Christian H wrote:
1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 800, 500 mm VR II, minor compositional crop.
For my purposes (wildlife), the files hold up well against the D800's up to ISO 400 and are still very usable at ISO 800.
I wonder which files are more cropable, D-800 or D7100 that means with which camera you end up with a bigger image of wildlife, given you use the same lens (longest you own, like 400 mm).
D7100 has higher resolution, but D800 larger pixels.
Interesting, that's probably the most extreme example of it I've seen out of the D7100.
No, it is not moire. That is a glossy ibis, and that color is the refraction that appears when the light hits them just right. In reality, you hit it perfect and got a gorgeous shot!
After a four plus year hiatus from photography I made the mistake of stopping to check out the latest models that my local Costco had for sale. My last camera was 40D and I was a bit surprised by the advancements that had been made in four years, as well as the stagnation in technology at the same time. The next day I was at work looking at reviews on the cameras for sale. I was tempted to wait until September and snatch up a 70D when it is released because I was used to shooting with a Canon. But something kept drawing me to the dark side. A return to these forums and this thread and I decided a Nikon it would be. I really wanted a D600, but the price was a bit out of what my financing department would approve (she almost killed me over the one I bought). So, I went with the D7100. Learning the Nikon controls has been fun. One of these days I will RTFM. It was late before we got home last night and after charging the battery I didn't have time to play. Another late evening tonight and I was only able to snap off a few shots in the parking lot. So far I am impressed. The kit came with the 18-200 VRII. I have two other lenses shipping to me already and an on the hunt for others. So, here is my first Nikon photo. I need to figure out some software to make the post processing workflow easy on my Mac. My old CS4 was Windows based. Sigh....
Sedalia636 wrote:
After a four plus year hiatus from photography I made the mistake of stopping to check out the latest models that my local Costco had for sale. My last camera was 40D and I was a bit surprised by the advancements that had been made in four years, as well as the stagnation in technology at the same time. The next day I was at work looking at reviews on the cameras for sale. I was tempted to wait until September and snatch up a 70D when it is released because I was used to shooting with a Canon. But something kept drawing me to the dark side. A return to these forums and this thread and I decided a Nikon it would be. I really wanted a D600, but the price was a bit out of what my financing department would approve (she almost killed me over the one I bought). So, I went with the D7100. Learning the Nikon controls has been fun. One of these days I will RTFM. It was late before we got home last night and after charging the battery I didn't have time to play. Another late evening tonight and I was only able to snap off a few shots in the parking lot. So far I am impressed. The kit came with the 18-200 VRII. I have two other lenses shipping to me already and an on the hunt for others. So, here is my first Nikon photo. I need to figure out some software to make the post processing workflow easy on my Mac. My old CS4 was Windows based. Sigh.......Show more →
welcome to the darkside Ben,
You will find us pretty laid back and most importantly, picture takers rather than gear heads (or maybe we are too poor to own vast amounts of gear )
One word of advice re your current kit. I would suspect it out resolves the 18-200 and although I own neither; the D7.1K or the 16-85, for a walkabout zoom to match the body i suspect the 16 -85 might be a better fit to utilise the sensors output.
Interesting, that's probably the most extreme example of it I've seen out of the D7100.
guyharrison wrote:
No, it is not moire. That is a glossy ibis, and that color is the refraction that appears when the light hits them just right. In reality, you hit it perfect and got a gorgeous shot!
^ Exactly right. Crows, Ravens, Grackles, Starlings, Roadrunners, etc. also exhibit iridescence in the right light.
Here's a recent image I shot with this lowly little D7100...
I have many more that I have taken since getting this camera. I never thought I'd shoot a crop camera but this thing is incredible for what it is. I would have gotten a D800E by now, but I'm going to wait for a proper 135 lens (the soft focus nikon is not that) before I fully commit to Nikon. Hopefully the Sigma 135 rumors are true.
Iridescence or Moire? I am just wondering if my 300 f/4 is tooooo sharp for this sensor. This one is with bare 300 f/4, the ones I took with TC have just a tad of moire. Fairly heavy cropping on this image to begin with.
mco_970 wrote:
Iridescence or Moire? I am just wondering if my 300 f/4 is tooooo sharp for this sensor. This one is with bare 300 f/4, the ones I took with TC have just a tad of moire. Fairly heavy cropping on this image to begin with.
I believe that the lack of AA filter leads to this phenomenon in tight/repetitive patterns.
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This one is with bare 300 f/4, the ones I took with TC have just a tad of moire. Fairly heavy cropping on this image to begin with.
