The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

If i had a D800 i would prob set up the camera to shoot in a lot lower mega pixels if that's even possible.. 12Mp is more then i need really.. I might get a D800 next year for Land and Seascapes.
 
Probably can do that but not for raw.

If you have a decent PC then the files it makes are fine and its always good to have good DR and resolution.

Theres a lot of photos I took in the early 2000s with 3mp cameras that look crap now on my monitor / tv or printed.
 
mrk said:
5D3: http://robbiekhan.co.uk/root/photos/stuff-cam/D800-vs-5D3/5D3_9731.jpg
D800: http://robbiekhan.co.uk/root/photos/stuff-cam/D800-vs-5D3/TYM_9728.jpg
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Looking at your examples, you can see noise/banding in dark areas?
Did you push shadows?

Also see below for a fair comparison regarding noise, & sharpness/detail.
D800 has better high ISO IQ than 5D, as well as better low ISO.



"In terms of image quality, the Nikon D800 is the winner: after post processing, you get images with more detail and slightly less noise than 5D3 and 5D2. Overall, the difference in terms of noise between the three cameras are minimal. This is an impressive result for the D800, considering that it has much smaller pixels than 5D3 and 5D2.

The image quality of the Canon 5D Mark III is good, but it is disappointing if you compare it with the previous 5D2: considering that three years have passed and that the 5D3 is much more expensive than 5D2, I expected at least 1.5 or 2 stop less noise. Instead, there are no real differences up to ISO 1600, and from ISO 3200 to 25600 the 5D3 shows a little of advantage, but it is something near 0.5-0.7 stop, that is much much less than expected."

5Diii
5D3_iso3200pp.jpg


D800
D800_iso3200pp.jpg


http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=111
 
The 5D appears to be more film like in my eyes. More uniformed and not as much colour noise as the Nikon (more noticeable on the speaker).
 
Looking at the above samples the 5D shot looks like the noise pixels are larger the D800 finer. The D800 also has some vertical banding.

Ive not noticed this in my own shots.

Plus remember the D800 shot is 36mp so its holding its own.
 
Been out and about using the Mark iii today. Shooting RC planes - the AF is awesome, nailed every single one! Mega!
 
Last week I received a Nikon D3200 with a 18-105mm and a 55-200 lens.
Very pleased with it, to pick up photography again.

Why this one? I was looking around for the 3100/5100 and this set came up cheap, because my dad wanted to buy one of the higher end Nikons.
 
New arrivals today:



Sadly work tonight so no time to play until Wednesday. Finally no more faffing about with in camera menu's trailing a 10m cord.
 
Picked up an old Olympus om fit sigma 35-70 f2.8-4 zoom to stick on my micro four thirds camera to play around with.

It was pretty cheap and will be manual focus only but could be useful, but for the £30 it cost doesn't matter if it's not that good.
 
DJ_Switch said:
The Rode is supposed to be good. I've not used that particular one but I've used many Rode mics in the studio over the years and they're good bang for buck. If you're in any way serious about your sound or would like to have more flexibility to be more creative than simply bettering the camera's own mic then I'd probably recommend looking at one of the Zoom recorders. The H4n would be my choice. Granted it's more expensive but what it offers over simply a mic is well worth it. Again...it's only worth it if you're wanting to be more creative with your audio than a simple point and shoot mic.
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I have a RODE Mic and even though it is a great bit of kit it still needs the Zoom recorder. There is a definent hiss when I record on my EOS 7D. This does seem to a problem with DSLR's that can not adjust input signal.
I have updated my firmware on the 7D which now includes input level adjustment for audio.
I have nor tried it yet, so I will let you all kmow soon !:D
 
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