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    Default MOTIF: Goshawk @ ISO12800

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    Not my best raptor image (in fact there are many things wrong here ), but thought I'd add something to the motif that would raise some eyebrows ito high ISO performance. I too was surprised by this one. We headed out in pre-dawn light one morning in the Kalahari, and came across a juvenile Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk sitting in a tree by the road. I had to shoot up through the sunroof to get this, and luckily he eyeballed me. As I normally operate on auto-ISO with the D3s, I gave no second thought about the setting as long as I could maintain my chosen aperture/SS combination.

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    Nikon D3s with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
    f4.0 @ 1/400 SS @ ISO-12800
    NR done on BG only, NOT on the bird
    and yes I know there's an OOF clump of thorn bush in front of his feet
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    100% crop from RAW with no PP applied, height about 780px
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    Pretty amazing iso performance! Like the comp and details (except for the clump of course :-) ).

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    This ISO is unheard of. This is where Nikon beats Canon at least for the time being.
    Nice image, Morkel, I like it.

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    The high iso performance is just crazy good, Morkel. I wouldn't even dream of doing it with my gear. Let's see what 1Dx brings us.

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    WOW! If only Canon was this good at high ISO!! Great direct gaze,
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    Excellent pose and nice details. I wish the foreground was not blocked by the veggies. Good demonstration of D3S high ISO capabilities, I had one for a month and the high ISO just blows other camera out of the water. Based on early results D4 is even better
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    That is 12 thousand? What??? Wow that is pretty amazing.

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    Thanks folks. Like I said, not a wonderful image per se but wanted to show these results.

    Quote Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi View Post
    Based on early results D4 is even better
    If that turns out to be true with production models then my credit card is going to be in trouble!!
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    Morkel, very impressive ISO performance. TFS.
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