Photogdog wrote:
Sorry but I beg to differ. I owned the Sony NEX-5N & currently own the NEX-7 with multiple lenses including the Zeiss 24mm f1.8.
There are plenty of cameras out there from Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Samsung, Panasonic, Olympus, etc, that are in the same size class but top out at about ISO 800-1600.
You may beg to differ but facts are facts. As I said before, the RX-100 is very good for a compact camera but like all small sensored cameras, highISO performance is not it's forte.
The point at which acceptable noise turns to obvious noise kicks in at iso483 compared to iso1015 for the NEX-5T whilst the SX50 manages a niggardly iso179. These stats are not mine of course but taken off
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Obviously, you can go to higher ISOs for the must have shots but images will be degraded either by noise or by detail destroying noise reduction. I'm not saying you shouldn't do this, just that it's pointless to turn a blind eye to the consequences or worse, fail to appreciate the consequences.