My first pics with the D800
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zoom3
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Usually for portraits, people focus on the eyes.
The eyes
your shots on page 1 looks more in focus to me. the 2nd set, I see that the dress is more in focus than the face/eyes.
Nevermind, the bottom line is - if you're happy with your shots then it's all that matters. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from this camera.
zoom3
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...........Ha ha. Thanks.
zoom3
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High expectation from the camera. Rightly so. But cannot have so high expectation of the photographer lah :bsmilie:
As mention in my intro to the second picture, it was a bad shot. I don't remember but it might have been a test shot :dunno: Just wanted to share the editing possibilities. Not meant to be a showcase shot.
BTW, I noticed that the crop of the shirt (post #1, pic 3) is not correct. I have replaced it with the correct one.
burboy
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Ha ha. Is this a CSI investigation ? :bsmilie:
Here u go. 100% crop of the right eye from the first pic. No sharpening applied.
How many shooters can you see ?
wow i think i can see u... or rather your legs, with at least 3 other people in her eyes.
I count 5 incl photog.
zoom3
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zoom3
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She had a late night i guess..and also contact lenses.. haha.. this camera a wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
I shall wait till the price is a bit more affordable.
No problem. Always fun to spread the BB virus :devil:
As for the price, the best price I know of in Singapore is $41xx for the D800 and $46xx for the D800E. Both GST inclusive. This is around $300 off the retail price. So I am guessing that when stock is more "abundant", the price will settle around this level for a while.
Ha ha. Is this a CSI investigation ? :bsmilie:
Here u go. 100% crop of the right eye from the first pic. No sharpening applied.
How many shooters can you see ?
Wow! Nice, shiny new toy
Congrats!
The 100% crop shows up what I've seen so far in many real world usage of this camera.
The 36mp seems to demand that all conditions are fulfilled (ie. focus; no-shake; good lens; no subject shift) to get that tack sharp 100% crop that it is capable of.
The ideal conditions are more easily replicated in studios (fixed environments) and landscapes (time to properly setup)
When everything falls into place, the o/p is fantastic.
In real world situations like in your sample, 100% crops often turns up less sharp shots.
Do you have any thoughts on this? (ie. non-ideal real world usage as opposed to ideal controlled condition usage)
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In real world usage, it is quite rare you are going to be looking at a 100% crop, so I'd say it does its job like any other camera (maybe even better)Wow! Nice, shiny new toy
Congrats!
The 100% crop shows up what I've seen so far in many real world usage of this camera.
The 36mp seems to demand that all conditions are fulfilled (ie. focus; no-shake; good lens; no subject shift) to get that tack sharp 100% crop that it is capable of.
The ideal conditions are more easily replicated in studios (fixed environments) and landscapes (time to properly setup)
When everything falls into place, the o/p is fantastic.
In real world situations like in your sample, 100% crops often turns up less sharp shots.
Do you have any thoughts on this? (ie. non-ideal real world usage as opposed to ideal controlled condition usage)
zoom3
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Wow! Nice, shiny new toy
Congrats!
The 100% crop shows up what I've seen so far in many real world usage of this camera.
The 36mp seems to demand that all conditions are fulfilled (ie. focus; no-shake; good lens; no subject shift) to get that tack sharp 100% crop that it is capable of.
The ideal conditions are more easily replicated in studios (fixed environments) and landscapes (time to properly setup)
When everything falls into place, the o/p is fantastic.
In real world situations like in your sample, 100% crops often turns up less sharp shots.
Do you have any thoughts on this? (ie. non-ideal real world usage as opposed to ideal controlled condition usage)
Thanks JK. Something new for me to play with. Enjoying it very much so far. But now have to spend some more money to upgrade my computer. The i5 750 with 4 GB memory slowed down noticeably when processing those 40 MB files. Just added another 4 GB and it seems to run faster and smoother. Will see how later when working with multiple layers. Can also do with a larger monitor to view all those 7360 x 4912 pixels in all it's glory, but don't think this will happen anytime soon :bsmilie:
Yes, agree with you that the setup has to be spot on to get that fantastic image. And from using the cam in the past few days, this is very obvious. If you look at the Nikon technical guide, they emphasized that to obtain the best picture quality, a sturdy tripod should be used and live view to avoid any mirror shake. With the D800, everything is so sharp that when any part of the image is slightly off, it is very obvious. Nothing new to all the MF users I guess.
Will try to do some landscape this weekend but in the meantime, here is one I took last weekend. Among the first few photos I took with this cam. I am particularly impressed with the cropped photo of Peninsula. This with a 50mm, handheld !
Note that none of these photos have been sharpened.
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Steven Chee
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Hi,
Great photo and camera.
Btw, How high ISO you had tried? Any noise?
Thanks.
Great photo and camera.
Btw, How high ISO you had tried? Any noise?
Thanks.
Thanks JK. Something new for me to play with. Enjoying it very much so far. But now have to spend some more money to upgrade my computer. The i5 750 with 4 GB memory slowed down noticeably when processing those 40 MB files. Just added another 4 GB and it seems to run faster and smoother. Will see how later when working with multiple layers. Can also do with a larger monitor to view all those 7360 x 4912 pixels in all it's glory, but don't think this will happen anytime soon :bsmilie:
Yes, agree with you that the setup has to be spot on to get that fantastic image. And from using the cam in the past few days, this is very obvious. If you look at the Nikon technical guide, they emphasized that to obtain the best picture quality, a sturdy tripod should be used and live view to avoid any mirror shake. With the D800, everything is so sharp that when any part of the image is slightly off, it is very obvious. Nothing new to all the MF users I guess.
Will try to do some landscape this weekend but in the meantime, here is one I took last weekend. Among the first few photos I took with this cam. I am particularly impressed with the cropped photo of Peninsula. This with a 50mm, handheld !
Note that none of these photos have been sharpened.
Warren, thanks a lot for your inputs.
They have been very valuable.
Ever since this camera came out, I been thinking of how the 36mp can be relevant to me as a casual shooter. (ok..ok... I thought of 645D too
)Frankly, still on the fence on that 36mp (ie. real world use; 36mp size; storage; PP speed)
Great samples.
Enjoy your camera.
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