Accidentally Took Picture At 8000 ISO - Better Than Expected

reivax · 04-22-2012, 01:50 PM - **1 Like**

I accidentally took a picture of my brother's cat at 8000 ISO. I am not sure how it happened. I had to lay down at a weird angle and I guess I ended up hitting the ISO button and raising it. It was a weird angle to be laying down in, so I'm pretty sure that's how it happened. To my surprise, the picture came out way better than expected. I converted it to black and white and did a couple of other things to it but did no noise reduction to the photo.

This definitely increased my confidence in the Kr's ability to handle high ISO's. I was using the flash, but I'm not sure if that helped to keep the noise down.

I used my Kr, Metz 50, and a Tamron 28-75 2.8.

Last edited by reivax; 04-22-2012 at 01:52 PM. Reason: Fixed Lens Info

Adam · 04-22-2012, 01:53 PM

Yup, great shot!

GabrielFFontes · 04-22-2012, 04:25 PM

Amazing. I took some pictures at iso 12800 and they were usable. Awesome.

vn33 · 04-23-2012, 07:56 AM

Beautiful cat .. very nice shot !

loco · 04-23-2012, 08:18 AM

Lovely shot! I got some pics at 3200 ISO yesterday that I thought ended up quite nice, but have never tried up to 8000. I have my camera topped off at 3200 when I use Auto ISO. Based on your result, maybe I should change that.

Here's my 3200 ISO shot. I do find converting to b/w helps with high ISO if desirable.

Lupine · 04-23-2012, 02:57 PM

The low light/high ISO performance is a major reason why I chose the K-r.

04-22-2012, 01:50 PM - 1 Like	#1
reivax Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 826	Accidentally Took Picture At 8000 ISO - Better Than Expected I accidentally took a picture of my brother's cat at 8000 ISO. I am not sure how it happened. I had to lay down at a weird angle and I guess I ended up hitting the ISO button and raising it. It was a weird angle to be laying down in, so I'm pretty sure that's how it happened. To my surprise, the picture came out way better than expected. I converted it to black and white and did a couple of other things to it but did no noise reduction to the photo. This definitely increased my confidence in the Kr's ability to handle high ISO's. I was using the flash, but I'm not sure if that helped to keep the noise down. I used my Kr, Metz 50, and a Tamron 28-75 2.8. Last edited by reivax; 04-22-2012 at 01:52 PM. Reason: Fixed Lens Info

04-22-2012, 01:53 PM	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,593	Yup, great shot! Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

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