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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 297533" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>been thinking about this for many years now. just wondering how much more improvements do cameras need. the goal is to get features of a D4s trickling down into cheaper cameras. look at the D600. it has the same IQ as a D3X. yes it takes time. but for instance the D4s can shoot at 20000 without an issue and 12 fps. where elses can it improve?</p><p></p><p>the thing Id like most is to pass the D600 D3 iso limit of 6400 for an acceptable image. basically a D3s in a D4. My D3 went in for repair 2 weeks ago and used my friends D3S and man what a treat that camera is.I was shooting the dance floor all night at iso 8000. usually im running 4-5000 with off cameras flashes running 1/32. man it was something else. grain is minimal. you D3s/D4/D4s have it good. I have to say im a bit spoiled. when I was shooting film we used iso 200 on the dance floor and I couldnt wait when I pulled out a few rolls of superia 1600 for low light shots. 1600 film looks worse than iso 6400 in a D3. what an amazing feat. </p><p></p><p>I would like to see better AF. better accuracy/sensitivity. but truthfully, at times im in shock how basically in no light, the camera will focus when I cant see anything in the finder. </p><p></p><p>but where I think cameras are very behind is metering. camera and flash. accuracy is no where as good as it could be. people accept what there is and say, well my flash is great and the camera meters just fine. it doesnt. I shoot in constantly changing light and it doesnt. I can shoot 4 frames of a group shot, standing in the same place and the exposre will be different for each. and its happened many times, that I shoot in manual mode (no flash) shoot 3-4 images and 2 of the 4 are not the same exposure.</p><p></p><p>no matter how much you go back and look at past camera models and till now, its still the same. place a bride with a white dress in the frame and it will underexpose. put a groom in the frame with a black tux and it will overexpose. you say, well thats the light meter. because its reflective. well if they can make a camera shoot at 20000 iso with almost no noise and 12 FPS im POSITIVE they can do it. when they launched the F5 they boasted how the 3d matrix COLOR metering has 36000 (or something like that) different lighting patterns inside and can perfectly meter any scene. well no. its still the same today. backlit images come out underexposed and when I shoot a wedding outdoors, the EC button is working overtime. the flash is not accurate and needs to be fixed. its nothing better than an old SB28 did when i was shooting with the F5. the TTL BL is a bit better but it will underexpose when there is a strong ambient light in the background. I use TTL and TTL BL.</p><p></p><p>and what about the damn rubbers on the cameras and lenses? will this never end? since the N90s and till today they havent fixed the rubber coming off. </p><p></p><p>video is where Nikon is clearly behind. the DSLR wedding videographers market is dominated by canon. well they are a video camera company and nikon is not. I was shooting video in a wedding about 2 weeks ago and on the screen, it looks more 720p in a 1920x1080 fraame. very soft. used the 35 f/2 at f/11 mostly. </p><p></p><p>whats your wishlist of features? </p><p></p><p>this is not a rant, but just wondering what direction nikon is going and assessing what their weak points are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 297533, member: 14443"] been thinking about this for many years now. just wondering how much more improvements do cameras need. the goal is to get features of a D4s trickling down into cheaper cameras. look at the D600. it has the same IQ as a D3X. yes it takes time. but for instance the D4s can shoot at 20000 without an issue and 12 fps. where elses can it improve? the thing Id like most is to pass the D600 D3 iso limit of 6400 for an acceptable image. basically a D3s in a D4. My D3 went in for repair 2 weeks ago and used my friends D3S and man what a treat that camera is.I was shooting the dance floor all night at iso 8000. usually im running 4-5000 with off cameras flashes running 1/32. man it was something else. grain is minimal. you D3s/D4/D4s have it good. I have to say im a bit spoiled. when I was shooting film we used iso 200 on the dance floor and I couldnt wait when I pulled out a few rolls of superia 1600 for low light shots. 1600 film looks worse than iso 6400 in a D3. what an amazing feat. I would like to see better AF. better accuracy/sensitivity. but truthfully, at times im in shock how basically in no light, the camera will focus when I cant see anything in the finder. but where I think cameras are very behind is metering. camera and flash. accuracy is no where as good as it could be. people accept what there is and say, well my flash is great and the camera meters just fine. it doesnt. I shoot in constantly changing light and it doesnt. I can shoot 4 frames of a group shot, standing in the same place and the exposre will be different for each. and its happened many times, that I shoot in manual mode (no flash) shoot 3-4 images and 2 of the 4 are not the same exposure. no matter how much you go back and look at past camera models and till now, its still the same. place a bride with a white dress in the frame and it will underexpose. put a groom in the frame with a black tux and it will overexpose. you say, well thats the light meter. because its reflective. well if they can make a camera shoot at 20000 iso with almost no noise and 12 FPS im POSITIVE they can do it. when they launched the F5 they boasted how the 3d matrix COLOR metering has 36000 (or something like that) different lighting patterns inside and can perfectly meter any scene. well no. its still the same today. backlit images come out underexposed and when I shoot a wedding outdoors, the EC button is working overtime. the flash is not accurate and needs to be fixed. its nothing better than an old SB28 did when i was shooting with the F5. the TTL BL is a bit better but it will underexpose when there is a strong ambient light in the background. I use TTL and TTL BL. and what about the damn rubbers on the cameras and lenses? will this never end? since the N90s and till today they havent fixed the rubber coming off. video is where Nikon is clearly behind. the DSLR wedding videographers market is dominated by canon. well they are a video camera company and nikon is not. I was shooting video in a wedding about 2 weeks ago and on the screen, it looks more 720p in a 1920x1080 fraame. very soft. used the 35 f/2 at f/11 mostly. whats your wishlist of features? this is not a rant, but just wondering what direction nikon is going and assessing what their weak points are. [/QUOTE]
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