T2i Highest ISO at night

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DDirector

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When shooting a night/dark scene for a short film or a feature, what would be the highest ISO setting you would use?

Would you ever use ISO 1600 or higher?

*The film would be seen in a theater to keep in mind.
Also, I do have the Magic Lantern on my T2i if that might help.
 
Internet purposes you can go up to 3200 ( be careful ) but if this were to be viewed in a theater I honestly would not go above iso 800 and try to keep it lower than that if possible.
 
Okay. I heard 800max at some other places too. Reviews and such.
Thanks

My second question;
With the ML installed on my camera, what are the best ISO settings I should be using to create the best noise-free image?
Would I have to use those ISO multiples I keep hearing about? - Not sure what numbers they are.
Or does it not make that much of a difference?
 
DDirector said:
With the ML installed on my camera, what are the best ISO settings I should be using to create the best noise-free image?
Would I have to use those ISO multiples I keep hearing about? - Not sure what numbers they are.
Or does it not make that much of a difference?
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Im not 100% on this but i've been playing and found that its very similar to the 7d. The multiples of 160 do really well so thats

160 320 480 640 800


Can anybody else out there confirm this?
 
Much depends on how much PP you want / need to do. Neat Video can really save you if you need to go higher ISO than you would really like.
 
Correct

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treynolds said:
Im not 100% on this but i've been playing and found that its very similar to the 7d. The multiples of 160 do really well so thats

160 320 480 640 800


Can anybody else out there confirm this?
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Try any of these Multiples of 160.. Based on all the research done By Major Hollywood studio Pros, those ISO's are far less noisier than the others in the Camera, when projected. so stay to those numbers.. I have used Iso 5000 with a alittle post massage it projected fine just as long as you have some light.
 
speedjunkie said:
Try any of these Multiples of 160.. Based on all the research done By Major Hollywood studio Pros, those ISO's are far less noisier than the others in the Camera, when projected. so stay to those numbers.. I have used Iso 5000 with a alittle post massage it projected fine just as long as you have some light.
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This myth of the multiples of 160 iso is a misunderstanding of how the camera handles the different iso settings and how those levels are handled in post production. i.e black levels, gamma etc. All of the iso levels (100, 160 etc) can come out looking relatively the same (noise wise) if handled correctly in post with proper meters.
 
Let me revisit this thread. You can have noise in 100 iso if your image is not properly exposed..... Secondly the 160 and more iso are cleaner but you lose dynamic range.


Finally all Movies you see have grain, which = Noise...... Stop worrying so much and go out and shoot.
 
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