Kicking the lights

[Tristin]

Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-s @ f/1.2 Iso 51,200

. . . This is why we have fast lenses and Iso capabilities that continue to be pushed.

[afx]

Nice noise soup with great content!
There are moments where the extended modes of cams are useful ;-)

(I had a revealing moment in the UV light only dressing room for laser tag when I first used a D700, H2 got me a picture of lousy quality but extreme memory value).

cheers
afx

[Tristin]

Very useful.  Especially since a lot of the shows I shoot will illuminate the band with nothing but red light.  So my camera's photosites are only receiving 1/4 of the already very low light. 😑  Luckily, bands typically use images for online use only so I can get away with the abysmal quality of such high Iso settings.

[Akira]

Tristin, a hopelessly noisy image is not always a bad thing.  It conveys the atmosphere of the heated performance (of the audience!) very well.