E-500 ISO question.....

[hakurtz]

does anyone know how to unlock the higher ISO?? it only has it highlighted up to 400 i can't access the higher numbers it shows!
Thanks in Advance!
Heather

[Greg McCary]

You have to activate ISO boost from the menu. You may find pictures to be a little noisy higher than 400 though. I never went any higher when I owned a 500.

[hakurtz]

yeah i found some noise on the 400 last time...i am taking some photos for my friends band...mostly in bars with horrible lighting and i dont always want to use the flash and blind everyone. I am just using the onboard flash right now. A friend of mine who also does photography of bands said she shoots at like 800-1000 but i never see any noise in her pics. she has a nikon tho so its probobly different. Any ideas on how i can take better pictures in such bad lighting without the flash? Thanks for any help!

[Greg McCary]

It is going to be hard with the 500. It is known for it's high iso noise. You might try some noise reduction software, The best bet is a fast lens you can shoot more open or a camera upgrade or both. The 500 is a couple of generations old.

[hakurtz]

Thanks so much...i really cant afford a new lense right now let alone a new camera.....sigh...i will just hope for the best! they didnt coem out too bad last time...the ones that seemed the worst i just converted to b&w in photoshop lol. Thanks for the help!

[Greg McCary]

I understand. Thanks for posting. Please post a few shots when you get some in. I have only ever tried one concert. Just for fun I shot B&W film and pushed it to 1200iso. It worked like a charm.

[hakurtz]

Here are a few... still don't think i did too bad for my first time doing something indoors....especially in that horrible small bar lighting lol its all a learning experience!


without flash they all kinda came out like this........


with flash........

[Greg McCary]

I agree, not bad. With a little practice you could do well. The best advice I ever got was practice, practice, practice.

[hakurtz]

Thank you! I appreciate the input! I have a website if you would like to see some more.
hkurtzphoto.com