Comments on: [Gear] Nikon D800 and Canon 5D MKIII ISO Samples

By: SubrataGuha

SubrataGuha — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:07:00 +0000

Premature comparison and waste of time. Use the same lighting scenario when you compare two different cameras.

By: Mark Patten

Mark Patten — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:49:00 +0000

I have read this entire thread and there are some very interesting points of view. Some have validity. Some are not really reading the same thread as I am. LOL.

The baseline of any test, for a camera or in a real life situation, is to have “Identical” points of reference.

This has not happened in this piece. Ergo, the test is a failure and any conjecture on it becomes redundant.

By: Jun-Kai Teoh

Jun-Kai Teoh — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:21:00 +0000

From my understanding, when downsampled/upsampled to the same image size/resolution – the noise from both are very comparable with the D800 edging out in detail.

And I do agree, high ISO matters. But then again I’m very much like Ben Goff above where I’m a photojournalist and shoot at night a fair bit. I never know if I’m shooting the late afternoon outdoors concert or late night indoors music show.

That said, I shoot with the D800. Haven’t had a problem pushing the ISO. The dynamic range of the D800 is just a winner/killer for me.

By: David Portass

David Portass — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:23:00 +0000

Event/Sport photographers who have to freeze fast moving subjects or rapidly changing environments in poor light where flash/additional light modifiers aren’t permitted but still need a reasonably clean image

By: mmmarc

mmmarc — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:02:00 +0000

You’re wrong. This test is a complete failure because lighting conditions do matter.

By: Top Scientist

Top Scientist — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Uh, actually, half-wit, the problem is that the Nikon shot is dark and the Canon shot is brightly exposed. If you weren’t dumber than a sack of hammers, you’d understand what that means. But since you obviously are, let me spell that out for you: noise shows up IN THE SHADOWS.

By: Top Scientist

Top Scientist — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:42:00 +0000

Well among other things, they’d probably recommend you go back to grade school and learn the difference between “your” and “you’re,” as well as the fact that an apostrophe before an “s” indicates the possessive, not the plural.

By: t_linn

t_linn — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:47:00 +0000

Give Nikon props for using a state-of-the-art sensor. It was a good decision to use it. But Nikon can’t pat themselves on the back too hard for the D800 given that without the Sony sensor the D800 is just another capable high end DSLR. The sensor is what sets it apart.

For me, it’s not even the resolution that is the big deal. It’s the dynamic range. I’d love to have a 22Mp version of it in my DSLR body to give me both the DR and low noise.

By: Republic311

Republic311 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:50:00 +0000

So a Nikon D800 win using a Sony sensor….

By: Filip Karlsson

Filip Karlsson — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:49:00 +0000

Who whant’s to use 25000000000000 ISO ????
Not me for sure.. cant they go for more low iso instead.. much more intrest!