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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Helios" data-source="post: 1333589" data-attributes="member: 46553">Christine,Sorry, it wasn't my intension to criticise the camera. I just thought that the extra megapixels is a real benefit for close-ups, ie allowing a higher ISO.Jaff,Usually try to keep the ISO at 400, but with a combination of some good rarities around, and the terrible weather, I was going up to ISO1600 and still had slow shutterspeeds. E.g. the Kent Red-flanked Bluetail which liked to keep to the shade (ISO1600 and a large application of noiseninja).REcently had some close-ups to Marsh and Great tits at Warburg. Used ISO1600 with shutter speeds of 1/60 to 1/200 sec but still had some motion blur. I now think that I was too concervative and would have had better shots if I had increased the iso to 1600 (wouldn't try ISO6400 on the D300). Tried the flash but it didn't work. I only have the in-built camera flash which doesn't have enough reach. Also it scares the birds, and I only get one shot.</blockquote>