Wildlife at 20,000 iso!

Leopards are amazing to watch when they are looking for prey. I caught this one on the way back to camp around 20 minutes after sunset. I could barely see her without the use of the camera. They are immensely muscular, she moved with her entire body less then an inch from the ground, keeping a low profile. she eventually disappeared into total darkness. Not a great shot but wanted to share as a good demonstration of Nikon low light capability. The upright shot is a little earlier at around 12,000 iso included so you have a better idea of her form

Nikon D810, 380mm f4 1/320 iso 20,000

thanks for sharing.

Great shots, blows the theory that the D810 can't do high iso!

Ruidoso Bill said:

Great shots, blows the theory that the D810 can't do high iso!

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Thanks bill i agree, i often turn to my D700 with its lower count but bigger pixels for low light shots, I dont think i need to do that anymore, lots of tests are backing up the 810 now as well

20,000 ISO??? looks spotty.

PapaST said:

20,000 ISO??? looks spotty.

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lol, good one, the cheetah shot is worse!

bryanpereira said:

lol, good one, the cheetah shot is worse!

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That's because 'cheetahs' never prosper.