Comments on: Nikon related links/news

By: Nobody Special

Nobody Special — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:58:33 +0000

It’s an interesting concept.

But I have go along with the general notion of what direction does Nikon really want to take with their FF digital cameras? Combining any kind of ‘movie’ technology into a still camera will have limitations and probably a limited interest in the market users of the them.

I see the idea better used in consumer above average user quality for the casual user – great for short ‘home’ movies but a real serious video concept?

By: Curt

Curt — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:05:20 +0000

Its funny that you posted the flickr site. I was on flickr yesterday looking for D3s photos and ran across a similar site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10234786@N06/

It appears to be the same person, but a different account, with the same pics. Just weird.

By: PuffinFan

PuffinFan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:36:15 +0000

They where puffins!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:22:00 +0000

So I guess at the PMA we will get both D700s and D700x, with crapy videos and 6.542.487 ISO !
I’d better buy bunch of D700, they may get alot of value next year !

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:56:49 +0000

The penguin image looks most impressive to me. Its appearance reminds me to many of my own Agfachrome 1000 photos from the late nineties, pushed for two stops. Actually, this is about five more stops slower. Quite impressive, not to say outrageous.

Manuel

By: rkas

rkas — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:34:59 +0000

So Nikon lends a D3s to TWO photographers without any clue? The vimeo dude that just shoots pure shiet and the flickr dude that takes a 5 stop brackets instead of using one raw image to achieve the exact same result.
When is people gonna learn what HDR is really about?

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:36:51 +0000

So we know what Nikon R&D will be/is doing. Creating a remote for Video and Stills When a D3000 style camera will have Video, every consumer will want to have this accessory to be available!

By: iamlucky13

iamlucky13 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:17:10 +0000

That’s a scaled down image, of course. You can’t tell from that what’s been done to the fine detail with noise reduction.

But that there is at least some usable detail and color speaks well for Nikon having decided to bother including an ISO setting that sounds so absurdly high. It looks similar to my P&S at 800, but I’m sure the 1600 shots could be made similar with more noise reduction.

Does anyone know if the 102400 mode shoots at full resolution, or does it average across pixels for a reduced (3 MP) resolution?

By: Gustav

Gustav — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:35:25 +0000

That guy’s pretty good, but I wouldn’t say that.

IMHO, Ansel Adams in landscape = Yousef Karsh in portrait.

By: camerusercollector

camerusercollector — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:58:06 +0000

Why can’t Nikon use other guy who is not a professional photographer but deliver better results. Check this guy’s website. http://www.pbase.com/manny_librodo/root

Ansel Adam in landscape = Manny Librodo in portrait.

By: camerusercollector

camerusercollector — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:45:58 +0000

same with my D200 at ISO 1600

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:44:13 +0000

Update: more Nikon D3s samples available on flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lspix/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:36:42 +0000

Haha, I laughed heartily at the end of the Red Bull video.

Advice to other photographers:
Buy Nikon’s top of the line most expensive camera and most expensive lenses.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:54:18 +0000

I would like to see these high iso pics in more demanding situations and not just in “decent” light using a less than practical combination of aperture and shutter speed….

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:41:08 +0000

So what is your point ?
Yes, Nikon is one of the best camera manufacturer and all their products are top quality and design I agree with that.
But Nikon also made few bad lenses and cameras, we are not here to see Nikon as a God but to share our point of view on Nikon’s products.
I never owned a D3 or D2, but I can read a camera’s specifications list.
The D3s’ video is a joke, and I still don’t understand why Nikon put a toy in a professional and efficient camera.
And who need 12.642.125 ISO ? To take a picture of a bat pooping inside a cave ?
The D3s’ video is so bad that they have to use tricks and post production modifications to make it look almost as good as a $500 HD camecorder.
If you give me the choice between a D3 and a D3s, sorry but I’ll take the D3.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:22:15 +0000

Have to say – was not blown away with the photos/video that exemplifies the D3s…

By: Fotograf Stuttgart

Fotograf Stuttgart — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:11:57 +0000

yawn

By: Jurno

Jurno — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:37:25 +0000

Is the interview footage in the Mark Watson video taken with the D300s, or just the fisheye footage?

By: Zoetmb

Zoetmb — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:25:32 +0000

Good point — I suppose that’s possible. Although…there’s a shot where the photographer is continuously shooting stills…he has his finger on the shutter and it’s firing continuously. I think that’s where this stuff is coming from.

Also, I just looked at the Bell video on his site and from a technical standpoint, the hi-res video does look pretty damned good. But as he alternates between obviously post-produced stills and video, you can see that aesthetically, the stills are superior. The video sections seem very contrived and the lighting is flatter because it wasn’t adjusted in post-prod. But I was very impressed with the overall technical quality. Makes a big diff when you don’t over compress the video.

By: rkas

rkas — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:03:19 +0000

I thought i was the only one thinking that, but apperently im not alone! Just look at those pictures in the end with the dudes talking to some people in the rain, REALLY bad stuff imo. Why couldnt they have given the camera to me instead? :\