Originally posted by normhead I had to try.. since my K-3 seems to be noisier than most....
16000 ISO
16000 ISO with my normal NR routines..
Not great but completely doable. I have a few 400 ISO film images that are a lot worse...
With or without NR, they both look pretty good to me.
I got spoiled by my Canon 6D's seeming lack of noise at 6400 or even 12,800. I kind looked down on both on my K5IIs and the K3 as a lost cause for anything above 800. After seeing your post and the OP's image, I am now warming up to my K3 being capable of better high ISO shots.
Thanks for the post.