Quote Originally Posted by HDNitehawk View Post
For most everything I am capturing a image to keep though ISO 3200 is about the limit.
This true for me as well, but that is only because that seems to be the limit to what I want to tolerate in noise. If I could get cleaner pictures above that, then I would use higher ISO's for night shots (which I like to do). The problem I see with the ISO spec is that it is lower; and therefore, am I to assume that the highest limit that I am willing to tolerate the noise level is now going to be lower than ISO 3200? The highest setting on the camera is not my gauge other than as an indicator of the highest ISO I am willing to tolerate. In other words, as the highest set point allowable goes down, then typically so does the highest ISO setting that I am willing to use.

The Nikon D800E drew a lot of landscape photographers (this includes a lot of high end armatures) away from canon. I am not debating numbers or saying they were right or wrong, but there seemed to be a shift (especially early on). I thought this camera was Canons answer for the landscape photographer... except then you look at the ISO spec and it makes you pause. Most landscapes are going to be at low ISO, and this is great for that. However, the high ISO cameras out there are creating a shift in landscape photography towards more night time shots. I am not saying it is the majority of peoples shots, but it is turning into another arrow in the landscape photographers quiver - one I do not think many want to lose. Will Canon's new high pixel camera be good for golden hour and daytime landscapes - Yes. But will it be a good night time camera - Doubtful. Given the later, it will probably be to be difficult to satisfy the higher end landscape users. As for those that were lost to the lures of the D800E... this camera is not likely a compelling reason to switch back and lose capability at high ISO.

If this was geared towards the landscape photographer, then this seems to be a fail unless Canon has shifted their interpretation on what is a usable ISO setting.

The other nice use for this camera would be wildlife, and either cropping heavily or printing large. This camera sounds like a nice fit, but then again we see the usable ISO seems to have been lowered. You need fast shutter speeds for those long lenses to get good detail for printing large or heavy cropping. When you are shooting in the shadows, morning/evening, or overcast days; then you need good clean high ISO's to get the fast shutter speeds (1/1000 sec or fast would be ideal). Again, this would seem to fall a little short for that purpose as well.

I guess we will see what there intent is soon.

Pat