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I just bought a D800 cheaply (400 EUR) from a pro (>260000 clicks). When changing the settings to what I want, I noticed the pro (NPS program) "reporter" shot 12 bit lossy compressed raw, full manual. Conclusion: he had a D800 for the button layout, but did not need the full IQ the sensor. I...

I was trying out my range (not fully) of prime lenses for FX (tested on the Sony A7S): The first 2 are not really prime, but very close, certainly on FX. Fisheye, Tokina 10-17 should have not have the shading @14mm, user error it seems: Tokina 11-16mm @16mm Nikon AF-S 20mm f1.8 Nikon AF-S...

I'm hoping to have a D500 soon (more on that later). Since I do not have an XQD card, I'm looking into the subject. Clearly the Lexar 2933X is the optimal choice, that is not looking at price. Not bad is the Sony G series, but still more expensive, where I live. However I believe this is...

2017 starts with a view of Luxembourg:

I wanted to bring this off topic, so here it is. Should an American support American innovation by not buying the Chinese brands? Is it still American if Chinese made? Should you look at the tax optimisation of the company you buy from? I do believe in the free market (political statement) and...

Gear or Nikon Acquisition Syndrome: When you have it, first read this: Nikon's 'Worst' and 'Best' Zoom Lenses Compared The point is photography is the subject, spend money on getting to your subject and to get the subject in the situation and light you want. The gear is less important. Now...

Steve Perry does it again: Conclusion: 1) Use an FX it is better due to larger pixels and what camera companies do with them (since they can). You just have to frame the picture correctly, use the correct lens. 2) If you have to crop, do it with a high level crop DX body, it will outperform...

The first one seems to be out, DPreview: Back to the action: Nikon D500 Review: Digital Photography Review The senitment of "to little too late" as a replacement of the D300S seems to have changed to "the best thing out there to shoot with". Not forgetting that the D7200 is very capable and...

DXO Mark / DPReview/ Senscore reviews of D5 are out A non event as usual, but some like it: * Nikon D5 sensor review: A worthy successor - DxOMark D5 score is below D4s, at level of D3X, ISO lower then D4S/DF, but DXO mark states good performance for the gain in megapixels. * dpreview...

I have a slow start in 2016, but let us hope that will help quality. Went for an easy subject, ducks in the park, but the weather was not helping (shutter speed gave very low keeper rate).

Nikkor AF on Sony E mount arrived There were pre-tests out there of "That Nikon Guy" which did not convince. Now it is there for all: Nikon to E-mount autofocus adapter is now on sale on eBay! | sonyalpharumors Be aware it will never be like on a Nikon directly, but an extra step towards...

I worked with a Manfrotto 393 since quite some time and it works well with my 600mm and 500mm. The only issue I have is that the correct way to mount the lens (I`m an engineer and the Manfrotto engineers explain how to mount the lens correctly, I do mount different lenses differently) is in the...

So I`m up for a new tripod, tired of the go Gitzo messages (similar to Canon is the best) my conclusions: Use: 600mm f4 lens + ... Specs: Carbon (dampening), light weight (to 3,5 kg = 7,5 lbs), high reach (180 cm = 70 in), no centre column (portability), taking 18kg = 35lbs (safety margin is...

From Nikon support: After the move to G (no diaphragm control on the lens when mounted), now the move to E takes away the mechanical link to the diaphragm. The evolution of lenses was first one of adding (communication with the camera and control from the camera) now to remove from the lens...

Decided to buy a Nikkor 600/4 IF-ED (bought first AS-F now) I decided to buy a Nikkor 600/4 IF-ED, this was after looking what would make sense for me. First created in 1977, ... skipping to 1996. Even if the glass before is very good optically and I would probably do 80% of my pictures OK...

Gear question: I have stopped buying lenses (do not worry I will start again but it should take a few years). I wanted to stop buying gear, see below why (stopping GAS). The treatement recommended on the internet lead to go out and take pictures in stead of looking at gear. It works partially...

All the best for 2015, welcome to my posts. Had a rough start, did this after a few days, still had to force it a bit.

NAS is kicking in. I was going to wait some more months for a next camera, but might want to do an offer on a D3s, now that it is on the market. I believe what I need to do more in my style of photography is some better ISO performance and even if that is not that difficult starting from a...

Since a few days there are videos showing a "problem" with the D750. I read some other people have taken some D750 cameras back for issues with light on the top right, tried some D750 cameras and found some without the issue. It seems an exaggeration to me, people want to find issues with the...

Finally something practical (not talk only) came out on the Samsung NX1: Samsung NX1 / Sony A77II / Nikon D750: Your Favourite Was... Samsung! The proposed pictures for comparison and voting and then analyzed the voting results. Pictures proposed were from the Samsung NX1 (pre-production...