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Panasonic S1R: Quality Gains with ISO 50 (Poppy by Window)
When I shoot indoors or outdoors, I strive to achieve the best possible image quality. That means base ISO and an optimal ETTR exposure. But what of ISO 50 versus ISO 100—does it matter much? It would be easy to come to an erroneous conclusion for some average scene, but when it matters, it really matters. Namely in high dynamic range images, as here.
This page evaluates how image quality at ISO 50 compares to ISO 100 and ISO 200 as well as ISO 50 in Multi-Shot High-Res mode, showing compelling results that any Panasonic S1R user should be aware of.
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