{"id":5575,"date":"2014-09-01T05:09:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T03:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2015-08-08T06:57:15","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T04:57:15","slug":"of-fish-and-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/?p=5575","title":{"rendered":"Of Fish and Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_8430\"<\/a>Canon EOS 6D (24mm, f\/4, 1\/40 sec, ISO6400)
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What a place! The aquarium in Monterey is one of the best in the world. A truly impressive place and also a good way to test the high ISO performance of your camera as most of the rooms are very dark.<\/p>\n

The shot above is my favorite of that day and a good example of what can be done with todays cameras. This shot would not have been possible a couple of years ago. There is no chance to use a longer shutter speed because the turtles are swimming surprisingly fast. Anything slower would have blurred them too much.<\/p>\n

Of course a faster lens would have been an option. But at that time I didn’t have the 2.8\/24-70 II. The 1.4\/24 would be another option but it isn’t very sharp wide open and best used at f2 or\u00a0f2.8.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_7968\"<\/a>Canon EOS 6D (24mm, f\/4, 1\/80 sec, ISO3200)
<\/span> \"IMG_7986\"<\/a>Canon EOS 6D (35mm, f\/5.6, 1\/60 sec, ISO1600)
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High ISO is impressive on the 6D but what’s even more impressive is its autofocus in low light. I never had a camera that performed like this in truly low light. The 6D locks focus without hesitation and give me the chance to capture the moment. I missed a couple of shots in Asia because of the slow AF of my Fuji XP1 in low light and it is really a delight to have a camera that focuses fast and reliable.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8040\"<\/a>Canon EOS 6D (30mm, f\/4, 1\/80 sec, ISO2000)
<\/span> \"IMG_8048\"<\/a>Canon EOS 6D (70mm, f\/4, 1\/80 sec, ISO500)
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I saw a lot of people taking pictures with smartphones or iPads. First time I came here in 2010. Most people were using a DSLR or a at least a compact camera. Now almost everybody seems to be happy with the image quality provided by a phone.<\/p>\n

It’s obvious that the photo quality of smartphones have improved over the last couple of years but I doubt that they can cope with the low light in the aquarium.<\/p>\n

When I was starting to travel I used to shoot slide film. Kodakchrome 64 or Fuji Velvia 50 most of the time. I didn’t have the luxury of Auto-ISO and instant check but I captured everything in very good quality. If people just use their smartphone or iPads to capture their memories they might regret it one day.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8033\"<\/a>Canon EOS 6D (41mm, f\/4, 1\/60 sec, ISO1250)
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