I shoot sport (skiing) and am going totally D3 next season. I have 2 at the moment but will kit out all 11 photog's I employ with D3's next season. I am wondering If I get them to shoot D lighting as a defalt.
Any experiance out there?
Gav
i always use 'normal' d-lighting and always shoot RAW.
if you don't set it in camera you can't activate 'in camera' (for lack of better term) d-lighting afterwards.
however, if you have set it to on and don't like the effects you can turn it off afterwards in Capture NX2.
by setting it to 'on' i have both options at my disposal.
however, i have shot action in snow (snowmobile) and don't like the effects of d-lighting, especially a rider wearing black against a blue sky. there is too much of an unnatural halo.
RONIN2 wrote:
i always use 'normal' d-lighting and always shoot RAW.
you you don't set it in camera you can't activate 'in camera' (for lack of better term) d-lighting afterwards.
however, if you have set it to on and don't like the effects you can turn it off afterwards in Capture NX2.
by setting it to 'on' i have both options at my disposal.
however, i have shot action in snow (snowmobile) and don't like the effects of d-lighting, especially a rider wearing black against a blue sky. there is too much of an unnatural halo.
I'm not sure what you mean. I can apply as much or as little D-Lighting as I want in NX2, without having "in-camera" D-Lighting activated...
molson wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean. I can apply as much or as little D-Lighting as I want in NX2, without having "in-camera" D-Lighting activated...
D-Lighting in NX2 is not the same as active D-Lighting in camera. Active D-lighting in camera will actually slightly under expose the shot to preserve highlights before boosting the shadow areas. I leave it on low most of the time.
molson wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean. I can apply as much or as little D-Lighting as I want in NX2, without having "in-camera" D-Lighting activated...
there is a large difference in what is produced in camera and what is produced in software. the in camera d-lighting kills the software version, IMHO.
I used to use the D-lighting controls in Nikon Capture 4, but more often than not I find that I need to darken parts of an image (e.g., a black piece of clothing) by setting the black point. Dynamic range is rarely a problem, but low contrast is. I still use D2 bodies, so no D-Lighting options are available at capture, which is okay with me.
If I do want to boost luminance, I find that the tone curve and color luminance tools in Lightroom to be very powerful. This kind of control can only be done in post anyway.
During capture, I only want to focus on subject, composition, aperture, shutter speed, and focus. As far as I'm concerned, that's enough distraction! RAW editing is so easy these days, and faster in the long run than JPEG capture, that I prefer to wait and develop my images at the end of the day with a nice cup of coffee while relaxing in my office chair.
~Ted
Edited on Jul 14, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Jul 14, 2008 at 12:00 PM
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I use the in-camera D-lighting all the time. Depending on the situation, I will either use the High or Low setting (never use the medium setting). Occasinally I shut it off if I want strong light-dark transistions in the shadows.
...I use it in camera on low, and I can tell a difference..very smooth and silky transitions...but I don't use it for people too much..it has a tendency to let the skin tone go to the pinkish hue...
gman1339 wrote:
D-Lighting in NX2 is not the same as active D-Lighting in camera. Active D-lighting in camera will actually slightly under expose the shot to preserve highlights before boosting the shadow areas. I leave it on low most of the time.
So, why can't you dial some EC, underexpose a little and then boost the shadow area?
I also shoot 14-bit RAW 100% of the time, and I leave active D-lighting on high almost 100% of the time. I find I can get great dynamic range in my shots without having to stack ND grads.
I use it on LOW in-cam for most of the shots I take, sometimes on MEDIUM depending on the contrast in the scene. It does a nicer job than the NX post job as I find it's far less destructive... YMMV.
