greg vescuso Loc: Ozark,Mo.

My question to any wedding photographers using high ISO ( above 3200 ISO ) in their weddings both the ceremony and the reception what amount of your client delieved shots are they. And if your printing at 5000iso or above how big are your prints. Any information about what camera bodies would be helpful also. I really want to know if this is the future of wedding photography being able to shoot and print wedding photos in low light venues without using flashes for fill.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

Weddings are slow. Used to shoot ASA 100 film. The cermony shots were shot at f/5.6 from a tripod and came out great. Maney times at 1/15 or 1/8 of seconed. Don't have to do this anymore. I find that ISO 100 works great. I see many photogs take candids with f/2.8 lenses and whatever ISO they need. Remember most of these shots will be used as small pictures in albums. I still use flash for formals. I think that you have to match your equimpent to the size and IQ you want to do Ive seen examples of great shots taken with a phone camera (as an experment by a ery good Wedding Photographer when he was a guest) FF or Crop take your pick. The size of the negative/sensor has been a topic for years. 8X10 negative or 4X5 then Mid size (120film) vz 35mm then film or dig. Using almost any format and you can do great Weddings. You just have to know how. Of course you can do bigger pictures with the larger format but are these what your customer wants. Very few 30X40 prints are sold today no matter what format. Most folks want coffee table books and slide shows. - Dave

jaysnave Loc: Central Ohio

Good topic and one that I struggle with. The technical side of me wants to produce pictures that are tac sharp and great resolution. I always use lighting for the formal pictures and when possible the pre wedding pics. Even if the lighting is just fill for skin tone.

Having said that, many photographers are embracing high ISOs. Then the soft side of me has to remember that we are creating images not necessarily tac sharp reproductions. Noise and or grain sometimes is ok and contributes to that image.

wisner Loc: The planet Twylo

The cameras we use for weddings are old and do not perform well much above ISO 400; newer models are much better in this regard. As long as you have good exposure and are skilled at post processing, I see no reason why you would not want to use high ISO. Large reprints would probably result from formal portraits where you would have the time to use a tripod, set up proper lighting, etc.

greg vescuso Loc: Ozark,Mo.

I want to be able to shoot more of the ceremony and reception without using a flash to be able to show more of the up light and tea lights, but I'm using a 5dII and I don't feel comfortable shooting above ISO 1600 without at least using some fill. I think the next camera I buy will have this capability, but I still think for formals Ill want to use lighting.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

In my most humble of opinions, Wilson has nailed it.

My D-7000 can handle the low light and not have too much noise, the D-7100 handles it even better.

Even though they "can" be cranked up, I rarely ever do. Normally, I won't shoot ANYTHING over ISO 800. If you are using a 2.8 lens with stabilization, you can shoot a lot slower. As they are walking down the aisle, I still use flash, because they are moving. Once they are all down the aisle, the flash goes off, and the shutter speed drops.

They are usually just small images for the album, if even that. People want the photos "during", but usually, we reenact the important things (rings, etc.) afterwards so we can have better position, and use the lighting of our choice.