Originally posted by Jewelltrail I think you are not exposing to the right. 6400 is usable, 3200 is very usable, amd 1600 down is excellent. Can you post a couple of examples? Thanks.
Originally posted by res3567 Also, the K20D's noise reduction is set to off in default in the custom setting if I read correctly in Popular Photography. See if it is, and turn it on, if it is indeed off.
That may help at higher ISO's.
Are you guys referring to JPEG or RAW? AFAIK, RAW is not supposed to have ANY noise reduction done by the camera, even if I set it to. I only shoot RAW on both cameras.
Also, isn't exposing to the right the equivalent of using lower iso? I.e., shooting with EV = +1 @ ISO 1600 isn't the same as shooting with EV = 0 @ ISO 800? That's what I experienced so far.
I'll definitely post an example shot later when I get back from work.
Originally posted by Quension Thanks for this, it explains a bit for me, having only used a K200D.
What are you referring to by "auto exposure compensation on RAW files"?
Sometimes you take a picture and the exposure will be off, requiring adjustment in post processing. When shooting JPEG, the camera is already supposed to fix the exposure. This setting fixes it in RAW too, equivalent to changing the exposure in lightroom in post, only the camera does it now. .