mrjpack wrote:
I'm sorry, this is just another example of the 750 actually saving the shooter the trouble of anguishing over a shot. The flared is over the top & the photo is garbage as in 99% of the posted shots. The rest could be cropped to be saved.
I dunno man, flare doesn't have a defined line when it begins like this. From what I can see, this is a real issue that even the D750 couldn't save. The face below the the light leak is ruined too, I tried to recover it - not in the photo posted - but in others to no avail.
BTW, in the shot I posted, the lens had a hood on.
I've been shooting for years, first time I've experienced this, and I've seen a lot of flare, this isn't flare.
For the record, I love the camera otherwise, but this is indeed a real issue.
dkmiles1 wrote:
I dunno man, flare doesn't have a defined line when it begins like this. From what I can see, this is a real issue that even the D750 couldn't save. The face below the the light leak is ruined too, I tried to recover it - not in the photo posted - but in others to no avail.
BTW, in the shot I posted, the lens had a hood on.
I've been shooting for years, first time I've experienced this, and I've seen a lot of flare, this isn't flare.
For the record, I love the camera otherwise, but this is indeed a real issue....Show more →
It has a defined edge due to the glare causing the flare being blocked by an edge in the mirror box. The face is ruined by the flare being so strong in that area. You have to push the flare to cause this issue so hard, its already ruining the shot whether you have the clean image or not. It really is an absence of flare in the strip due to some blockage and nothing else. The fix would be a redesigned mirror box which may or may not be possible due to the depth of the re-designed body.
mrjpack wrote:
It has a defined edge due to the glare causing the flare being blocked by an edge in the mirror box. The face is ruined by the flare being so strong in that area. You have to push the flare to cause this issue so hard, its already ruining the shot whether you have the clean image or not. It really is an absence of flare in the strip due to some blockage and nothing else. The fix would be a redesigned mirror box which may or may not be possible due to the depth of the re-designed body.
What are you a nikon camera designer or something :-).
Then perhaps it's as you said, a design flaw in the mirror box because I never experienced anything like this with other camera/lens combinations. Clearly I'm not the only one who views this as an issue, perhaps it's a shortcoming of the camera and I'll just have to deal with it and be cognizant of backlit situations.... I shoot weddings at the beach quite a bit and I may have to shelve the d750 whilst on the beach...
cwes wrote:
Nikon email'd me back. Said to send it in. I asked if they were aware of the defect and what the fix was for it, because I don't want to send it in for nothing and have my time wasted.
a quick note for those who may pore over this thread, researching their upcoming purchase, not just playing with themselves--
-- in my 30+ years of shooting a wide range of nikon cameras, i have accumulated hundreds of frames with the exact same flare pattern under exactly these conditions. why, with the fabled 55/2.8 i am usually able to obtain a stepped border effect, with the flare becoming brighter at each clearly visible straight cut-off line
-- i bought my 750 after reading this thread. it's a fantastic cam. there you go
No, they said send it in and we will look at it. Not sure if I feel like doing that, seems like a waste of time and possibly shipping fees.
"Thank you for contacting Nikon. It is a pleasure to be able to assist you with information on the issue that you are having with your camera. We recommend that you send your product in to our service center for evaluation by one of our technicians. Below I have provided a link with instructions on how to send your product to one of our service centers. "
Vilk I understand where you are coming from. And I kept my D750 after reading this while it was still under the 30 day return policy. However, I have a D600 and I put it right beside my D750. I easily replicated this on the D750 in seconds, it could not be replicated on the D600. So while it has showin up in other cameras before, it happens way more and way more easily on the D750.
Has anyone else actually complained to Nikon about this? I received another email from them. They are acting like I'm the only person to complain. Also my indoor shot wasn't good enough for them. I'm done talking to them. Unless a lot of others complain they are just going to ignore it. They want me to take outdoor photos to send to them. Probably so they can then say "see, you aren't suppose to shoot this way, it's too much flare, too bright" I already asked them, why do I need to take an outdoor photo, the camera should be defect free indoors. You can clearly see the defect on the indoor shot I sent.
cwes wrote:
Has anyone else actually complained to Nikon about this? I received another email from them. They are acting like I'm the only person to complain. Also my indoor shot wasn't good enough for them. I'm done talking to them. Unless a lot of others complain they are just going to ignore it. They want me to take outdoor photos to send to them. Probably so they can then say "see, you aren't suppose to shoot this way, it's too much flare, too bright" I already asked them, why do I need to take an outdoor photo, the camera should be defect free indoors. You can clearly see the defect on the indoor shot I sent. ...Show more →
cwes wrote:
Has anyone else actually complained to Nikon about this? I received another email from them. They are acting like I'm the only person to complain. Also my indoor shot wasn't good enough for them. I'm done talking to them. Unless a lot of others complain they are just going to ignore it. They want me to take outdoor photos to send to them. Probably so they can then say "see, you aren't suppose to shoot this way, it's too much flare, too bright" I already asked them, why do I need to take an outdoor photo, the camera should be defect free indoors. You can clearly see the defect on the indoor shot I sent. ...Show more →
I wouldn't go much by Nikon saying you're the only person to complain. They have the plausible deniability thing down. I once explained an issue to a very senior Nikon USA official in person and he claimed to have never heard about it - I later emailed him a copy of an online thread that had others complaining about the issue and never heard from him again, even after multiple email attempts.
Here is the photos I sent to Nikon. First one taken with my 135 F2, it doesn't show it as bad, 2nd with my 85 1.8, shows it much worse. Both with lens hoods on.
This is the response I got. I wonder if it's worth sending it in? probably not I'm guessing.
Thank you for contacting Nikon. It is a pleasure to be able to assist you with information on the issue that you are having with your camera. We recommend that you send your product in to our service center for evaluation by one of our technicians. Below I have provided a link with instructions on how to send your product to one of our service centers.
cwes wrote:
This is the response I got. I wonder if it's worth sending it in? probably not I'm guessing.
Thank you for contacting Nikon. It is a pleasure to be able to assist you with information on the issue that you are having with your camera. We recommend that you send your product in to our service center for evaluation by one of our technicians. Below I have provided a link with instructions on how to send your product to one of our service centers.
Honestly, with the many videos that have been made by different people demonstrating the issue it does not look like it is a rare glitch on the assembly line. They could go a grab a camera off the line and see the "problem".
