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[71shoelover]

@famousPhotog They packed too many pixels on the 7D and the 550d for the "Mega Pixel Masterbators" who don't understand that more mega pixels DOES NOT mean better quality pictures. I have a little Nikon D40 and it kicks the pants off a Canon 550d for picture quality. WHY...Because it has a large sensor and only 6MP on the sensor..Therefore more colour is able to get in each pixel, The result is lovely punchy colourful pictures from the Nikon D40. and pants pictures From the Canon 550D.

[71shoelover]

@kmedina419 So true. However I have a Nikon D90 and A Nikon D40 and I have to tell you that the litle Nikon D40 starts to fall to bits at ISO 1600 quite badly and at HI1 (ISO 3200) It is rubbish. The Nikon D90 is still great at ISO 1600

[kmedina419]

He should mention that the lens really helps you shoot in low light if your with a kit lens and say your settings are 1/60 f5.6 1600 iso youll get noise bad (camera depending) if you get better class like a 2.8 your settings would switch to 1/250 f2.8 iso 1600.....to even get less noise then switch it 1/120 f2.8 iso 800..most all intro cameras do great at iso 800

[kmedina419]

@roberthemsley2 you need to get away from megapixels, you need a bigger sensor, the senor technology is what really makes your difference for high iso shooting

[JanErikEdvartsen]

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[roberthemsley2]

Quick Question

i need a camera for shooting in low light, so basically shooting at high iso's and getting clear images with low noise.

am i looking for a high megapixel camera in order to reduce noise? i was told that a 18 megapixel image with noise cropped down to a normal jpeg looks like it has less noise than a 12 megapixel cropped down?

so out of these cameras which is the best for low light?

nikon d90, canon 50d, canon 550d, ??

thanks in advance

[orestisdeepblue]

The fact that you claim that D3 has better dynamic range overall because it has 1/3 advantage on high-iso's and you just pass the fact that at it's base iso D3x is 1.4ev better than D3.

High dynamic range is good to have at any iso speed. But where it counts most is in landscape and studio where you almost always use base-iso setting due to the controlled lightning conditions.

If small pixels where so bad for DR and High-iso capabilities then noone would pass the 5 or 10mp limit.

[famousPhotog]

For example, check DXOMark for camera comparison. Look at the individual graphs for each parameter. What is specifically wrong with what I said?

[orestisdeepblue]

I don't think that anyone printing at "modest sizes" will buy D3x. And the fact that technology advances helps everybody use better cameras for less money. But you are free to shoot with a 4mp P&S if you feel is enough for your needs.

[orestisdeepblue]

where do you get that facts ???

you are totally wrong