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<blockquote data-quote="dlmvegas" data-source="post: 313819" data-attributes="member: 25916">I am using a D800 and am not very satisfied with the camera.&nbsp; I recently was out in the desert north of Las Vegas.&nbsp; To insure that I wouldn't get star movement I used ISO 3200 and 6400.&nbsp; Exposures were 6-10 seconds.&nbsp; Lens 14-24mm at f/2.8.&nbsp; High ISO Noise Reduction set to &quot;High&quot;.&nbsp; Got home that evening and looked at my shots.&nbsp; What a huge disappointment.&nbsp; Although the camera noise reduction was turned on I might as well just left it off.&nbsp; Post processing in Camera Raw got rid of the noise but has now softened everything.&nbsp; I have added sharpness to the shot once I did the noise reduction.&nbsp; Still soft and ugly.&nbsp; I probably wouldn't blow this up larger than a 3&quot; X 5&quot; print at this point.&nbsp; ISO 3200 was better but still not great.&nbsp; I know people have been shooting star shots and getting large prints out of them and they are sharp as well.&nbsp; Been looking at stacking shots but that doesn't even look viable either especially if you have something in the foreground.&nbsp; Any ideas would be welcome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dlmvegas, post: 313819, member: 25916"] I am using a D800 and am not very satisfied with the camera. I recently was out in the desert north of Las Vegas. To insure that I wouldn't get star movement I used ISO 3200 and 6400. Exposures were 6-10 seconds. Lens 14-24mm at f/2.8. High ISO Noise Reduction set to "High". Got home that evening and looked at my shots. What a huge disappointment. Although the camera noise reduction was turned on I might as well just left it off. Post processing in Camera Raw got rid of the noise but has now softened everything. I have added sharpness to the shot once I did the noise reduction. Still soft and ugly. I probably wouldn't blow this up larger than a 3" X 5" print at this point. ISO 3200 was better but still not great. I know people have been shooting star shots and getting large prints out of them and they are sharp as well. Been looking at stacking shots but that doesn't even look viable either especially if you have something in the foreground. Any ideas would be welcome. [/QUOTE]

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