Yes, we all acknowledged that with higher ISO, there will also be higher level of noise in their photos... but sometime... infact lots of time, there simply is no choice at all... so please, don't limit yourself. There are many ways of making your photo pleasing, even with some noise.
B&W - shoot in black and white or post process your photos to B&W.
ISO: 5000
Shutter speed: 1/80
Aperture: f/4
If you look closely, there are noise in this photo... but actually the noise control is quite well... and it have kind of a pleasing touch to it.
ISO: 5000
Shutter speed: 1/25
Aperture: f/4
In the above photo... you cannot even detect the noise. That is because I have PP away the noise by making it B&W, then darken the background, while the light falls directly on the subject, so he remain nice and sharp.
Make your photo smaller: Yes... this is like lying to yourself... but lets face it... do you actually look at a photo 100% cropped? Many would say - yes (and that is lying to yourself again). Anyway, I find this method pretty useful. Make your photo smaller, it will still retain enough sharpness and detail to make your shots pleasing.
ISO: 3200
Shutter speed: 1/200
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 2500
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Aperture: f/5.6
The second pic of this runner series is shot at a lower ISO... but still considered as high ISO value... and you can hardly detect any noise in it.
Note: all of the above shots are shot by a Canon EOS 7D and it is a crop sensor which is smaller even then some of the cropped sensor cameras in the market like Nikon, Sony, Pentax and even Samsung's offering. So if this camera can take this type of picture, imagine yourself with a bigger cropped sensor camera and/or using a Full Frame camera.
So my point is... don't be afraid to pump up your ISO. The manufacturer include these ISO there for a reason, and that is for you to take good photos...
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