Originally posted by Rondec It's a nice shot, but honestly, you shoot a lot in crop mode and if you do that, you will have almost equivalent performance to your K5 IIs. The only way you see high iso benefit is if you use a longer lens/get closer and use more pixels in your image.
Rondec, I took your advice and mounted the Tammy 70-200 2.8 a few minutes ago and made myself go out in the nasty elements and try some FF shooting. It's pretty easy to get close to my squirrels here, unlike birds they do not run and hide...since I usually have treats galore for them.
FF - f8 1/125 handheld ISO 4000 @ 200mm Strong backlighting but I was able to lighten the squirrel acceptably.
FF - f8 1/125 handheld ISO 12800 @200mm
"Hey Rupert...where are the treats?"
I had noise reduction set to "Auto" ....even on the 12800 ISO shot it looks acceptable to me?
Wish I could always get close enough for FF shooting, but most often I can't.
Before I put away the Tamron I shot this of my grandson who is visiting. It was in a dark unlit living room shot wide open.
f2.8 1/80 handheld ISO 12800 @ 200mm
I haven't used this lens much since I got it a couple of months ago. I think it must be a really nice lens, and the color is very good too. I need to use it more!
Best Regards & Thanks again for your advice.....old Rupert always needs plenty of advice!
Mrs Rupert does pretty good at it, better than I do at putting it to good use!
Note to LeRolls: .....Tell your girls to look at my grandson shot and if they would like some shots in a dark living room, I have experience and am plenty willing to be at their service anytime...day or night. No appointment needed, just ring my doorbell and I'm ready!