Comments on: Nikon D3s with manual video control

By: M!

M! — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:32:43 +0000

Thank you, and please read my reply above.

By: M!

M! — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:31:44 +0000

yes thank you and i think most D3S owners would have come up with that thought and then quickly dismissed it.
why would i want to attach a speedlight on the already heavy D3S to get AF to work properly? when the intention of buying such a camera with great ISO sensitivity is to shoot without flash. Adding a flash to get AF Assist is such a damage control / after thought.
having said that, the smallest thing i can think of is the SC-29
http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/ProductDetail.page?pid=4766

By: afterdarkernikon

afterdarkernikon — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:58:01 +0000

Don’t know why people complain about DSLR not producing good videos or why Nikon is not releasing Videos.

Crap I just bought a Canon HD camcorder less than 900 Euros and DSLR will not match this one in the next 5 years or so. DSLR is for taking pictures. Does 7D match the quality of this camcorder? Hell No!

Go buy 7D and don’t whine here if you want to switch to canon we don’t want to here this.

By: andres

andres — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:41:30 +0000

when’s my d90 getting that….its my only question

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:00:06 +0000

The only 24-70 that Canon makes is an L.

Are you going to correct people each time they forget the L?

Have you considered painting a red stripe on your head?

By: brian

brian — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:42:11 +0000

Thanks so much for the tip, I never realized you could hold the exposure with it in video, huge help!

By: Polvo

Polvo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:34:31 +0000

Why would it be dumb? – there is a massive market out there to make mo ney from shooting video on these DSLRs – more thn half my current work is video shot on a 5D2 because the footage – even with some technical problems – looks so much better to the client! And yep = I bouhgt it just fro the video! The clients love it – the cameras pay themsleves off very quickly! I’ll also use the D3s fro video – but got it more for stills – great resultds at 12800 ISO etc

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:01:21 +0000

Thanks for that, sounds lots more logical now

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:31:50 +0000

You need to find a girl man…..

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:34:44 +0000

Here’s a real translation of the slashcam NPS Response:

“As soon as the live-view mode in the shooting menu is set to “tripod” and the camera to manual mode (M), it is possible to manually set and adjust aperture, shutter speed and ISO-value manually, before and during videorecording.
Automatic focussing is possible using the AF-ON button (even while recording).
Additionally, for optimal exposure of the video, an exposure scale is available for you at the right edge of the Image on the Camera screen.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:29:31 +0000

Who wouldnt at women’s hockey oh wait, you are talking about the camera and lens

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:26:10 +0000

I was at the USA vs Canada Women’s Hockey game this past weekend in Denver and stood next to some Sports Illustrated photographers. One of them has a D3s coupled with a 400mm 2.8. I almost wet myself…

By: T140Rider

T140Rider — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:28:16 +0000

Some of us are old enough to remember all the undocumented ‘features’ that were in TI Calculators of the mid to late 1970′s. This is nothing new.

By: Canon Fangirly

Canon Fangirly — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:37:35 +0000

Perfect Denglish if you ask me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:49:11 +0000

RE: Update 2
are they too lazy to translate themselves to english (google translate *cough*), or are they just real bad at english?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:19:05 +0000

the camera’s where on the same tripod at the same location. I state on my page that I moved the candles… I had to blow the candles out between set ups and one candles I had to empty the wax…

If I had to do over I would just use consistent lighting… but I did this test for me to see how the noise patterns looked in the light to shadow fall off with a high ISO setting… I know this isn’t a perfect test but I got the info I needed and just thought I would share…

BTW the right candle move hurt the nikon most…. the dolls face on the canon setup was wrapped more in light… I’ll try to be more consistent on the resolution, dynamic range test II’m shooting on wednesday.

By: Taurui

Taurui — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:03:52 +0000

So Nikon added AF in D3s movie mode without anyone even noticing til now? Awesome.
@ William: I don’t think any of the above info matters for the D5000 …

By: William Santos

William Santos — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:57:50 +0000

I have a D5000, I follow the instruction.

put the camera in Live View mode is the host menu to “stand” and the camera to manual mode (M) has been made, it is possible before and during the video aperture, shutter speed value set manually

But, I don’t see any diference or change, in the video incidense. Only in P mode I can change the +/- botton with incidense.

By: J. Selman

J. Selman — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:43:47 +0000

This is great news for Nikon Users! It should let everyone know that Nikon isn’t as far behind with these video features as everyone thought. All that is left to do is get rid of the 5 min. limit & 1080p (for those whining about it), which I think Nikon is fully capable of doing. I think we should expect great improvements from Nikon in this up & coming year… Exciting Times.

By: inagitation

inagitation — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:24:34 +0000

Slashcam.de seems to have it confirmed for them via Nikon?
http://www.slashcam.com/news/single/Nikon-officially-confirmed-D3s-with-manual-setting-8056.html