Thread: ISO 3200 with Nikon

Originally Posted by dmdigital

The D80 & D200 are really not good over ISO800. The D300s isn't as good as the D3 and D700, but the D3s changes it all again. Auto ISO gives me the ability to set the camera in manual at a fixed shutter and aperture and just boost the sensitivity. Great for action shots.

That it is how I take avian photography when the light it is not the best or I do not have time to do a setup.
In ideal conditions I set my camera in SS priority @ 1/250 or over depending on the BG in the composition and ISO 400 or less.
The details on the birds are awesome..
Having said that if I have a Nikon 200-400 f/4 glass it will be diferent again

Part of that is because of the DX sensor giving an effective 1.5x focal length. The D3 variant you are thinking of for tripod and landscape is the D3x which has the same ISO sensitivity as the D300s.