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Wingspar Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #1 · D300 Picture Controls Many of you probably saw my thread with photos comparing the D200 and my new D300 earlier this week. This morning, I downloaded and installed the D2X Picture Controls. I put my D200 on a tripod and shot a flower pot that still has one wilting flower left. I then put my D300 on the tripod, and took one shot in all the Picture Control modes that came with the camera, and the D2X modes. I did nothing but resize the photos, and label them. All photos were shot in manual mode and Kelvin Temp WB. I made a small gallery rather than post all the photos here. There is nothing scientific about this. It is just informational. I included more info on how I shot these in the gallery. I usually learn something from doing these kinds of things, and I’m sure others will also, plus it gives others the opportunity to see the difference between the different picture controls. For what it’s worth, the D300 Standard Picture Control is the one that most closely resembles the colors of the actual pot. Comments welcome http://www.pbase.com/wingspar/d300_picture_controls -------- Gary Will Fly for Food... and more Nikon stuff Oct 10, 2008 at 08:56 PM

jake817 Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #2 · D300 Picture Controls I liked vivid Oct 10, 2008 at 10:05 PM

Roland Jenkins Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #3 · D300 Picture Controls Wingspar wrote: ..... I usually learn something from doing these kinds of things, and I’m sure others will also, You may want to do a search... We had a good thread on this a few months back (around March time... when I got mine) Some good input from Raymond I seem to remember. Oct 11, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Mark Kenfield Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #4 · D300 Picture Controls I think most of the picture profiles can find a use in certain situations, i.e. "vivid" can be really good for helping to get colours to 'pop' in landscape photos. For colour accuracy and tonality though, I'm yet to find a better profile than the custom neutral one I posted in your earlier thread Gary. Oct 11, 2008 at 12:10 PM

dj dunzie Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #5 · D300 Picture Controls And to add to what Mark says, I like D2X Mode III for high ISO sports work (ie/quicker shutters) for getting good saturation and clean images in tough conditions. I also recommend you download the portrait and landscape modes if you do much of either. Oct 11, 2008 at 02:33 PM

Wingspar Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · D300 Picture Controls Roland Jenkins wrote: You may want to do a search... We had a good thread on this a few months back (around March time... when I got mine) Some good input from Raymond I seem to remember. I do searches for some things, but for something like this, I tend to learn more this way. I’m more of a button pusher than a manual reader. I typically wait 12 to 14 months before I start looking at the newest body, so I’m always late posting this kind of stuff. Mark Kenfield wrote: I think most of the picture profiles can find a use in certain situations, i.e. "vivid" can be really good for helping to get colours to 'pop' in landscape photos. For colour accuracy and tonality though, I'm yet to find a better profile than the custom neutral one I posted in your earlier thread Gary. I plan on experimenting with all the profiles in different situations in due time. I will be trying your profile. Not sure when I’ll get to it, but I’ll let you know how it works for me. dj dunzie wrote: And to add to what Mark says, I like D2X Mode III for high ISO sports work (ie/quicker shutters) for getting good saturation and clean images in tough conditions. I also recommend you download the portrait and landscape modes if you do much of either. I do have a night football game tonight, and plan on trying all the picture controls. The D2H lacks saturation and good color at ISO 3200 night shots under the lights. Part of the reason for the D300 purchase was to hopefully gain cleaner shots (less noise) under the lights. Typically I’m lucky to see shutter speeds of 1/250 sec at ISO 3200. Usually slower than that, and it gets worse in the end zones. I don’t expect miracles my first time out with the D300. -------- Gary Will Fly for Food... and more Nikon stuff Oct 11, 2008 at 03:29 PM

dj dunzie Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #7 · D300 Picture Controls I wouldn't be afraid of trying out ISO3200 or even higher if you can't do better than 1/250th... but I will suggest you use Mode III and lemme know what you think. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the D300 at ISO3200. Oct 11, 2008 at 04:17 PM

Wingspar Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #8 · D300 Picture Controls Sorry to take so long to get back to this thread. I was processing photos from the first night football game, and first impressions when I got to the ISO 3200 photos was wow, this thing is noise free and sharp, but within a couple of more photos, I started noticing that waxy look of too much NR. I looked at the exif in ViewNX, and there is a high ISO NR setting that was on by default. I didn’t even know there was such a setting, so I didn’t get any results or opinions on the D300 and high ISO that night. It was another two weeks before we had another home game. Fast forward two weeks... While the noise is significantly much less than the D2H, shutter speeds are still dismal at ISO 3200, so my keeper ratio was the same. I used the D2X Mode III Color Control, and for the most part, color was better than the D2H. I did notice a lack of detail in faces in the action plays. Faces almost looked a little like looking thru wet glass. I got some nice photos along the sidelines, but again, the keeper ratio was no better than the D2H. IQ with the lower noise was overall better than the D2H. Just makes me want a D3 even more. Anyway, here is one action shot, and one sideline shot. Both ISO 3200 and zero NR in post process. I don’t know why FM does what it does to shutter speeds. The first shot should really be 1/60 second, and the second shot is 1/125 second. -------- Gary Will Fly for Food... and more Nikon stuff Exif information Model NIKON D300 Date 2008:10:26 21:07:29 Original date 2008:10:24 19:53:06 Exposure time 10/600 sec Focal length 180mm Focal number f/2.8 ISO speed 3200 ISO Exposure compensation 0.0 Exif information Model NIKON D300 Date 2008:10:26 17:09:46 Original date 2008:10:24 19:20:27 Exposure time 10/1250 sec Focal length 86mm Focal number f/2.8 ISO speed 3200 ISO Exposure compensation 0.0 Oct 31, 2008 at 03:42 AM

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