HarveyA wrote:
Interesting, Andy. I downloaded the D700 (which I have) image and the D800 image from your ISO 6400 samples in the earlier post and at 200%, the D800 image had less noise and finer detail and color, particularly in the shadows. This also seemed to be the case for the Low ISO shots. Are you saying the images that you did at ISO 1600 at 2 minutes shows the D800 performing worse than the D700?
Thanks!
Harvey, yes this is the case. The D800 performs admirably in the situations I shared some images with. Looking at High ISO long exposure shots the new generation cameras somehow remind me on the old D70 amp noise issue.
These images are only meant to show the difference between different bodies. You will not see these in your normal shooting. I tweaked the images to \"enlarge\" the area of interest. All cameras set at ISO 1600, 2 min exposure, long time NR = OFF, NR = OFF (in cam and in CNX2).
The RAW file in CNX2 was pushed by 2 EV. Upper end of the contrast curve was shifted down from 100% to 25% to make the differences visible. Original image resized to 900x600. Lens cap on body. Room temperature
DISCLAIMER AND A WORD OF CAUTION:
THESE ARE EXAGGERATED VIEWS WITH INTENTIONAL STEPS TAKEN TO WIDEN THE GAP FOR AN RARE EDGE CASE (ISO 1600 AND 120 SEC IS IRRELEVANT FOR MOST USERS). ALL 6 CAMERAS WILL DO FANTASTIC PICTURES IN NORMAL SHOOTING CONDITIONS
(The \"Internet\" has proven to ignore those types of disclaimers and reuse snippets of information out of context. At least I tried ....)
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rgds,
Andy
Apr 10, 2012 at 06:13 PM
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