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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 13:21:19

Title: Some D800M
Post by: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 13:21:19

Nikon D800M,Carl Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
1/200s f/2.0 at 55.0mm iso100
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/168061956/original.jpg)

Nikon D800M,Carl Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
1/200s f/8.0 at 55.0mm iso100
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/168060303/original.jpg)

Nikon D800M,Carl Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
1/640s f/8.0 at 55.0mm iso100
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/168061955/original.jpg)

Nikon D800M,Carl Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
1/1250s f/3.5 at 55.0mm iso200
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/168062000/original.jpg)

D800M,Carl Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
1/60s f/5.0 at 55.0mm iso320
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/168061986/original.jpg)

Nikon D800M,Carl Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
1/125s f/2.0 at 55.0mm iso100
(http://www.pbase.com/image/168062020/original.jpg)

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Patrick Berg-Pedersen on September 02, 2018, 14:02:48

Am I missing something here, or is the M behind D800 just a typo??

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Peter Forsell on September 02, 2018, 14:07:24

Quote from: Patrick Berg-Pedersen on September 02, 2018, 14:02:48

Am I missing something here, or is the M behind D800 just a typo??

Not a typo, although not a real Nikon nomenclature either. Rather one given by the owner after he had his camera physically converted to monochrome.

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 14:14:03

yes... the color filter array and the microlenses were plasma etched off the sensor and the ICF was replaced with BG-38 glass.  so a true monochrome sensor conversion.

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 02, 2018, 15:03:48

Which RAW converter does support that? Wonderful idea to have a real bw camera!!! Convincing examples.

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Frode on September 02, 2018, 15:35:20

Quote from: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 14:14:03

yes... the color filter array and the microlenses were plasma etched off the sensor and the ICF was replaced with BG-38 glass.  so a true monochrome sensor conversion.

What’s the advantage compared using the MC profile in the camera?

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Jacques Pochoy on September 02, 2018, 17:44:14

Wonderful results... ;)

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 20:11:58

Quote from: Frank Fremerey on September 02, 2018, 15:03:48

Which RAW converter does support that? Wonderful idea to have a real bw camera!!! Convincing examples.

there are many raw converters for monochrome... AccuRaw requires purchase, DarkTable, RawTherapee, Monochrome2DNG are open...

i have been using DarkTable most often..

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 02, 2018, 20:14:56

Quote from: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 20:11:58

there are many raw converters for monochrome... AccuRaw requires purchase, DarkTable, RawTherapee, Monochrome2DNG are open...

i have been using DarkTable most often..

Thank you. I start looking for a bargain body

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 20:34:49

Quote from: Frank Fremerey on September 02, 2018, 20:14:56

Thank you. I start looking for a bargain body

i recommend D800's, they are reasonable around 800 USD used with <25k actuations.  I used maxmax.com to do the conversion.

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 23:15:23

Quote from: Frode on September 02, 2018, 15:35:20

What’s the advantage compared using the MC profile in the camera?

the sensitivity increases, the shadow to highlight increases (dynamic range - within the 14 bit allowed), and the sharpness increases

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Frode on September 03, 2018, 00:08:01

Quote from: bobfriedman on September 02, 2018, 23:15:23

the sensitivity increases, the shadow to highlight increases (dynamic range - within the 14 bit allowed), and the sharpness increases

Interesting indeed.

How much did this «surgery» cost?

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: bobfriedman on September 03, 2018, 02:04:58

check his web site.. or better yet call them

Title: Re: Some D800M
Post by: Nikkor Shooter on September 07, 2018, 23:49:42

Great DR in these… my pick is the third for its graphic quality!