Rodolfo Paiz wrote:
Edit: sorry, one of those is from a D200, erroneously watermarked as 2010 when it was really 2007 (Red Bull Air Race in Monument Valley, Utah).
Still, I'm sure the Sony and Pentax wonders can easily outclass these six- and seven-year-old toys... right?
lol ... but I guess you just wan to sell 8x10s and post 640x480 for the web use.
CanadaMark wrote:
From this article shooting with a prototype, it looks promising based on your question:
"As a music photographer, I live and die at high ISO. My job starts when the lights go down, and I rarely shoot below ISO 3200 for my live music photography. So this statement is not something I make lightly: The high ISO performance of the D500 blew me away.
Not only does this camera have an astounding native range – ISO 100 to 51200 — but the quality in this range is just tremendous. What Nikon has done is basically made a DX sensor that shoots in the dark like a full-frame sensor. That’s how good the high ISO image quality is."
knower wrote:
D500 should be able to do 29.59 minutes splitting files every 4GB at full 4K.
3 minutes is ridiculous for action, unless you are able to time your recording exactly when the action will happen, which is pretty much an impossible task in wildlife or sport video recording.
Remember you need head in and tail out for video, is not just snapping the right frame.
Of course you can get an external recorder, but that's some extra $ right there, plus an extra setup to mount it properly, and is cumbersome for basic setups. Agreed that you'd need that if you are a videographer.
I haven't seen an explanation for why the D5 can only do 3 minutes of 4K, but since the D500 can, there must be another reason than file size or memory cards. Heat maybe, although that sounds odd too. It should be easier to get rid of heat with the larger camera body.
blutch wrote:
HOLY CRAP I hope this is true. What about the shutter sound? Tell me it's soft like the D810. Please tell me that. Please.
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I haven't heard the D500 of course, but cameras with faster frame rates tend to be noisier. There is apparently a silent mode that can be used at up to 3fps. How silent? Wait and see.
Sensor heat isn't the issue, since it can bypass the limit through the hdmi out. How the sensor heats up isn't going to be affected by where it's dumping footage.
johnctharp wrote:
It's interesting that these file-system limitations are still in place; does anyone know why (or why they think) we're stuck with the 4GB/file limit?
The cameras format cards with FAT32. It's one of the only file systems compatible with both PC and Mac. Windows and OSX both have file systems that can handle larger file sizes, much larger, but nothing is compatible with anything else.
tripleR6 wrote:
Sensor heat isn't the issue, since it can bypass the limit through the hdmi out. How the sensor heats up isn't going to be affected by where it's dumping footage.
Obviously. I seem to have forgotten to take my brain pill this morning
Jorgen Udvang wrote:
I haven't heard it of course, but cameras with faster frame rates tend to be noisier. There is apparently a silent mode that can be used at up to 3fps. How silent? Wait and see.
For classical concert shooting, a silent mode at 3fps would be awesome. Especially if it were truly silent. Does it say "silent mode" or "quiet mode?" Someone please compare a single shutter actuation sound to that of the D810.
This is the deciding factor as to whether I sell my D750 and get one of these.
Jorgen Udvang wrote:
I haven't seen an explanation for why the D5 can only do 3 minutes of 4K, but since the D500 can, there must be another reason than file size or memory cards. Heat maybe, although that sounds odd too. It should be easier to get rid of heat with the larger camera body.
Can't explain that myself, the Nikon answer was that the D5 was aimed at a different target that only needs short time videos, not longer shooting.
They were referring to sport and action shooters.
When I ceremoniously abandoned DX, I thought it was permanent. I recently picked up a pre-owned Canon 1D Mark IV (APS-H chip, which is smaller than FX, but larger than DX) for birding/wildlife and occasional sports use. It ignited in me an appreciation for the cropped frame clinging to a long focal length lens. I have also enjoyed the rapid fire 10 fps, and I like how it is smaller than a gripped fx body.
Meanwhile, Nikon has spoiled me with the adjustable rear LCD screen on my D750, as well as the built-in wifi, which comes in handy when I'm traveling and I need to upload photos via an LTE equipped iPad. The D750 high ISO performance, dynamic range, and fast focus have made this my go-to camera for most situations.
So if were to produce a DSLR that merged the best features of the 1D Mark IV with the best features of the D750, it would resemble the D500: smaller than FX, 10 FPS, high ISO performance, adjustable rear screen, fast focus, wifi (plus bluetooth), and superb dynamic range.
blutch wrote:
For classical concert shooting, a silent mode at 3fps would be awesome. Especially if it were truly silent. Does it say "silent mode" or "quiet mode?" Someone please compare a single shutter actuation sound to that of the D810.
This is the deciding factor as to whether I sell my D750 and get one of these.
Thanks
B
It's quiet mode. They call it Q and QC mode and it's 3 fps in QC. It's on the mode dial with the other shooting/burst modes.
architect7 wrote:
A BO105! And I have no idea what the environment is for that 3rd pic but it looks pretty darn cool.
Yes, the Red Bull chopper, though it's been heavily modified. I believe it's the only fully-aerobatic helicopter in the world. As for the third image, it's one of the few in my collection that has been significantly edited, because mostly I strive to show reality beautifully.
This was a single F-22 Raptor shot at 3pm when it pulled up into a vertical zoom climb so I could look directly "down" on it. Overexposed -- seriously overexposed -- then brought way, way back to give a moonlit look. The second aircraft is a clone of the first, since combat formations are in pairs. The highlight-recovery headroom in these cameras is uncanny: I can see the glow of the pilot's HUD in the image...
Rodolfo Paiz wrote:
Yes, the Red Bull chopper, though it's been heavily modified. I believe it's the only fully-aerobatic helicopter in the world. As for the third image, it's one of the few in my collection that has been significantly edited, because mostly I strive to show reality beautifully.
This was a single F-22 Raptor shot at 3pm when it pulled up into a vertical zoom climb so I could look directly "down" on it. Overexposed -- seriously overexposed -- then brought way, way back to give a moonlit look. The second aircraft is a clone of the first, since combat formations are in pairs. The highlight-recovery headroom in these cameras is uncanny: I can see the glow of the pilot's HUD in the image... ...Show more →
So cool! Yeah that BO105 fleet is insane, a friend of mine here in WA supplies a lot of their parts. Last I heard, that heli is close to 1000hp, the most powerful BO105 in the world. Crazy maneuverable, there is one on the new Bond film but that is all I'll say to avoid spoilers
Thanks for the info behind the 3rd pic, very cool manipulation
this camera can shoot 10fps, a good companion for my new D750. That save me from spending a ton of money and trucking the monster D5 around. I had D3 and D4 and have no desire for these huge and heavy cameras on my back!
