Samyang 85mm. Near Olympic National Park in La Push, WA. Dreary weather, as expected near a rainforest. The birds on the rocks on the left side of the island are tack sharp. Am very impressed with the D800E and the Samyang 35mm and 85mm for landscapes.
It might be useful if we always mention the lens used for the image as those visiting the thread are probably wanting to assess results on the D800E to help them with their gear acquisition decision making.
I've just been toying with the 300 F4 AF-S & the 1.7x TC which results in 500mm @ f6.7 on my D800E and it's looking very promising. I just need some better weather & time to do a decent session before I post some results.
This was the 180 2.8 AF on a gloomy winter's day @ ISO1600. Location is the Adelaide Hills, just 10 mins drive from the city of Adelaide in South Australia. It's very easy to find wild kangaroo and koala there.
Very nice placement of the flower; the way the petals of the flower open up and the upward direction of the pistil (hope I'm using that word correctly; had to look it up.)
What was your f/stop? I do some macro photography with a canon 180 f/3.5 macro and depth of field is always a challenge.
I keep hearing about how 'low shutter speed' and 'hand-holding' are threats to useful results from the D800e.
I've been into serious cameras, film and now digital, for over 50 years. Not pro, but not a newbie, either.
I have a D800e with a Nikkor 24-120 f/4G VR that I currently use for walkaround. This setup has given me stuff I can crop and print on Epson Super B paper, frame and put on a wall proudly, if desired.
Yes, I've found that less expensive glass that gave very happy work on a D700 or D3 or D3s does not exploit the D800e resolution capability. So I went for the above lens which does address any perceived hand-holding issues and, at f/4 constant, mitigates DOF issues for my uses.
Finally, tho the D800 cannot match the high-ISO performance of a D3s, I get quite useful files as high as ISO 4000..... and beyond, depending on subject and uses.
Anyway, maybe I'm missing something. So I'll be happy to hear your comments.
Had my first encounter with nasty moire with my E the other day. Was shooting some sporting goods for a large company. Used the 24-70 at F/8-11 and got moire one some of the shots. One of the shots I couldn't fix in CS5, but luckily I had a copy of Capture NX2. Gave it a go and it removed everything, albeit slowly, perfect results.. Lucky..
