D800E User Thread

[Cowseye]

If you have the removable lens hood version of the Samyang 8mm, you can remove the hood and it can almost produce a full circular FE effect like the 8mm sigma DG (shoot in FX mode of course). But I'm still eyeing on the sigma one........

 

[daredevil123]

If you have the removable lens hood version of the Samyang 8mm, you can remove the hood and it can almost produce a full circular FE effect like the 8mm sigma DG (shoot in FX mode of course). But I'm still eyeing on the sigma one........

Actually the Tokina 10-17 FE zoon will give you a full circular, if you get the hoodless version, or file the hood down.

 

[Cowseye]

Actually the Tokina 10-17 FE zoon will give you a full circular, if you get the hoodless version, or file the hood down.

Serious?? Ok great! This should be cheaper than the sigma version.

Thanks DD123!!

 

[Blur Shadow]

I believe the Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye pretty much works on FX as well - once you file off the hood.

 

[daredevil123]

Serious?? Ok great! This should be cheaper than the sigma version.

Thanks DD123!!

And on top of that, it works like a standard FE on FX from 15mm onwards. On DX, you can use it full range like a FE but with zoom. One of the few FE with zooms ever available.

 

[diediealsomustdive]

And on top of that, it works like a standard FE on FX from 15mm onwards. On DX, you can use it full range like a FE but with zoom. One of the few FE with zooms ever available.

Yup, been using that on my D800 at 16mm with good results. Haven't compared that against Nikon's 16mm fish eye.

 

[daredevil123]

Yup, been using that on my D800 at 16mm with good results. Haven't compared that against Nikon's 16mm fish eye.

I heard underwater photographers are especially fond of this lens. Is it true?

 

[redlavita]

thanks for the reply.
Happy New Year to you.

Thank you! This was an in-camera-stacked exposure of six 30s exposures at f/13, which is the equivalent of a 3 min long exposure. I did that to achieve the dramatic cloud trails.



Thanks! Yes, I had to shoot in DX-crop mode, as you will get a black frame if you shoot in FX mode on the Samyang 8mm fisheye. 15mp is still reasonable, and I use my fisheye lens for 'fun' shots like this, so I'm cool with the drop in resolution. If you need more resolution, there's always the 16mm Nikon FX fisheye.

 

[diediealsomustdive]

Yup, the Tokina 10-17 DX FE zoom is a favorite among underwater photographers. I bought one for such use but had also become fascinated with on lane possibilities. Recently used it with my D800 with good results both under and above water at about 15-16mm. Posted photos at the D800 thread.

 

[diediealsomustdive]

Yup, the Tokina 10-17 DX FE zoom is a favorite among underwater photographers. I bought one for such use but had also become fascinated with on lane possibilities. Recently used it with my D800 with good results both under and above water at about 15-16mm. Posted photos at the D800 thread.

On land I meant...

 

[sfoto100]

Thank you! This was an in-camera-stacked exposure of six 30s exposures at f/13, which is the equivalent of a 3 min long exposure. I did that to achieve the dramatic cloud trails.



Thanks! Yes, I had to shoot in DX-crop mode, as you will get a black frame if you shoot in FX mode on the Samyang 8mm fisheye. 15mp is still reasonable, and I use my fisheye lens for 'fun' shots like this, so I'm cool with the drop in resolution. If you need more resolution, there's always the 16mm Nikon FX fisheye.

hi

what stacking software are you using?

exposure stacking is new to me, tks alot for sharing.. didn't know it exists .. haha

 

[Scintillation]

hi

what stacking software are you using?

exposure stacking is new to me, tks alot for sharing.. didn't know it exists .. haha

Hey there, usually I stack my photos using the D800E's in-camera multiple exposure stacking feature, which allows you to stack up to 10 images. If I do need to stack more than 10, I'll usually do so in Photoshop.

 

[avsquare]

Hey there, usually I stack my photos using the D800E's in-camera multiple exposure stacking feature, which allows you to stack up to 10 images. If I do need to stack more than 10, I'll usually do so in Photoshop.

When you do exposure stacking, say 6 photos, each of the photo you shoot is shot at 0EV or 1/6 of 0EV?

I never played with that feature before, but I think I once saw Kai played with it in his video, he did 2 shot multi exposure and he says need to underexpose each of the 2 shots by half a stop so that the final photo is properly exposed.

 

[Scintillation]

When you do exposure stacking, say 6 photos, each of the photo you shoot is shot at 0EV or 1/6 of 0EV?

I never played with that feature before, but I think I once saw Kai played with it in his video, he did 2 shot multi exposure and he says need to underexpose each of the 2 shots by half a stop so that the final photo is properly exposed.

I usually just meter and shoot the multiple exposures as per normal, while metering in-between exposures. I turned the 'auto gain' off and it's usually set as such. I'm not too sure how to explain the 'auto gain' feature, but you need to play around with it to see the effect.

 

[ageha]

When you do exposure stacking, say 6 photos, each of the photo you shoot is shot at 0EV or 1/6 of 0EV?

I never played with that feature before, but I think I once saw Kai played with it in his video, he did 2 shot multi exposure and he says need to underexpose each of the 2 shots by half a stop so that the final photo is properly exposed.

Is there no option to compensate for that automatically?

 

[Scintillation]

Is there no option to compensate for that automatically?

According to people who have used it, you can turn on 'auto gain' to do just that. But I prefer to control them individually, so I've never touched it. Quite tricky to explain actually, it's best to play around with the feature and compare the effects.

 

[ageha]

According to people who have used it, you can turn on 'auto gain' to do just that. But I prefer to control them individually, so I've never touched it. Quite tricky to explain actually, it's best to play around with the feature and compare the effects.

I have to say I only used the stacking feature of SlowShutter on iOS so far.

 

[diediealsomustdive]

When you do exposure stacking, say 6 photos, each of the photo you shoot is shot at 0EV or 1/6 of 0EV?

I never played with that feature before, but I think I once saw Kai played with it in his video, he did 2 shot multi exposure and he says need to underexpose each of the 2 shots by half a stop so that the final photo is properly exposed.

2 shots you under by 1 stop each then the multiple exposure will be correct. If taking 6 shots then each should be 1/6 of the indicated exposure.

The auto gain does that, automatically dial in the compensation for the multiple shots.

 

[neoro]

D800E on Nikkor 58mm mm Wide Open


Thaipusam 2013 - (16) by tang_yiming, on Flickr

 

[Scintillation]

M.A.C.H.I.N.E.

M.A.C.H.I.N.E. by Scintt, on Flickr.​