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D7100
Frustrated to the brink of smashing camera :D
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 500997" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Don't discount that you are moving from a 16MP camera with an OLPF to a 24MP camera without. Yes, it will be a sharper camera, but it will <em>also</em> show weaknesses in the lens that the other might not. Your pixel density is even greater than that of the D810, so if there is <em>any</em> movement it will result in a loss of sharpness, and as you start closing the aperture a bit (which you need to on that lens) you will experience diffraction.</p><p></p><p>Again, I'm shooting with the same combination. I adjust focus fine tuning on <em>all</em> my cameras and lenses, and yes, this combination needed adjusting (I measure it at 500mm, 400mm and 200mm using Reiken FoCal and make a final decision on an adjustment number based on the variance). Again, I find I <em>need</em> to shoot in Quiet mode if I want it tack sharp. I also need to shoot at 1/800s or faster at full zoom to guarantee a sharp shot. I also find f9 to be sharper than f8 (which I used on my D7000), and I use single point AF-S for stationary birds. It works great when I use it in within the boundaries mentioned, and it will frustrate me outside of them. I'll likely be shooting a 150-600mm Sport next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 500997, member: 9240"] Don't discount that you are moving from a 16MP camera with an OLPF to a 24MP camera without. Yes, it will be a sharper camera, but it will [I]also[/I] show weaknesses in the lens that the other might not. Your pixel density is even greater than that of the D810, so if there is [I]any[/I] movement it will result in a loss of sharpness, and as you start closing the aperture a bit (which you need to on that lens) you will experience diffraction. Again, I'm shooting with the same combination. I adjust focus fine tuning on [I]all[/I] my cameras and lenses, and yes, this combination needed adjusting (I measure it at 500mm, 400mm and 200mm using Reiken FoCal and make a final decision on an adjustment number based on the variance). Again, I find I [I]need[/I] to shoot in Quiet mode if I want it tack sharp. I also need to shoot at 1/800s or faster at full zoom to guarantee a sharp shot. I also find f9 to be sharper than f8 (which I used on my D7000), and I use single point AF-S for stationary birds. It works great when I use it in within the boundaries mentioned, and it will frustrate me outside of them. I'll likely be shooting a 150-600mm Sport next year. [/QUOTE]
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