The TRUTH Behind the ISO 100 MYTH that the PROS Know!

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    In this week’s episode, we discuss the truth behind the ISO 100 myth that professional photographers know. When you're a beginner photographer, there's many techniques and "rules" you hear about. One of the most common misconceptions is the ISO 100 myth, which is the belief that one must always shoot at ISO 100 in order to create the best and cleanest possible photograph. In this video, I'll put this myth to the test to see if you can really even notice the difference between a high ISO image versus the same photograph taken at ISO 100. I guarantee you'll be surprised by the results. I hope you enjoy this week's video and as always thanks so much for watching! - Mark D.
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  • @MarkDenneyPhoto
    @MarkDenneyPhoto  āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +19

    ðŸ”ĨQUESTION: Do you say "EYE-SOH" or do you say "I.S.O."?

    • @JesusChrist-xb7jq
      @JesusChrist-xb7jq āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +6

      Eye-so

    • @FabianNotts
      @FabianNotts āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +9

      I Say Izzo😂

    • @WilliamWallaceRoss
      @WilliamWallaceRoss āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +2

      EYE-SOH

    • @onlyvideoillupload
      @onlyvideoillupload āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +11

      I.S.O. gang checking in.

    • @King01st
      @King01st āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +15

      EYE-SOH" because that how the ISO organization states it should be pronounced.

  • @guykerr8111
    @guykerr8111 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +88

    My question ....... why do the breezes wait until you want to take a photo before they start to blow???????

    • @MarkDenneyPhoto
      @MarkDenneyPhoto  āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +2

      I know, right!

    • @commenter4799
      @commenter4799 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +4

      It's like the breeze saying "cheese."

    • @sarahmae8991
      @sarahmae8991 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +5

      ðŸĪĢðŸĪĢðŸĪĢI thought that only happens to me!

    • @markgoostree6334
      @markgoostree6334 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +4

      EXACTLY! Easter, we wanted family pics... the girls took position... the breeze had their hair standing straight up. It was just crazy. Not two minutes before , it was dead calm!

    • @lucacanever
      @lucacanever āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +3

      😂😂😂 there's always breeze! Try to take a phocus stack, an hdr image or an hdr phocus stack, you will get breeze. I think it's part of our cameras firmware

  • @markgoostree6334
    @markgoostree6334 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +47

    I am old. It was A.S.A. so I have always said it as I.S.O....I may be wrong but , does is really matter? I have the position that I want my ISO high enough that I can use a decent shutter speed as well as keeping my f-stop kind of in the middle. However, I am just a hobby photographer. No one sees my pictures... rarely are they shared. It is always a dance... trying to balance the triangle to get the picture we are looking for. That's the fun of photography!

    • @MrBlubb80
      @MrBlubb80 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      Haha, I also thought I’d pronounce ISO the way I do because of the way I used to pronounce ASA back in the film day - except I say eye-son and said ah-saâ€Ķ there’s enough space on this planet for both versions I hope 😀

    • @JeepSec
      @JeepSec āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +3

      Same here, it was always A-S-A, and now it's I-S-O. Oldsters unite!

    • @semperfi-1918
      @semperfi-1918 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

      Iso or asa is important for film to get the other 2 correct. However digital... not sure.

    • @PeterEdin
      @PeterEdin āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +5

      Then there was also DIN in the ASA days.

    • @ared18t
      @ared18t 6 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      I work professionally Shutter speed is important to me especially when using flash and ambient light together

  • @markallemang7745
    @markallemang7745 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +49

    Ok. Haven't finished the video. But you up close to the monitor looking with one eye up against it made my day. 😂

    • @MarkDenneyPhoto
      @MarkDenneyPhoto  āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      😁

    • @markallemang7745
      @markallemang7745 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

      @@MarkDenneyPhoto a few seconds of it need to be made into a gif.

    • @swebsurf
      @swebsurf 24 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      Yes a GIF from the perspective of the monitor ðŸ˜ģ

  • @shanewilliams613
    @shanewilliams613 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +19

    It's funny listening to you as a landscape photographer talking about going above ISO 100 when as mainly a bird shooter I routinely shoot at anywhere from 1000 - 3200!
    Especially with todays brilliant noise reduction software and sensor tech those days of worrying too much are gone.
    As the old saying goes "I'd much rather have a noisy sharp shot than and clean blurry one"

    • @JoannaMalak
      @JoannaMalak 26 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

      But after all, it's not just about the sums. A high ISO entails a whole host of consequences. Is it possible to see your photos smashed at 3200 ISO somewhere?

    • @mikafoxx2717
      @mikafoxx2717 21 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      ​​@@JoannaMalak
      The big problem with iso is that it's basically artificial. You're just underexposing and boosting it in the sensor instead of in post. Old cameras improved noise because their DAC didn't capture the whole sensor dynamic range, but since 2012 or so sony sensors have been pretty much iso invariant, 14 bit, and makes little difference between brightening in post vs in camera. When you shoot high iso, reminder that you lose a stop of dynamic range for every doubling of iso. If you like you clouds not clipping and also edit to bring the shadows up.. you want that extra couple stops of dynamic range unless you want it to act like a 20 year old camera in the edit. I use auto ISO. If they're not enough light, there's not enough light, but it's not like the landscape will run away from you.

  • @jimtipton8888
    @jimtipton8888 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +9

    Cracked me up that Gavin Hardcastle figured out how to work his way into your video!

  • @jimstreeter8430
    @jimstreeter8430 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    So well put. Using the tools you have available to create the image and/or feeling about the subject in front of you. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jkdubya85
    @jkdubya85 11 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +2

    Back in the before times, I remember taking my 100 foot rolls of ISO 400 film, loading it into a canister, and then shooting it at 1600 at sporting events because film with a decently high-enough ISO was too expensive for a high school student to afford. I'm just now getting back into photography (now mirrorless, I guess) and people refusing to shoot above 100 is one of the weirdest things I've ever heard.

  • @tonydesarzec907
    @tonydesarzec907 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +5

    According to the International Organization for Standardization, the abbreviation for their name is ISO. On their website, they go on to explain that you should pronounce the abbreviation as a word: eye-soh and that the abbreviation and its pronunciation are based on the Greek root word for equal: isos.

    • @wmpx34
      @wmpx34 25 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

      That’s interestingâ€Ķeye-soh sounded right to me because of the Greek prefix (as in isomorphic etc.), and when he asked the question I thought of that, but I never would have imagined that’s actually where it came from

  • @ronboe6325
    @ronboe6325 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +5

    When I got back into photography with Pentax DSLR's, which were fairly good with pushing the ISO. Down the road I switched to Nikon, found that in most cases ISO6400 is as far as I like to push things - so now ISO is maybe the 4th or 5th thing I worry about. Composition, shutter speed, aperture etc. are much more important. So I really like the fact that I can set the other two and just not worry about the ISO. I'll let the camera choose what is needed - today's camera's really do a good job with noise (and we typically have editing tools to reduce noise).
    If you want real noise - push Tri-X to 800 or 1600. LOL

  • @alanglassman6473
    @alanglassman6473 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +8

    Good argument for shooting in manual, and setting ISO to automatic, and letting it float. That is precisely how I shot airshows for years.

    • @CarolSperoni
      @CarolSperoni 28 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      Me too works a treat.

    • @ianmartin5389
      @ianmartin5389 26 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      Same.
      I shoot sports and NEED my shutter speed high (3200 if possible). Shooting in manual with the aperture wide open & shutter set to 3200, the ISO has to "float" on Auto. I also prefer to set the ISO well above 100, so that it has room to "breathe". I achieve this by altering the shutter speed even faster to keep the ISO around 320. That way if it need to dip down to 200 or 100, it can.

    • @digitalperson108
      @digitalperson108 23 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      Could not agree more!
      Requires a small change in how you think about metering since you really manipulate exposure compensation more once you have chosen your shutter or f-stop for conditions, which at an air show are pretty static usually.

    • @khangtranstation
      @khangtranstation 9 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      Auto iso. Aperture priority

  • @youngmurphy7556
    @youngmurphy7556 21 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Came to find out about the ISO 100 myth I've heard absolutely no one talk about and you didn't disappoint. Great service. 👍

  • @rmd4845
    @rmd4845 27 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Thanks for reminding me I should already know this, good presentation.

  • @thejudys4
    @thejudys4 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great video and advise about ISO...I begin to tremble whenever I push beyond ISO 400. Thanks for a dose of courage to push it!

  • @dennisblack4444
    @dennisblack4444 25 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Cheers Mark, thank you for an awesome video, sometimes we forget how good camera's are now. Love the SSS, will help me greatly in remembering 👍

  • @dirkgibbens377
    @dirkgibbens377 29 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Eye-so
    Great video! Just discovered your channel. Getting back into photography now that I'm retired.
    Liked and subbed!

  • @AlainNoimoutier
    @AlainNoimoutier āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Beautifil photo samples and great advices on using ISO ! Thanks a lot !

  • @vstone4628
    @vstone4628 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Good stuff!!!

  • @MrBlubb80
    @MrBlubb80 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great shirt for this weeks video!

  • @thechappist
    @thechappist 20 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    What a great illustration of the difference. And wow, what a beautiful area to hike around in; love those foggy mountain spots. You can almost smell the air from the video

  • @tjmanou6422
    @tjmanou6422 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    I agree also especially considering the fact that there are very powerful softwares out these days to reduce noise even more without compromising the image quality.

  • @MikeWilley
    @MikeWilley 12 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Awesome video as always Mark

  • @absolu222
    @absolu222 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great video! I also of the opinion that the shutter speed is the most important, more than ISO. Great video!

  • @michellamontagne
    @michellamontagne āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Wow the details in the water in the waterfall of the Olympic Park are just perfect. Exactly as I like them. Awesome.

  • @raymeedc
    @raymeedc 4 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I follow your approach as well, well put 👌

  • @michellamontagne
    @michellamontagne āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I am just at a little over six minute and I already learned something that is very useful. Thank you, Mark 😊

  • @madelynrobinson1222
    @madelynrobinson1222 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Good thoughts and definitely going to practice increasing my Eye-S-Oh to increase the shutter to help with increased detail I’m wanting especially when handholding my camera - thanks ðŸ“ļ

  • @RGP_WA
    @RGP_WA āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I say eyeso. Great discussion today on a subject that I haven't commonly heard! Thank you Mark!

  • @rustdesk09
    @rustdesk09 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I so happy when you release a new video.

    • @MarkDenneyPhoto
      @MarkDenneyPhoto  āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      âĪïļ

  • @goranritterfeldt2608
    @goranritterfeldt2608 27 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Thanks a lot. Very inspiring. take care! GÃķran in Latvia

  • @user-ue8pw7lf6e
    @user-ue8pw7lf6e āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Very good information. I also believe that most keep low ISO for safety/security/snobbery/vanity reasons. Best Regards, Jay

  • @alienbyaccident
    @alienbyaccident 21 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Nice and informative video....i think modern day camera today manage the noise way better now but in the past It was signitificaly visible at highter ISO .

  • @Deg99
    @Deg99 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    thanks for the info....I see that fototripper photobombed your video at 7:04.... 🙂

  • @lawrencelunsford6028
    @lawrencelunsford6028 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +3

    I probably say "EYE-SOH" most of the time, but I also remember when my film boxes had ASA/DIN on them! :) When shooting action (birds in flight) I'm still using 9-10 year old Nikons so I'm not shooting with the latest and greatest but those cameras are way ahead the 20 year old Nikons I used to shoot when it comes to usable higher ISO.

  • @fredjansohn8888
    @fredjansohn8888 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Hi Mark, freezing the video for a few seconds I quickly decided the one on the right was the one shot at ISO 100, from the superior clarity and resolution of the rock face to the lower right of the image. I have to say, though, I would not have put money on my assessment!!! Still, I was blown away when you said the image on the left was shot at 12,800. The largest ISO I ever shot was at 2,000 and that showed minimal grain, but the "trick"/technique I learnt is letting in enough light from what was a relatively stationary scene to illuminate the sensor, thus preventing excessive grain. It's not necessarily your high ISO that produces the grain but how you "marry" shutter speed with aperture value!. Enjoyed your video, as usual. Cheers, Frederick Jansohn

  • @543dp3555
    @543dp3555 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Great video and good advice. Actually Mark I'm so old I sometimes catch myself still saying ASA from the old film days. You are correct , go ahead and use the higher ISO. I was reluctant to do so but it made a noticable improvement in my photos. The high end I use is 3200. The technology is much better now so use it!

  • @EpicDreamerz
    @EpicDreamerz āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +2

    Brilliant hoodie! Where did you get it from?

  • @francisbuckley3539
    @francisbuckley3539 29 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I.S.O. Thanks so much Mark for your efforts in making us better photographers, you are so good at making a point that I understand.

  • @KJ-eb6tt
    @KJ-eb6tt 2 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

    I use a canon r5 body with a zoom lens... whenever I raise the ISO too high to use a faster shutter (as my camera allows it go to VERY high, I was excited about this!), but when I'm editing, I get a wavy pattern on my images. It's frustrating because otherwise the photo would be perfect, considering the light and sharpness I was able to get in a low light, windy setting. What causes this? I'm an amateur nature photographer, so I'm sorry if this is basic knowledge. I don't see these waves until I'm working in photoshop. I apply filters using a program called the Nik collections and that's when they REALLY show up.

  • @JHuffPhoto
    @JHuffPhoto 4 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I tend to select my aperture and shutter speed for whatever artistic effect I am trying to achieve. I then treat ISO(eye-so) as a support of brightness control to get my desired exposure level

  • @JosephRossPhotography
    @JosephRossPhotography āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +5

    Yea I believe a lot of photographers are still shell shocked from the DLSR world when if we went over 400 👀👀😎😎 things got scary quick!!!

    • @geoffc1862
      @geoffc1862 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      I'm still suffering film range anxiety, 10, 12, 24 or 36 shots, and I've been using digital cameras for over 25 years.

    • @JosephRossPhotography
      @JosephRossPhotography āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      @@geoffc1862 I’ve started my career digital but I’ve never been spray and pray. A large Majority of my shots are well thought out. I’ve also learned more to edit money work in front of the computer less time shooting.

  • @BP-xe7dw
    @BP-xe7dw āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Camera, lenses, you need to know your equipment. I just shot a baptism in a church, no flash was allowed. Having a good lense with low aperture is a must. I don't like grainy pictures so I set my ISO range and I know well my lenses. Every situation is different. How good is your camera's stabilization system. Bottom line. Your technical knowledge is crucial. Great video. I always appreciate them.

  • @craigcarlson4022
    @craigcarlson4022 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Yeah, you make good points. Have had many shots that seemed fine on the LCD. But then i get home, look at them on the computer, and realize i didn’t raise my SS high enough. Lots of great shots!

  • @canucklehead28
    @canucklehead28 5 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Thanks for alleviating my fear.

  • @bencevarga6304
    @bencevarga6304 13 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Great video, I think too you can pump up those numbers to get the right image.
    I know in photography we shouldnt tell each other what to do, but what stood out to me in most of your photos is that the perspective tilts down a little too much in my opinion. Maybe you should look up a bit more, for more comforting photos.

  • @scottashley1
    @scottashley1 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +38

    I’m so old I still say “ASA”!

    • @ridderus
      @ridderus āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +4

      What happend to DIN? lol

    • @cleanlens
      @cleanlens āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

      OG

    • @adrianhicks6935
      @adrianhicks6935 23 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

      How about Gost

    • @Triplebuc50
      @Triplebuc50 23 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

      I forgot what ASA stands for in DSLR Photography

    • @cathyfraser6524
      @cathyfraser6524 23 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +2

      @@Triplebuc50it stands for American Standards Association in relation to sensitivity of light to film. 😊

  • @charlesfisher2134
    @charlesfisher2134 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    More and more people need to understand about ISO I came from the film days I had no idea you could use higher IS0. No no problem bumping it up now.

  • @PoulLausen
    @PoulLausen 27 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

    As an old electronics engineer, I probably see it more from the electronically optimal side. There is a constant electronically generated noise, from all the chips in the device, that we can never escape. In order to get as clean images as possible, we need to keep the incoming signal (the light) as high as possible. This will give a high ratio between the light and the natural noise.
    The same experiment done in low light conditions is guaranteed to give a much worse image with a high ISO.
    As a bad amateur photographer, I will take advantage of every opportunity to get a good result when I bring home too many "big" pictures.😁 Hooray for ISO 100 ðŸūðŸūðŸū

  • @vperalta
    @vperalta āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    This was a great video. Coming from the portrait world, where most of us use ISO 100 to 200, this helps me to see why I need to adjust my thinking when going out shooting in landscape. Question, do you have a formula that you use to calculate what to set your ISO to when shooting at different settings?

  • @boutdoors8234
    @boutdoors8234 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Thanks Mark 👍

  • @annerichard788
    @annerichard788 26 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Those Greenland iceberg images are just stunning, bravo!

  • @dennisfrederick9304
    @dennisfrederick9304 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great stuff Mark. I'm an Eye Soh guy.

  • @sutv6754
    @sutv6754 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Hey Mark, If I may blow some smoke. Your channel is one of the few of hundreds I follow and learn from but I'll never miss one of your videos. You do a great job. I wanted to ask you this. I use micro 4 3.. GH5, GH6 and now g9ii. If I am using my 100mm to 400mm lens and I am zoomed in all the way in at 400mm (800mm equivalent) would I double the 400 or the 800 for my rule of thumb regarding shutter speed. ???? Also I was watching a bunch of solar eclipse videos. The one pro felt we should stick to the base iso so to get all the dynamic range possible. What do you think about that? I suppose it's true but not sure. Thanks again.

  • @elliotmarks06
    @elliotmarks06 3 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I've found recently that I really enjoy manual mode with auto ISO. I still get the creative control over SS & aperture, but without an additional setting to worry about. In the best case scenario the scene isn't noisy at all, but if it is, I can either use the newer denoising techniques or just embrace the photo with a bit of noise!

  • @kenwichert
    @kenwichert āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great insights to give me confidence in "taking the shot" regardless of ISO. I'd like to know more about how you process high ISO shots and your thoughts on ETTR.

    • @mikafoxx2717
      @mikafoxx2717 21 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

      Basically always ETTR when you can. Boosting iso on modern (~2012+ Sony) sensors is just as good as boosting in post, short of hitting second base iso. You lose a stop of fynamic range per ISO stop because you throw away the brightest stop on the sensor. Cinema style cameras do better and shoot at ASA 800, really just 100 but underexposed by 3 stops so that you get 7-8 stops of highlights above middle grey instead of ~4 of stills cameras. Most noise in photos is individual light photons, so the more of those you have, the more tonality you have to work with for editing or such.

  • @willsimpsonphoto
    @willsimpsonphoto āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great video! I remember when I first started I was terrified of raising the ISO super high but now Im so free with it.😂 btw, love the hoodie. got one myself and its one of my favs

  • @SteveMcClanahan
    @SteveMcClanahan āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Informative video once again. To your pronunciation of ISO question - I say I.S.O. Probably because i used to say A.S.A in the film days so the cadence was the same.

  • @joshuawheeler8743
    @joshuawheeler8743 22 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    i did a media photography/videography internship with a college when i got my first camera and i learned quickly not to be scared of higher iso (especially shooting apsc) as most of it was indoors with no extra lighting
    it’s been a while since then and i’ve started to forget that, especially with a modern sony camera, i need not be shy with my iso lol

  • @Dewey-CheathamAndHowe
    @Dewey-CheathamAndHowe 3 āļŠāļąāđˆāļ§āđ‚āļĄāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Thanks Mark, excellent video you explained everything is easy to understand English for the pro or novice.
    ISO is in fact an acronym or abbreviation for the International Organization for Standards. I know they are not in the correct order, but it wasn't my idea.
    Looking forward to more of your videos.

  • @DanielWOstler
    @DanielWOstler 21 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Great video! It would be nice if you would give the shutter speed and aperture during your narration.

  • @michaelhale416
    @michaelhale416 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Hi Mark, great video. I typically say eye-soo. For the longest time I insisted on staying below ISO 400, and subsequently missed a lot of opportunities because I could not get the right settings. Now I set it to what it needs to be so that I get the shot. Maybe it is not portfolio worthy, but it is a reminder of what is possible if the conditions are different. When hand holding I often will set it to auto ISO. You mention IBIS, and how it has improved. My camera does not have IBIS, but if it did, could the lenses with image stabilization be used with IS turned on along side of the IBIS? I have never heard anyone talk about this. Thanks again.

  • @howardholtzman1331
    @howardholtzman1331 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    I totally agree about shutter speed. Some other Shutter Speed/ISO considerations would be, dynamic range and subject sharpness. For an example, if you were photographing a propeller airplane in flight you would want the propeller to show motion and the airplane to be sharp.

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 16 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē +1

    Very good video

  • @deviant1001
    @deviant1001 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Hello Mark love your landscapes amazing images, the first example you showed the first image at ISO 100 to me looked to have better colour and contrast only slightly but still perceptible. I totally agree with you about being able to push ISO these days with better cameras and also the denoise feature in Lightroom. One gripe I do have though is please stop using pros do this pros know this, I have shot alongside people who are supposed to be pros and are clueless I have also shot along side some of the best club photographers in the UK and the are streets ahead. If this video had been from anybody else I would have probably clicked not interested just my little gripe keep up the great work.

  • @tombishop7545
    @tombishop7545 28 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Thanks!

  • @Wolfer1OOO
    @Wolfer1OOO āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    The main issue I'm finding with ISO atm (pretty new to photography) is the dynamic range impact. It can be a struggle to not just be blowing out the sky and I know bumping the ISO up makes the dynamic range worse! Mainly shooting things where I want a good Shutter Speed (like sport or wildlife) so it's pretty much the most extreme circumstances possible, must have high shutter speed and can't just bracket the shots!

  • @andymcgarty3099
    @andymcgarty3099 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    EYE-SOH - Great video. I regularly shoot at ISO 800-1600.

  • @sandeephmaher
    @sandeephmaher āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Thanks for the education. Would the type of camera one is using impact the ISO choice / quality of images at higher ISOs? Say a mirrorless vis a vis medium format? What would you advise? Thanks and keep it going...

  • @athuddriver
    @athuddriver āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great video!!!' I'll refer to the surf photos as an example. When you are presented with a situation where shutter speed is a key factor it would seem shutter priority (or manually set shutter and aperture) would be used. So, do you actually "bump up" the ISO or to you allow auto ISO to do its thing? Yep, I'm still in a learning phase.

  • @outsider_outsider
    @outsider_outsider 28 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I need that hoodie!

  • @chesterjohnson4504
    @chesterjohnson4504 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Thanks for sharing the I.S.O. info. I used Nikon DSLR cameras for as long as I can remember and always tried to keep the ISO as low as possible. Now using a high MP count mirrorless camera I have been able to shoot with a much higher ISO but rarely in the past have I went as high as 500. I thought the more MP in the sensor the more noise? Thanks Mark.

  • @jamescaldwell5
    @jamescaldwell5 8 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Great video. How fast is your shutter speed typically to keep the leaves sharp in the forest? Also, what do you normally have your aperture set to? Definitely eye so.

  • @williampetersen2899
    @williampetersen2899 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great video Mark! I think the idea that high ISOs will degrade your image somewhat is a leftover truism from the "old" film photography days. Shooting with an ISO 1000 film would make your images look like they were shot through a screen door. Modern digital cameras ( and software) do a great job with higher ISOs. That and increasingly better dynamic range is where I'd like to see camera manufacturers put their emphasis when releasing new models.

  • @raymeedc
    @raymeedc 4 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Being an old school photographer using A-S-A in the film days as separate letters, pronouncing the replaced I-S-O with individual letters as well just came naturally.

  • @3DThrills
    @3DThrills 4 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Software noise reduction has also improved a lot, even with cheaper options like ON1

  • @grantrobertdavies
    @grantrobertdavies 21 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I.S.O - GREAT Video man!!! So funny - I've been pushing my ISO alot more lately and yeah, it's great... Especially because I use M43, It's sort of opened up my world :) LOL

  • @RichardBO9
    @RichardBO9 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I think ISO is a misnomer. We should call it SNR for signal to noise ratio. The best way to ensure noise in your photo is to not feed your sensor enough signal. Great video,Mark.

  • @steveworthington930
    @steveworthington930 26 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Agreed on moving water Mark, the creamy look has been done to death. Here in the UK Editors are looking for the best print quality that means your base ISO, with certain exception,s.

  • @DaveKingMusic
    @DaveKingMusic āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I was out shooting spring flowers this week and had to bump up my iso to get a shutter speed that would prevent the flowers blurring in the breeze. Especially tough with close-up shots. By the way, eye so is correct.

  • @patrickmcfadden1689
    @patrickmcfadden1689 19 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Well said, I have for the most part adopted Auto ISO whether I am in M, A, S, or P modes and yes the images are all very good accross all of the camera brands I use, Nikon, Olympus, Canon, Lumix, Sony, etc. I don't have a Fuji and most likely never will.

  • @goodearthrecordings1989
    @goodearthrecordings1989 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I usually shoot in manual mode with auto ISO using my Canon camera. Seems to work well most the time but not always. If I'm shooting a longer exposure say 1/2 to 1 second or more then maybe use a ND filter with ISO set to 100. I'm in the woods a lot so like you said, a higher ISO is often needed to get the shot in low light. Thanks for the video!

  • @dfinlay587
    @dfinlay587 18 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Thanks Mark. I became a free ranger a few years ago, I set my SS and Aperture to fit the scene, then review the ISO (I say Eye-So) . If it is too high/low, adjust, rinse, repeat.

  • @mikebartow9415
    @mikebartow9415 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Thanks Mark! If possible, could you discuss EV Compensation: what it is; how to use it; and situations where it maybe required? Thanks in advance.

  • @jimboflex6194
    @jimboflex6194 18 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I started selling cameras in 1980, when film-speed ratings were changing from A.S.A. (American Standards Association) to I.S.O. (International Standards Organization), so for me, the name referred to more than film sensitivity, but the reason D.I.N. (the much more arbitrary film speed rating system that was then used in Europe) was eliminated. Thus, I'll probably always say "I.S.O."

  • @l.m2517
    @l.m2517 5 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    As photographers we don’t always take photos for the average, “normal ” person to see it. Many of us actually take photos for themselves, only to enjoy the technology in the camera. As an astrophotographer, resolution is quite important, if possible I want to see the smallest galaxies deep in my image.

  • @slcbike
    @slcbike āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I flip-flop between I.S.O. and Eye-Soh, too. I totally forgot about A.S.A. until I bought a "new copy" of a Canon A-1, my very first camera from the Eighties. I find my long repressed high I.S.O fears from film a DSLR days cropping up again. ðŸĪĢ

  • @kencawley3121
    @kencawley3121 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Noticed what looked like Gavin Hardcastle in some of the footage. Did you do a trip with him?

  • @BobAmaral
    @BobAmaral āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    1:02 😂😂😂 About time you get some comic relief in your videos. 😂

  • @FlyingPeteNZ
    @FlyingPeteNZ 6 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Waaaay back in the early days of digital there was a huge penalty to pay for higher ISOs, heck I had a point and shoot where the noise at ISO400 was almost unusable. The idea of trying to stay as close to 100 as possible probably started then, no doubt aided by a film becoming very grainy at higher ISOs making it a logical assumption. I do remember feeling my mid 2000's DSLR was pretty much feature complete and the only thing that would make me want to upgrade would be lower noise higher ISO capability.
    Oh and recently I have been shooting at 100 max and actually wanting for something lower! Somewhat different situation though, playing with a f/0.95 lens, and if you have one of those why would you shoot with anything else but wide open :)

  • @JoshConnectMedia
    @JoshConnectMedia 20 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    The acronym ISO stands for “International Organization for Standardization”. However, camera ISO does not directly refer to the organization that creates various technology and product standards. Ever since two film standards called ASA and DIN were combined into ISO standards in 1974 (later revised for both film and digital photography), they were referred to as one word “ISO” from that point on. Although ISO initially defined only film sensitivity, it was later adopted by digital camera manufacturers with the purpose of maintaining similar brightness levels as film. Source - Photography life . Finally since it’s not an acronym , like I.S.O . , and rather a name that was set , it’s best to go with “ Eye So. I say EyeSo .

  • @RinJERKS
    @RinJERKS āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Great video, Mark! I have two questions:
    When you say that you're raising your ISO (pronounced I.S.O. lol), do you use Auto ISO? I'm on the fence with that myself, as I am using an 11 year-old Nikon d5200 that I've had since new and the ISO performance often peaks out around 1000. Also, not necessarily related, but you mentioned it...while my setup doesn't have IBIS, but a few lenses I have, do have VR, would the IBIS fight against the lens VR or would they help each other?
    -Rick

  • @RonClifford
    @RonClifford 12 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I shoot alot of wildlife in tough conditions. As camera sensors improve I switched to auto ISO and never looked back. I live above 1000 ISO most days in order to shoot high shutter speed in low light. Now, Nikon sensors are known as iso invariant. (actually split invariant). Which means I can shoot under exposed and move exposure up in post and it will be identical to shooting in the higher "correct"iso. Times have changed

  • @sjedouglas
    @sjedouglas āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    The other thing is that even if you have to boost the ISO to a high value and you notice the grain like I do on my camera, Lightroom's denoise tool is brilliant. I've started doing a lot of my underground shots handheld (unless I have to lightpaint) as the results are now essentially the same as they would be on a tripod with ISO 100.

  • @The_CGA
    @The_CGA 25 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    Nowdays the main reason I’m reaching to get down to iso 100 (160 for Fuji) is to actually preserve some shadows and blacks in the image., while still showing some motion or keeping up with flash sync. Which, you nailed it, it’s a shutter speed manager more than anything else
    For my part it’s something like “eyessoh,” no acronym, full slur but all the phonemes present and distinct.

  • @douglasadams1105
    @douglasadams1105 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    It is important to try on your camera as suggested near the end. It would have been great if you showed a comparison with your XT5. The GFX100 has an amazing sensor â€Ķnot so much on the XT5. I won’t use it over ISO 400 in most cases. I also shoot with the Nikon z7ii and the FF sensor has significantly better noise performance. I just recently picked it up and for the first time in a lot of years I am able to use the ISO dial😂

  • @jamesbarnes3063
    @jamesbarnes3063 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Thanks

  • @myblujl7503
    @myblujl7503 12 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I have been doing photography for about 2 years now as a hobby. I started at 100 as everyone does. Its now very rare that I go out of 800. Sometimes 1600 if its low light. Thats the base ISO of my camera (A6700) and I get the best photo's out of 800 on it. I still clean it up a little using Lightroom, but only if im cropping or pixel peeping. Faster shutter will get shaper images.

  • @terricarpenter1798
    @terricarpenter1798 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I say ISO from my film days in the late 70s. If my shutter speed needs to go high, my ISO goes high. And if I have a little noise, that doesn't bother me. I either fix it in post or leave it in and still enjoy my image. Especially the very large black bear in the early morning standing on his hind legs looking straight at the camera. It's all about enjoying the moment. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed watching it.

  • @anthonyroberts7987
    @anthonyroberts7987 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Mark, coud you comment on how you adapt EYE-SOH when using filters?

  • @johngrant5448
    @johngrant5448 25 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē

    I. S. O. started in the sixties but it was foreign. It stood for International Standards Organisation that represented the sensitivity of film. In Britain we used a different measure called ASA which stood for Advertising Standards Authority. The measurement of the sensitivity had a different numerical indicator to the foreign ISO and we'd set our camera for the ASA indicated on the cassette. We could at times alter this setting so long as we altered development appropriately. For example, Ilford FP 4 produced better results if rated at 100 ASA rather than 125, and then printed on multi-grade paper at grade 3.