Canon EOS 1Dx II at 51.200 Iso

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks just as an example for those who are interested how far we can push our kit those days ..... a Bennet Wallaby taken at Zoo Wuppertal / Germany
Had a conversation with Steve Kaluski regarding pushing the 1Dx further in terms of high iso .....than my " normal " limit of 25.600 Iso under certain circumstances .... i.e. rather get the shot and take the noise than keeping the SS low and have less noise in the file to deal with .
As we both think with todays software , i use Neat image, it is relatively easy to deal with the noise .
So i tried to take images under controlled circumstances ... in a Zoo , i do have the advantage that i can enter the enclosures and do not have to deal with glass / fences in most cases , as far as the animals do allow that , meaning i would not enter any predator enclosures .

Here are the techs

Canon EOS 1Dx II
Ef 200-400 with TC engaged ( 560 mm )
HH

F 8 ; ISO 51.200 ; 1/4000 ; could have gone lower with the SS

Processed with DPP 4.6 ( fine detail picture style ) ; PS CC 2017 to make some additional tonal adjustments / noise reduction and downsizing for output

Thanks for watching

Cheers Andreas