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Seeing things the human eye can't.
David M. Russell, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 8:20 AM on 10.21.09 |
->> There's talk that the new Canon 1d MkIV is so good in low light that it can see things the human eye can't.
(Given the similar sensitivity of the new Nikon D3s, I'm guessing the performance might be the same.)
Does anybody have a problem with that? I mean, it's cool and stuff, but from a journalistic standpoint isn't it a little sketchy? And from an artistic POV, maybe I *want* the shadow areas to look the same in the photo as they do to my eye.
Don't get me wrong, it's amazing. And I'm sure there are times when it could be a useful thing. But my film cameras (I'm that old) seemed had a bit of mystery to them and didn't feel so much like, although they certainly were, scientific instruments. |
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Kevin Seale, Photographer
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Crawfordsville | IN | United States | Posted: 8:42 AM on 10.21.09 |
->> I'm pretty sure the camera is not a full time night vision device and that you can set your ISO to whatever you want.
I'm also curious what about this capability you find a little sketchy from a journalistic standpoint? Nothing is being altered, the light is there. The sensor is just capable of picking it up. |
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Alan Herzberg, Photographer
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Elm Grove | WI | USA | Posted: 8:43 AM on 10.21.09 |
| ->> If you want the shadow areas to look the same in the photo as they do to the eye, you can adjust the exposure settings on the camera, right? Personally, I have no problem with the camera seeing things the eye cannot (assuming that is the case). And I'm not giving up my telephoto lenses, either. |
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Mike Anzaldi, Photographer
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Oak Park | IL | USA | Posted: 9:23 AM on 10.21.09 |
| ->> i can't see ANYTHING out of my right human eye, whatever that's worth. you ask a fair question, but really, if there is a problem with a sensitive low light sensor, how do you feel about 1000w strobes, or tv camera lights? |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 9:51 AM on 10.21.09 |
->> Meh. All photography is about seeing what the human eye can't. Most people can't perceive sweat flying off of a boxer's face when he gets hit, or a football player upside down in mid air, or a swimmer's head breaking the surface of the water, or streaky headlights on a dark highway, or all of the goofy monkey faces George Bush makes when he talks.
You click the shutter, you capture an instant, or a minute, or an hour. Your eye/mind does not work like that. |
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