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    D7200 with the 24-120 f4 FX lens

    I have a D7200 and D750 and a number of DX and FX lenses and often use FX lenses (80-200 f2.8, 50mm f1.8G, 85mm f1.8G) on the D7200 for extra 'reach' and get good results. I tried the 24-120 f4 which usually 'lives' on the D750 on the D7200 recently and I found the results to be...
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    D500 pixel density

    I'm sure it's been canvassed plenty of times before... the D7200 has a pixel density of 6.62 mp/sqcm. That gives the D7200 a higher pixel density than the FX format D810 (4.22 mp/sqcm) and D850 (5.32 mp/sqcm). Putting aside things like low-light, high ISO performance, the D500 at 5.68 mp/sqcm...
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    Will I benefit much by going from D750 to D810?

    My primary bodies are the D7200 for telephoto work and the D750 for 'corporate' use... but very little of my work goes to print of any kind - it pretty much all goes online. On that basis, is the 36mp of the D810 going to be of any real benefit compared to the 24mp I'm currently using?
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    File sizes out of LR: D750 vs D7200

    I today did a 'corporate portraits' photo shoot using the D750 with the 16-35 f4 and the D7200 with the 16-80 f2.8/4. Both were set to 14-bit raw with lossless compression. The client requested all images at full resolution and uncropped, so 6000 x 4000 from both bodies. Once I'd processed...
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    Underexposure

    I know underexposure is talked about regularly with the D750, so please bear with me... I recently got a pre-loved D750 after a few years enjoying the D7200. I photograph a lot of aircraft, and I'm fortunate to have a lot of cloudless days. Photographing jets against a strong blue sky, every...
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    Nikon 300mm f4 AF

    Does anyone have the Nikon 300mm f4? The one I'm referring is (I think) the first 300mm AF Nikon made, late 80s through to 2000, so it doesn't have AF-D or AF-s designation... just plain AF. All metal, heavy but quite thin to handle when compared to, say, the 80-200mm f2.8. Got one recently...
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    Building a primes 'wardrobe'

    I've had a D7200 for a few years and it's doing everything I need it to do, though I am considering the move to, say, a D750 in the coming 12 months. With this in mind I've started gathering a 'collection' of FX lenses that I can of course use on the D7200 in the meantime. I like the idea of...
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    Benq PD2500Q

    Does anyone on here use the Benq PD2500Q monitor? 25-inch, with 2560x1440 resolution. I'm currently using a HP 25er, also a 25-inch but with 1920x1080 resolution, so what I'm contemplating is a monitor of the same size, but with more pixels per inch (117 for the Benq vs 89 for the HP).
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    Is there a point at which noise reduction isn't helping?

    This might be almost a philosophical question, but anyway... A bright sunny day here today so I spent some time at a classic car show, got a few pics of these legendary Australian beasts. D7200, ISO100, 1/200sec at f7.1 with the the Nikon 16-80 f2.8-4. I shoot RAW and JPG ('standard'...
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    Capture NX-D users: what's your take on unsharp mask settings?

    I primarily use it as a RAW converter and 'tweaker' and often export in TIFF and use Zoner Photo Studio to add additional effects - though the JPG exports out of NX-D often 'hit the spot' for my purposes without any further adjustment required. The fact that NX-D can maintain the camera's...
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    Best combination for highest shooting rate

    I photograph airliners on approach and landing at our city's airport: everything from Dash-8 to A380. I'm trying to get the best combination of setting to enable the best 'fps' shooting rate, without compromising image quality too much. I understand shooting 'JPG-only' would enable the best...
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    My 10-24 has been in the workshop

    After three years of the 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 G being the most frustrating lens I own, I last week finally took it in to a service place to get properly tested. One repairer two years ago charged me $60 to tell me it was fine and it just needed a clean. The repairer I took it to this time has a very...
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    In praise of out-of-camera JPGs

    I've had a D7200 for about three years, totally love it. I've also done my fair share of RAW post-production. Over the past few months though, I've been looking more closely at the the OOC JPG images coming out of the camera (mainly for clients who need images turned around in a hurry) - and I...
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    Mark on image

    This might sound a bit odd, but can anyone see a blemish/discoloration in that circle I've put on this image? Moreover, does anyone know what might be causing it?
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    New 70-300 or second hand 80-200?

    I have a D7200, and am choosing between a new 70-300 f4.5-5.6G IF ED VR, and a second hand 80-200 f2.8D (about three years old). Both are around the same price (approx AUD800). I like the idea of the build quality on the 80-200 ('serious' metal and glass) but the 70-300 is newer technology and...
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    The 70-300 AF-P, the D7200 and VR

    A few things I'm keen to hear people's thoughts about. I've read a lot about the 70-300mm AF-P DX f/4.5-6.3G ED VR zoom. Pretty hard to ignore it, it costs $400 (about USD320) in Australia. Reviews are for the most part very good: seriously good value for money. I'm wondering if what we're...
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    Sharpness and clarity

    Within the picture control menu on the D7200 are the sliders for 'sharpness' and 'clarity'. I realise it's entirely subjective (and as I understand it, increasing sharpness accentuates noise while increasing clarity reduces color accuracy) but what settings are people using in what situations?
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    Maximum ISO for routine use

    I've just spent a few days in Bali with my new D7200 and one thing I've had a bit of fun with is the full automatic, flash-off setting. I went into some low light situations where I though an exposure would have been pretty much impossible with a film camera, just pressed the button and said...
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    Four days, 300 shots and then...

    I bought a 7200 body and 35mm f1.8G in Sydney on Thursday of last week. It had been a great camera (and lens) up until Monday of this week, when I got the dreaded 'Err' message in the top LCD display, and it's pretty much frozen as far as taking pictures is concerned. It's at the warranty...
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