Thanks again Bob! Yes, the ISO 12,800 on the MKIV is more than quite usable and remember that these shots don't even have any noise reduction applied to them. In addition, these were shot under University stadium lighting, which is much better than High School lighting. Also, I should have lowered my SS for even better ISO performance. Bob, if you recall in the 1D X thread, I was hoping for nice clean output at ISO 12,800 f/2.8 and 1/1000sec for the new 1D X.





Quote Originally Posted by Bob Williams


One more question for Richard---what AF mode do you normally use?



AI Servo, high speed continuous, manual single point selection with surrounding AF points. Evaluative Metering. IS off. Monopod. Kneepads.


In the beginning I was shooting AV mode at f/2.8 with Auto ISO, but then the camera adjusts two variables (SS and ISO) and I didn't like that, then I switched to Manual with Auto ISO, and as you can see above, there will be different ISO's for the same play, which I don't really like and I also found out that as the lighting changed, then my manual exposures were all over the place, and they required a lot of post-processing which I would like to avoid since during a typical game I shoot around 1000 shots. I also read that Auto ISO, fluctuating between shots can slow down processing speed, however I'm not sure how true that is.


Now, I have come full circle and I like AV Mode @ f/2.8 and I use a "fixed ISO" to be high enough, so that my "shutter speeds are at 1250/sec or above in daylight," and above 1/500sec to 1/800sec at night. You just have to make sure that you keep an eye on your shutter speeds and increase the ISO accordingly as the light changes. Be aware that it's usually darker near the end-zone, so make sure that your shuuter-speeds will hold up at that part of the field, or else the SS can drop suddenly leading to blurred images. I have found these settings to be the best by far.


Bob, I just shot a game this Friday night, that started in the day and ended with the lights on at night, and the lighting was terrible. I would be happy to post some more shots if you're interested in seeing what bad High School lighting looks like.


Rich