Use or don’t use auto ISO (Page 2): If I remember correctly, 12800 was actually suggested by Ken Rockwell as the upper limit setting for the Nikon D5300. Sometimes it might be a...

srt101fan

DWU2 wrote:

I use it from time to time, and with a limit set on the upper ISO range. Someone said they set the max to 12800. Seems high to me due to potential noise. I might set the limit to be 4800, possibly less.

If I remember correctly, 12800 was actually suggested by Ken Rockwell as the upper limit setting for the Nikon D5300. Sometimes it might be a question of "noisy" image or no image at all.

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

This isn't rocket science. You have an exposure triangle. For landscape shots with a tripod I want to control the depth of field and have as low an ISO as possible for a cleaner image so I use aperture priority and let the shutter speed adjust automatically. For wildlife shutter speed is a much higher priority. But wildlife are most active at dawn and dusk so light is a limiting factor. Assuming you are shooting at your widest aperture, you have a choice: higher shutter speed and higher ISO or lower shutter speed and lower ISO. Auto ISO has given me more keepers by keeping shutter speed higher. No software will fix a motion-blurred image, but many programs can deal with noise from higher ISOs.

henrycrafter Loc: Orem Utah

I am a control freak. So with very rare exceptions I do everything manual and raw. Granted this slows me down bu speed is not an issue with me so that doesn't matter.

srt101fan

GregWCIL wrote:

This isn't rocket science. You have an exposure tr... (show quote)

Good comment. Not all seem to recognize that there are different shooting scenarios calling for different approaches.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

srt101fan wrote:

Good comment. Not all seem to recognize that there are different shooting scenarios calling for different approaches.

It's more that all have their own favorite way and passionately argue for it

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

sinderone wrote:

I have generally kept auto ISO on and just over ridden it when called for. I am now wondering, however, if I should simply leave it off. To that end, I’m curious what others do.

Auto ISO is one of the most useful tools/settings on your camera.
There are a lot of people that are pretty clueless about using a camera, that’s why you hear things like “never use Auto ISO”,or, “never use more than the center AF point”, or , “done it that way since film” etc, etc!!!
Don’t be that shooter, know your camera’s setting/modes and how to use them, all of them.
Whatever you do, don’t put a limit on it! What you gonna do, shoot that race cars at 1/2 second because your ISO needs to be above 6400? There’s a reason it needs to be above 6400!!!
SS

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Linda From Maine wrote:

Once I discovered auto ISO, there was no turning b... (show quote)

Steve Perry's technique is spot on.

LarryFB Loc: Depends where our RV is parked

SharpShooter wrote:

Auto ISO is one of the most useful tools/settings ... (show quote)

One of the more accurate responses I have seen. Sharp Shooter, you are right on.

srt101fan

Linda From Maine wrote:

It's more that all have their own favorite way and passionately argue for it

No, Linda, not good enough. The favorite ways you speak of don't apply to all shooting scenarios. New learners might get confused. Not everybody shoots with a 3-legged camera aimed at a stationary subject.

I think that folks that post "definitive" comments on what to do should also mention what type of photography they engage in. "Street", "Landscape" and colonoscopy imaging ain't the same....

ken_stern Loc: Yorba Linda, Ca

srt101fan wrote:

No, Linda, not good enough. The favorite ways you speak of don't apply to all shooting scenarios. New learners might get confused. Not everybody shoots with a 3-legged camera aimed at a stationary subject.

I think that folks that post "definitive" comments on what to do should also mention what type of photography they engage in. "Street", "Landscape" and colonoscopy imaging ain't the same....

COLONOSCOPY ??
Googled it & discovered the following definition:
"Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine or large bowel)."

You're not telling me that High Doses of ISO will prevent the need for this delightful procedure --- Are you ??

Calm down just trying to express a little humor ---

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

ken_stern wrote:

COLONOSCOPY ??
Googled it & discovered the following definition:
"Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine or large bowel)."

You're not telling me that High Doses of ISO will prevent the need for this delightful procedure --- Are you ??

Calm down just trying to express a little humor ---

The way UHH is going, I'm sure there will be a new colonoscopy section showing up.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

srt101fan wrote:

No, Linda, not good enough. The favorite ways you speak of don't apply to all shooting scenarios. New learners might get confused. Not everybody shoots with a 3-legged camera aimed at a stationary subject.

I think that folks that post "definitive" comments on what to do should also mention what type of photography they engage in. "Street", "Landscape" and colonoscopy imaging ain't the same....

If you watched Perry's video, you would see he uses the Auto ISO technique for landscape, wildlife, on tripod or handheld.

And, why in God's name was it necessary to mention colonoscopy imaging?

srt101fan

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

If you watched Perry's video, you would see he uses the Auto ISO technique for landscape, wildlife, on tripod or handheld.

And, why in God's name was it necessary to mention colonoscopy imaging?

I was just trying to make a point. Sorry if I offended you.

therwol Loc: USA

sinderone wrote:

I have generally kept auto ISO on and just over ridden it when called for. I am now wondering, however, if I should simply leave it off. To that end, I’m curious what others do.

I don't. I might miss some shots trying to juggle depth of field, shutter speed and ISO, but I want to know every element myself before I take the pictures. That isn't to say I always use the manual mode. I might use aperture priority if depth of field is important, either shallow or deep, pick a reasonable ISO depending on how much noise I'm willing to tolerate, and then I'll get the shutter speed in the camera viewfinder. If I feel the picture will be degraded by a too slow shutter speed, then I'll crank up the ISO. I don't like to go higher than 6400 with my Nikon D810. I actually don't like going higher than 3200 if I can help it. 1600 is the line above which noise starts becoming a factor to me, but depending on the circumstances, I might go higher.

Dave45109 Loc: Michigan/Wisconsin

I very seldom use Auto Iso, I am usually shooting in Manual for 90% of my pictures and have full control over the results. My main subjects are birds so I have to keep my shutter speed 1000 plus.