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Originally Posted by JA
It's my pleasure to be able to help Alex. One thing - take it easy on the ISO: the camera has a very "ISO-less" sensor and can easily be used to more benefit in the 400 to 800 range, even lower if you're game, to allow you to capture a greater dynamic range and hence colour, whilst protecting the highlights that high ISO shots can crush. Then if you want it brighter, or you want to see in to the shadows as it were, increase the exposure in Photoshop a couple of stops.
Best
JA
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Good morning JA what a pleasure it is to come in from working ( I didn't end up playing the guitar and worked on the road and got in two productive hours) and read your post.
Fortunately I have been studying gain and ISO and now realise how it works and the fact is you are not really ahead and the images in effect lie to you..however as I said I used the high ISO to frame but opted for it because I could check results on the camera screen during the session, which I do, whereas at low ISO the screen is black so you can't tell if focus is still good etc...the sad thing is the captures at lower ISO did not produce a good final image and I am still working out why...in any event I just enjoyed myself so much and it takes my mind off the fact I have an observatory with excellent gear sitting idle..and really although clear it was a very very wet atmosphere. Ordinarily I would not bother to image but the way things are if you can see a couple of stars go for it....
Well I think I am done for the day as I used five bags of concrete and although they are small to me they are like mountains..so cups of tea, crumpets, guitar and youtube...and lamb fore quarter chops ( cooked last night while the camera was running..I bake them easy and tasty) drowned in mint jelly...I missed breakfast..I just forgot.
Thanks again JA
Alex