Nikon D810.

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This is the difference between them. D800E has a browner tinge. D810 appears more 'clear'.

 

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Rhys - do you only use 9 focus points then? It's an interesting method and makes things easier i suppose than using 51 or whatever it is...i might try this on my canons.

It's 11 AF points, but yes I only use them. Personally I'm only interested in compositionally significant AF points. For me anymore than that just slows me down from where I want to be and is a hindrance rather than a benefit.

 

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i think i may change to the 15 point option on my 5d iii's. Got a wedding on sat so won't do it now as i'll need to get used to it, but i can't help feeling that it's going to save time not having to skip through all those af points. Nice one

Have a good practice and see how you get on. No way would I ever consider using 51 points for times when I need to be on my toes.

 

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I'd be perfectly happy with an 11 AF point camera, all cross point down to -4EV of course

Yep same here, never use the fancy tracking gizmos.

 

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Thanks! I was worried I would have to wait weeks/months.

 

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whats your impressions of it so far?

 

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Good luck with guns going off during a church service.

 

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85mm Exposure 1/30 F1.4 12800.

100% crop

 

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Same exposure settings but shot is SRaw.

100% Crop

 

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negligible.

That word is banned from this thread!

 

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You must have had one crazy vicar not to allow a wedding photographer lol.

Maybe you don't have much experience shooting weddings but what Rojin said is actually very common.
You will also find even the Vicars that 'allow' you to take pictures will get annoyed if you take too many. This is a time to be discrete as possible, anticipate and pick off worthy moments.

It's not just ceremonies though, the sound of the shutter often gives away my position, causes people who were looking natural to look in my direction. Even when you are photographing people who know you are photographing them, all that shutter sound does is remind them they are having their picture taken and that's not a good thing imo.

 

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I've been to 8 or 9 weddings in the last 5 years and in most do them photography wasn't allowed at all anywhere and in a couple only from the back of the church. The rules had nothing to do with sound but intercutting the serivice.

I have had many negotiations with Vicars. The official line (excuse for not allowing it) is about respecting the service etc.
When I push a little harder as to the 'real' reason, it nearly always comes down to the clicking sound of the shutter. Vicars find it distracting/annoying. Some can cope with it and don't have many restrictions. Others are ok if you are at the back of the church so the sound is less distracting. Others are miserable sods and ban it altogether.

For the vicars that said no or had restrictions, I asked would they lift those restrictions if I used a camera that was silent (was going to get an RX1 or X100s just for this). Nearly all of them say yes.

 

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Shutter sound is totally moot anyway if the vicar doesn't allow photographs so I still can't understand why it's desirable.

I don't know what is hard to understand than sometimes it's desirable not be heard taking pictures, and in numerous circumstances. I'm a little surprised you are unable to see the benefit of such a feature, but then if every photographer thought the same, I guess photography would be boring.

Shutter sound is totally moot anyway if the vicar doesn't allow photographs so I still can't understand why it's desirable.

Perhaps you missed some examples others have highlighted. For example Rojin was told 'no photographs'. He showed the vicar how quiet his x100 was. Vicar heard how silent it was and let him take pictures. Do you see any benefit now?

 

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Well.. I'v now put these camera's through their paces in the field. I used them for the majority of the time in QC mode unless there was some faster action. I can say a simple thing like a quiet shutter makes a huge difference to how I shoot. Vicar even commented to me (his words) "this time you were a perfect photographer". The time before he wasn't very happy with me!

Couple of random pictures/samples from yesterday.

 

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Nah.. best friends.

This particular vicar really hates photographers and finds them annoying/distracting, he told me so in no uncertain terms.
Anyway at the previous wedding, he told me a place to stand that's fairly hidden behind some furniture, and basically not to move until after the ceremony.
I politely tried my usual negotiations, but he wouldn't budge an inch.
Anyway I stayed there all through the ceremony, and after the signing of the register etc. then they went to the front of the chapel for a final prayer. Without thinking, I assume this is my queue to get into position before the walk down the isle. Not only that, I grabbed a quick shot of the end of the prayer.. Oops apparently vicar was livid.

Anyway, the vicar was a friend of the family of this last wedding so he came along to the reception. He was actually quite polite to me which I wasn't expecting, and even said he looked forward to seeing me again.

Also got a present at this wedding, which I was really happy with...

 

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Mine are affected it seems.