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Ilkka Nissilä

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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2016, 00:55:13 »
As far as I know, mirrorless ILC sales are currently declining at a comparable rate as DSLRs (CIPA 2016 vs. 2015). Nikon and Sony are affected by lack of availability of Sony sensors due to the earthquake, so sales data do not only reflect demand but also lack of supply. Canon reported an 8% increase in their ILC sales thanks to succesful DSLRs the 80D and 5D IV. I suspect Canon is partly benefiting from Sony's and Nikon's  misfortune but they have also made great products. After the production problems have been solved, sales data should more accurately reflect demand. Perhaps in 2017 or 2018 we can revisit CIPA data.

Nikon has made several outstanding products this year (D500, D5, 105/1.4, 19 PC) but their consumer products seem to be in trouble. DL is not out yet, compact camera sales in decline, and highly criticized launch of Keymission. Personally I am very happy with Nikon's DSLR and lens products of recent yearsw and it is a pity that they are not doing so well in the consumer sector. I think it is excellent that there is now more choices for the photographer; in the early years of digital cameras, options were much more limited. I hope Fuji, Olympus, Sony, Pentax etc. all stay in the business.

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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2016, 01:49:01 »
...If you bought a camera, say a Nikon FM or F you expected it to last a very long time. If you buy a D something today, it´s lifespan is just some few years....               

The lifespan is getting longer.  Once the D cameras reached universally high image quality, the incentive to buy the "next one" evaporated.   There is still no "better" camera(for my uses) than my current one...and I've had it for 4 years. 
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2016, 04:39:21 »
Andrew, nice write up.  I've been holding back on the D500 but.... it turns out that my wife is perfectly content with her EM1 and we are both looking forward to picking up the PEN-F , which will be her only camera in the UK next week .   I am waiting on my local dealer to return from holiday since he will take a lens, D300 as trade-in o the D500 and maybe buy some other gear (D700/D3S and a few lenses) .  Not many birds around but D500 should do me for Soccer/Kite surfers.  The Sony a7II and a7rII should do me for travel/walkabout.  I lust after the 105 f1.4 but will wait awhile on that one.   Very tempted to buy 2nd DF (mint) instead of the D500 but the D500 is more practical and I would be quite upset if Nikon does offer a Df mk II in the new year.

I like the selfie on the image of the guy in the motorized wheel chair .   I may need one of those soon. If I fitted a monopod to it , I could still roam the sidelines just slower  ;)
All the best and enjoy the ne camera.
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2016, 04:32:47 »
So, had chance to use the D500 on assignment today.  Was covering an international festival here in town.

Just cemented the "beast" moniker.   I was shooting at ISO 4000, f/2.8 and the AF was killing it and the images look fantastic.

Andrew
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2016, 09:53:38 »
Andrew: I feel in the last set you let the NR kick in too much, esp in the first picture. Try is with a bit more luminance noise which leaves room for much more details....
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2016, 18:20:12 »
They look fine on my home PC.  I'm thinking I might have had some output issues(mine - settings and such) on this last batch in Lightroom.  I'll look into it.
Andrew
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2016, 10:34:07 »
They look hazy and/or soft in some way on my monitors,,,
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2016, 02:48:33 »
I just looked at the images again.  I think I had a few images selected when I was working on a particularly hard high ISO image....a bunch of them had some pretty extreme settings.  I've done that to myself a bunch of times.   I gotta be better at that.  :S
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Re: Nikon D500 over the EM1 Mk II - Why I Chose This Option
« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2016, 15:48:36 »
Yep that is a calculated risk when batch processing :) Been there done that
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