ISO Doesn't Matter. Here is why.

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[@leo1066]

Love the way you make difficult photography settings simple to understand. Today, I took some photos of birds sitting. In UK, it’s winter, dull, cold, low light and rainy. So, I cranked up the ISO to 8,000, on my R6, got some reasonable photos with quite a few likes on fb, then without a thought saw some grey Herons and Cormorants in flight, I keep shooting, suddenly realised my ISO was too high for the birds in flight. Yes! Well overexposed. However, managed to save one or two in Lightroom. Moral of the story, Watch those settings😢

[@Bruno_fyi]

On that comparison photo there is a ton more noise under the desk when you used the High ISO setting.

[@Photography-Explained]

You’re right. We were meant to replace that clip but I missed it in the final review of the video. Sorry about that. I was rushing to get this one out there.

[@AR-vf7vg]

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[@plimm1]

There’s something odd happening at 5:35. Normally, +6 EV boosted ISO 100 shouldn’t have less noise than ISO 6400. If that’s the case, doesn’t it mean your camera is more than just ISO-invariant?

[@allenhendricks8892]

I've seen the past week at a wedding event regarding this information taught to us ,,, iso I've cranked up 1600 and saw a clear image of little noise evident ,this sir is teaching good stuff...I just love what U said and gave insight and the challenge to up the noise❤

[@zansere2450]

great videos as always! You never fail to dissapoint, just keep up the good work!❤

[@Photography-Explained]

Thank you so much!!

[@don7117]

ISO absolutely does matter, even on modern cameras. Whisper and rain analogies are silly. The fact is, when you can't adjust the other settings (shutter, aperture) any more and you need to jack up the ISO to get the right exposure, it produces noise in the image. Your graphs and stories don't change that fact.

[@scotthullinger4684]

Sometimes, it surely becomes rather mandatory to raise the ISO well above 100 - But keep in mind that doing so will always degrade image quality with digital noise. It's not particularly objectionable or even noticeable until your ISO rises above ISO 800, or 1600, or thereabouts, depending on format size. Noise is worse with a smaller imaging sensor. It can be diminished with imaging software, but who wants to spend the time? But it's much less of a serious issue with larger format cameras. If you're picky, then the smallest format you'll want to use is the DX format.

[@allenhendricks8892]

Thanks so much. South Africa in the room ❤

[@AR-vf7vg]

Yes, even massive amount of KG does not make YOU heavy. Could you please make some diagrams on that too? Would help many people feel stupid. BTW : Driving fast is also quite intelligent and much underated You get home faster, pollute the air for shorter time, etc.

[@miguelito_1552]

Same noise at ISO 100 as at 400 in apsc

[@Photography-Explained]

Not sure that is true. Too many variables.

[@hollycrystal7717]

Dump adobe you’ll😊 be Kay