I picked up the d500 the past weekend. Many people have proven this is an excellent camera for wildlife but I wondered how it would work for landscapes. The lighting conditions where not the best, but I am quite happy how it preformed. I think with a few tweaks to my workflow it will do great at landscapes too.... If I ever remove the telephoto from it again lol
DWOfPaul wrote:
I picked up the d500 the past weekend. Many people have proven this is an excellent camera for wildlife but I wondered how it would work for landscapes. The lighting conditions where not the best, but I am quite happy how it preformed. I think with a few tweaks to my workflow it will do great at landscapes too.... If I ever remove the telephoto from it again lol
Nice shot! While I am not a landscape photog, many times I wonder why people would even doubt or question whether the D500 is good at doing landscape at all?
Works pretty well at the medium ISOs I use a lot. Shot with the 200-500.
This girl fledged prematurely yesterday afternoon. When it became obvious she couldn't fly and was about to get herself killed in traffic, we scooped her up and took her to the wildlife clinic up the road. Turns out her flight feathers were still partially sheathed, so she couldn't get enough lift to get herself up on a branch and out of harm's way. She'll spend a few days at the rehabbers before being returned to the family (re-nesting her isn't a practical option.)
Christian H wrote:
The more images I see, the less excited I am about this camera. I thought it might work as a replacement for my aging D800 or an alternative to the D810, but I just can't get myself to like the sensor's rendering of OOF areas. That weird pixel structure is killing me. I think I'll pass on this one after all.
Provisionally. I like the AF and overall speed of the thing. Having 25-point AF-C nail the face of a fast-approaching hawk every single time is helpful. The acuity of the viewfinder is impressive. And bonus points for putting the ISO button next to Exposure Compensation. Here's the thing: IQ is good but nothing to write home about; the files fall flat compared to the D800/D810's and the bokeh is mediocre. Sensor size still matters. The narrow FOV isn't really my thing either. I'll make it work until they put the new systems into a 3K FX body.
Christian H wrote:
Provisionally. I like the AF and overall speed of the thing. Having 25-point AF-C nail the face of a fast-approaching hawk every single time is helpful. The acuity of the viewfinder is impressive. And bonus points for putting the ISO button next to Exposure Compensation. Here's the thing: IQ is good but nothing to write home about; the files fall flat compared to the D800/D810's and the bokeh is mediocre. Sensor size still matters. The narrow FOV isn't really my thing either. I'll make it work until they put the new systems into a 3K FX body.
Using a d800e for the last almost 4 years there is definitely a difference in IQ, especially at the lower ISO's. I just can't se replacing a d800 with one. I really hope they stick a Sony a7rII sensor in a d500 body. A d820 for landscapes and d500 for wildlife.
Physically a cropped sensor will have a greater DOF and realistically a cropped sensor will be bout a stop of ISO worse.
At least for me part of it is realizing 20mp is just less data then the 36mp when I got to edit. I am so used to what I see when I zoom into 100% of a 36mp image to edit. Also I think I need to tweak my editing for this camera. I spent 4 years tweaking my workflow trying to get the best out of the d800 I can't realistically expect the same right away editing d500 files.
I went to Bellevue Botanical Gardens yesterday afternoon and took the following images, handheld, with the Nikon D500 and the Micro-Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lens. Focus is slow with this lens, so that can be a challenge. The more I use the D500, the more I like it!
Keith W.
Christian H wrote:
Works pretty well at the medium ISOs I use a lot. Shot with the 200-500.
This girl fledged prematurely yesterday afternoon. When it became obvious she couldn't fly and was about to get herself killed in traffic, we scooped her up and took her to the wildlife clinic up the road. Turns out her flight feathers were still partially sheathed, so she couldn't get enough lift to get herself up on a branch and out of harm's way. She'll spend a few days at the rehabbers before being returned to the family (re-nesting her isn't a practical option.)
The AF system rocks, and chroma noise in particular seems to be less problematic in the ISO 3000-5000 range than is typically the case with my D800/810 bodies.
