Sigma 50-500 Does this photo look right? (1 Viewer)

Hi All,

Does the following photo of a goldfinch toy look what to expect at the following settings? Is the noise to be expected at ISO 800?

I'm shooting with a Sigma 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM and Canon EOS 40D.

ISO 800, Shutter Speed 1/1000 s, Aperture F8, Metering mode Pattern, Focal length 413 mm
Using a tripod and shutter release cable.

Thanks!

Dana

Two questions:
1. Is it 100% crop?
2. Is it an unprocessed jpeg from the camera (in which case: what were the in-camera settings?), or a converted RAW (in which case: what were the settings?)?

Thomas

Hi Thomas,

Yes it's a 100% Crop.
The file was RAW. It was taken into lightroom, cropped with no other adjustments and exported to JPG. Quality was 100%, Color Space was sRGB.

I think the noise on the toy bird could be from the smooth plastic. I'm guessing feathers would show less noise.

I've been waiting for the squirrels and blue jays to show up for their bribe of peanuts but I haven't been too patient. They always come early in the morning when it's been too dark for my lens. The squirrels may come out good in this light.

Thanks,

Dana

Well,

It appears to be a little more noisy than what I would have expected from my 40D @ ISO 800. But it's hard to judge for sure on my laptop, and the shadows will have an effect too. It's not as sharp as my 100-400L IS @ f8, but I think that's to be expected. Overall I don't think it looks too bad.

Thomas

Thanks Thomas,

Dana