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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #105 on: September 05, 2017, 19:35:18 »
Thom Hogan's views of the D850 vs D500, and updated lists of top lenses

http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/th2017-09-04 002-1 by longzoom, on Flickre-d850-blog/
2017-09-04 002-1-2 by longzoo[url=https://flic.kr/p/XPtAtJ]2017-09-04 002-1-3 by longzoom, on Flickrm[/url], on Flickr. Clearly technical image, at 400mm, 2 crops - to 1000mm, and to 2000mm. LR used to cropping and converting NEF to JPG ONLY, no sharpening nor any other functions were involved, off camera NEF converted to JPG (so forgive me some darkening and contrast).  So this 80-400G lens is exceptional, especially at its long end, and will cover evenly 60-70 MP future sensor. Any person, who is "recommended" or not, should perform FT as it MUST BE, and, finally, understand his/her responsibility, in the front of Nikon and its loyal customers. My copy of this lens was not assembled for me, but regular copy from E-Bay, nothing more.  THX!   LZ

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #106 on: September 06, 2017, 03:47:09 »
2017-09-03 010-1 by longzoom, on Flickr.   Iron, light. At 400mm, f6.7, handheld, minimal distance (almost). This pic is a huge crop, just let everyone see detailing and sharpness.  THX!   LZ

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews : Manual for download
« Reply #107 on: September 06, 2017, 13:54:55 »
Sorry in case this has already been mentioned

The official manual is available for download, together with a Menu Guide, and a Snapbridge Connection Guide

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/359/D850.html

as well as an updated (as in fit for D850 NEF's) version of NX D

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/sw/101.html

Possibly can help answer some questions

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews : Manual for download
« Reply #108 on: September 06, 2017, 16:45:55 »
Thank You!

Sorry in case this has already been mentioned

The official manual is available for download, together with a Menu Guide, and a Snapbridge Connection Guide

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/359/D850.html

as well as an updated (as in fit for D850 NEF's) version of NX D

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/sw/101.html

Possibly can help answer some questions

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #109 on: September 06, 2017, 17:15:26 »
Adobe have just posted an Update for ACR. It has support for the D850 and three new Nikon lenses.

You can open NEFs either through Bridge or directly into Photoshop.

There is no Update at this time for Lightroom, so you will either need to use ACR or Adobe DNG Converter instead.

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #110 on: September 06, 2017, 18:05:39 »
This review of the D850 was published earlier today https://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-d850-expert-review-31314

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #111 on: September 06, 2017, 21:27:20 »
Adobe have just posted an Update for ACR. It has support for the D850 and three new Nikon lenses.

Which lenses???
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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #112 on: September 06, 2017, 21:37:29 »
Frank, what was a festival of happiness you've posted a lot of beautiful pics about, on Flickr?  THX!   LZ

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #113 on: September 06, 2017, 21:49:07 »
This review of the D850 was published earlier today https://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-d850-expert-review-31314

I read through the article although I expect mine tomorrow. I feel, even ISO 100.000 is usable if necessary, color fidelity lacks starting from 51.000
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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #114 on: September 06, 2017, 21:50:53 »
Which lenses???

Four of them:

AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
Nikon AF-P NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR

Nikon AF-S Fisheye NIKKOR 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4E ED

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #115 on: September 06, 2017, 21:55:06 »
Frank, what was a festival of happiness you've posted a lot of beautiful pics about, on Flickr?  THX!   LZ

The feast was carnival in Bonn

Most of them were taken with my D600 and the 1.4/105E ... so MY happiness was in owning and shooting this amazing lens, one of the best I ever shot, possibly the best, apart from the Schneider Digitar for table tops on my sinar p2... BUT: I wish I already had had the D850, the D600 AF is too slow for excited moving people a f/1.4 and 105mm ...

The second body was my D500 with the 1.4/24G. Next to no misses with this combo. The AF is amazingly fast, predictable and precise.

Best viewed chronologically: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ngudu/albums/72157677313649654
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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #116 on: September 06, 2017, 21:57:03 »
Nikon AF-S Fisheye NIKKOR 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED

Thank you!. So builtin corrections for my fish??? Good.
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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #117 on: September 06, 2017, 22:01:57 »
Thank you!. So builtin corrections for my fish??? Good.

Yes, zoomfish and 28E corrections work. The default zoomfish distortion and vignetting corrections make little sense at 8mm however.

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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #118 on: September 07, 2017, 05:08:51 »
ACR and CNXD have been updated for the D850

I've been playing with some of the sample files from http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/nikon_d850_photos

It is interesting to play with an ISO 25600 file, but I struggle to find a balance between sharpness and noise reduction, I guess it depend on the final size that will be used
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Re: Nikon D850 previews, commentary - first reviews
« Reply #119 on: September 07, 2017, 05:52:07 »
Reducing Luminance Noise does reduce image detail — it turns details like fur and feathers mushy.

My personal choice, when dealing with high ISO images, is to live with the Luminance Noise (reducing it by the minimal possible amount or not reduceing it at all) but to reduce Colour Noise and use the Colour Smoother slider too.

Shooting at these very high ISO settings is a more journalistic approach to photography and I am loving the new freedom that high ISO gives me to shoot at high shutter speeds and in near darkness.