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emtor · 08-29-2013, 03:01 AM - **1 Like**

Family reunion. Dimly lit room. Everybody expects lots of images to be taken. Welcome to ISO-noise hell.
This is the situation when I usually would be tempted to leave the camera at home and just enjoy the party.
But it so happens that my camera is a Pentax K-5, so I brought it with me and shot loads of pics all night @ 3200 ISO.

peos99 · 08-29-2013, 03:48 AM

Looks good! What lens did you use?

emtor · 08-29-2013, 05:16 AM

SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7

rawr · 08-29-2013, 07:24 AM

Yes, the K-5 makes ISO 3200 look like a walk in the park, especially when paired with a good fast lens.

I've done several low-light shoots recently barely going below ISO 6400. With Lightroom handling the K-5 DNG's, the images looked great and everyone was more than happy with the output.

emtor · 08-29-2013, 12:33 PM

This is why I upgraded from the K-20d, and although the K-20 d is a great camera the K-5 shoots just as nice images @ 3200 ISO as
the K-20d did @ 400 ISO.

tabl10s · 08-30-2013, 03:07 AM

Originally posted by emtor

Family reunion. Dimly lit room. Everybody expects lots of images to be taken. Welcome to ISO-noise hell.
This is the situation when I usually would be tempted to leave the camera at home and just enjoy the party.
But it so happens that my camera is a Pentax K-5, so I brought it with me and shot loads of pics all night @ 3200 ISO.

First pic looks like a studio. It's going on my desktop...if you don't mind.

emtor · 08-31-2013, 09:41 AM

Originally posted by tabl10s

First pic looks like a studio. It's going on my desktop...if you don't mind.

I certainly don't mind. The best feedback one can get is someone using pics for their desktops. -Thank you.

08-29-2013, 03:01 AM - 1 Like	#1
emtor Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Norway Posts: 60	K5-family reunion @ 3200 ISO Family reunion. Dimly lit room. Everybody expects lots of images to be taken. Welcome to ISO-noise hell. This is the situation when I usually would be tempted to leave the camera at home and just enjoy the party. But it so happens that my camera is a Pentax K-5, so I brought it with me and shot loads of pics all night @ 3200 ISO.

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08-29-2013, 03:48 AM	#2
peos99 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 53	Looks good! What lens did you use?

08-29-2013, 05:16 AM	#3
emtor Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Norway Posts: 60 Original Poster	SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7

08-29-2013, 07:24 AM	#4
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Yes, the K-5 makes ISO 3200 look like a walk in the park, especially when paired with a good fast lens. I've done several low-light shoots recently barely going below ISO 6400. With Lightroom handling the K-5 DNG's, the images looked great and everyone was more than happy with the output.

08-29-2013, 12:33 PM	#5
emtor Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Norway Posts: 60 Original Poster	This is why I upgraded from the K-20d, and although the K-20 d is a great camera the K-5 shoots just as nice images @ 3200 ISO as the K-20d did @ 400 ISO.

08-30-2013, 03:07 AM	#6
tabl10s Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento(formerly from B'Ham, England). Posts: 1,424	Originally posted by emtor Family reunion. Dimly lit room. Everybody expects lots of images to be taken. Welcome to ISO-noise hell. This is the situation when I usually would be tempted to leave the camera at home and just enjoy the party. But it so happens that my camera is a Pentax K-5, so I brought it with me and shot loads of pics all night @ 3200 ISO. First pic looks like a studio. It's going on my desktop...if you don't mind.

08-31-2013, 09:41 AM	#7
emtor Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Norway Posts: 60 Original Poster	Originally posted by tabl10s First pic looks like a studio. It's going on my desktop...if you don't mind. I certainly don't mind. The best feedback one can get is someone using pics for their desktops. -Thank you.

K5-family reunion @ 3200 ISO

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