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ISO & Digital Image Quality

Lowest ISOs • Blowin' In The Wind • Stacking Tele-Extenders • Performance In Cold Environments
By George Lepp

Updated July 27, 2016
I’ve noticed that many of the Nikon cameras, such as the D100, have a starting ISO of 200, while Canon digital cameras start at ISO 100. Is there a difference?
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Originally Published October 1, 2007

George Lepp

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.
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