Request- Tim or other 5D user

Assuming that your 5D arrives in time for Mousefest - I was starting to think about upgrading - esp with the double rebate.

But can you show me an example when you get back of the low-light capability of the 5D when compared to the 20/30D?

Thanks!

(I won't be able to attend since I'm going to WDW when my son is off school)

 

it BETTER come in time for MF...
it should be here by monday, so i will be able to let you know.
i cant see there being that much of a difference in low light.

 

now THAT makes me happy. haunted mansion here i come (again)

 

Huh?

I thought ISO 3200 was always ISO 3200.

Now if ISO 3200 on 5D is less noisy than 20/30D, which I take it is, that is an improvement.

 

as far as i know, and i could be wrong, the noise issue is at least partially dependant on the size of the photosites and how tightly they are packed together. i think that is why there is so much more noise on the tiny point/shoots. it's because their sensors are very small compared to d/slr's and the manufacturers cram every last pixel into that tiny chip. the d/slr chips are much bigger and thus their photosites can be larger in size, which reduces the noise. not to mention, i am sure that the more expensive camera's chips are better engineered and designed to justify the cost.

 

thats still a good thing, because a lot of my onride photos were at 3200 and i found that when processed correctly, yields a very nice image. so....if the noise levels are still 1/2 stop better than they already were...

 

there is a direct comparison of the noise levels betweem 20d and 5d at this link:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/di ... iew_2.html