Wasatch Sunset - Courtesy Of Canon EOS-1D Mk IV

Last night I shot a nice Wasatch sunset with the new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV and 70-200 f/4L IS lens. It was a nice combo. Between the great high ISO image quality and the light, image-stabilized lens, I could shoot the whole thing without a tripod. Nice, for a lazy photographer :)

As you'd expect, at ISO 100, the 1D Mk IV is super smooth and beautiful. I also shot one at ISO 1600, well after the sun was down, just to see how the noise would look. I pushed that one over one stop in Lightroom and I think it still looks pretty damn good. I will upload it to the gallery at 100% so the pixel peepers can take a closer look. I'll post an ISO 100 sunset photo at 100% in the gallery, too.

If you want to see more Canon EOS-1D Mark IV sample photos, take a look at the high-res studio samples taken at all ISO settings. You can also look at all Canon EOS-1D Mark IV photos in the gallery. There aren't many yet. I'm just getting started with this camera.

Personally I think the contrast is a bit off...this may be attributed to the high ISO?

I would expect the contrast to decrease as the light dims after sunset, which is when the ISO will go up past 1600. So it looks about right to me.

awesome! simply awesome views

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Originally Posted by nobodeuno

Personally I think the contrast is a bit off...this may be attributed to the high ISO?

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Because it's so flat? Paul is right, the sun is well past down so the light is really soft. This is pretty accurate. I did pump it up a bit in Lightroom just for art's sake. But once the sun goes down, you're not going to see much contrast.

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Originally Posted by nobodeuno

Personally I think the contrast is a bit off...this may be attributed to the high ISO?

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That looks good to me according to light conditions and ISO setting.

I´ll take a look at the gallery version for some Pixel hunting :D