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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 843076" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>I understand that spending that kind of money is not in everyone's situation. </p><p></p><p>Before you spend your available money on new equipment, I would advise maximizing your processes and techniques. If you have access to de-noise software, try it out. There are free options available online, I have no idea how good they are, but they are certainly worth a try. It is truly amazing what some of the software can do. I would also recommend you start editing your software. Again, there is some decent free editing software out there. Even a few minor edits can dramatically improve your images. Nikon has NX Studio available for free from their downloads page. It is fairly basic, but also fairly easy to learn to use. You don't have to own or use a Nikon to get or use it. Programs like Gimp are far more powerful, but require a lot more learning to use well. Shooting in RAW is very much the preferred technique, but it presupposes you are going to edit it in post processing. </p><p></p><p>The other suggestion I would make is to use a tripod for your night photography. While they are a pain to carry around and set up, it appears you are mainly photographing static subjects, which is perfect for tripod use. They also slow you down and make you think more critically about your image prior to hitting the shutter button. This is purely a personal decision, as some folks feel too constrained by the use of a tripod. Your images are soft by design and don't necessarily require pin sharp focus points. However, one can always soften a sharp image, it is very difficult to sharpen a motion blurred image. </p><p></p><p>While modern mirrorless cameras will autofocus much better in very low light conditions than older cameras, they still can struggle with it.</p><p></p><p>Since you are posting your images from Flickr, there is no EXIF data available. If you post your photos directly from your computer to this forum, it will come with your photo and we can see information on how you shot your photo. This is helpful when asking advice on settings, equipment etc. Here are instructions on how to do that, if you choose to. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://nikonites.com/forum/threads/tutorial-how-to-post-images-inside-your-post.19632/" target="_blank">How to post images on the forum</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 843076, member: 50197"] I understand that spending that kind of money is not in everyone's situation. Before you spend your available money on new equipment, I would advise maximizing your processes and techniques. If you have access to de-noise software, try it out. There are free options available online, I have no idea how good they are, but they are certainly worth a try. It is truly amazing what some of the software can do. I would also recommend you start editing your software. Again, there is some decent free editing software out there. Even a few minor edits can dramatically improve your images. Nikon has NX Studio available for free from their downloads page. It is fairly basic, but also fairly easy to learn to use. You don't have to own or use a Nikon to get or use it. Programs like Gimp are far more powerful, but require a lot more learning to use well. Shooting in RAW is very much the preferred technique, but it presupposes you are going to edit it in post processing. The other suggestion I would make is to use a tripod for your night photography. While they are a pain to carry around and set up, it appears you are mainly photographing static subjects, which is perfect for tripod use. They also slow you down and make you think more critically about your image prior to hitting the shutter button. This is purely a personal decision, as some folks feel too constrained by the use of a tripod. Your images are soft by design and don't necessarily require pin sharp focus points. However, one can always soften a sharp image, it is very difficult to sharpen a motion blurred image. While modern mirrorless cameras will autofocus much better in very low light conditions than older cameras, they still can struggle with it. Since you are posting your images from Flickr, there is no EXIF data available. If you post your photos directly from your computer to this forum, it will come with your photo and we can see information on how you shot your photo. This is helpful when asking advice on settings, equipment etc. Here are instructions on how to do that, if you choose to. [URL='https://nikonites.com/forum/threads/tutorial-how-to-post-images-inside-your-post.19632/']How to post images on the forum[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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