Author Topic: Nikon D5  (Read 97525 times)

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #90 on: December 28, 2015, 08:14:36 »
I have so far configured my recently purchased D7100 with function button as AE-lock in toggle mode. It is however not possible to make it release after an exposure and I would not want that, as I see one of the important uses for it is quick sequences with the same exposure for panoramas. It remains to be seen if I will lock it or leave it locked by accident... 

Hmm, the menus of the D700/D800 have custom settings: controls: Assign AE-L/AF-L and options include AE-L (reset on release) and AE-L (hold), as well as several other options for the button. 

In matrix metering on the D800 when a single focus point is placed on an extreme shadow or highlight within a scene it weighs extremely heavy on the overall exposure, to much so in my opinion, typically I'll use the AE-L to circumvent that type of exposure scenario or other high contrast scenes. Your use of locking it for panoramas sounds like to good approach as well.

Yes... back to the D5...

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #91 on: January 05, 2016, 14:04:38 »
Two type of D5 (XQD-Type) and D5 (CF-Type)
Newly developed 20.82 million pixel CMOS sensor
EXPEED 5 Image processor. 4K videos correspondence
153 AF points. 99-point cross sensor. F8 corresponding 15 points
Continuous shooting (continuous shooting up to 200 frames in 14bit lossless compression RAW) 12 frames / sec in the AF / AE tracking
Continuous shooting speed at the time of the mirror up to 14 frames / sec (AE / AF fixed)
Regular sensitivity highest ISO 102400. Extended sensitivity is highest in Hi5 ISO 3280000
3.2-inch 2.36 million dot LCD monitor. Touch panel
Card slot D5 (XQD-Type) is double XQD. D5 (CF-Type) Double CF
Shutter speed 30 seconds to 1/8000 sec
Finder field of view 100% (FX). Magnification 0.72 times
SuperSpeed USB (USB3.0 Micro-B terminal)
Battery EN-EL18a
The weight is the battery and the media included, D5 (XQD-Type) is 1405g. D5 (CF-Type) is 1415g
March 2016

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #92 on: January 05, 2016, 14:09:25 »
Hm. Have to remember to bring a CF card with me to the Nikon dinner tonight then :D

(just to be on the safe side ...)

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #93 on: January 05, 2016, 14:15:58 »
Hm. Have to remember to bring a CF card with me to the Nikon dinner tonight then :D

(just to be on the safe side ...)

I read on the digicame site that two models (XQD and CF) are likely to be offered.
You ought to check the viewfinder ocular thing if you have the chance...why is it designed like it is?

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #94 on: January 05, 2016, 14:21:35 »
I'll do that of course. Bringing the old venerable Noct-Nikkor to the event. It really sorts any finder issues.

With Nikon there is always an underlying reason for a design choice  although many times this is not evident at first.

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #95 on: January 05, 2016, 14:31:14 »
An additional thought: if there is to be any sense of providing those astronomical ISO settings, the camera really has to shine in the finder department (this includes LiveView performance too). Otherwise the super-ISO capacity is pretty meaningless if you cannot see  what you shoot, or the lenses respond in AF.

Could there be a 'night vision' attachment in the works - that'll explain the strange construction of the finder ocular ??

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #96 on: January 05, 2016, 15:13:16 »
Can you please test any "silent" mode.

I felt on the D3s the "silent" mode was halfways silent, but not on the D4.

I did use the D3 in musical events and I got almost lynched by the public
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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #97 on: January 05, 2016, 15:15:43 »
We cannot have NG Supporters lynched of course -- will keep your point in mind.


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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #98 on: January 05, 2016, 15:16:33 »
An additional thought: if there is to be any sense of providing those astronomical ISO settings, the camera really has to shine in the finder department (this includes LiveView performance too). Otherwise the super-ISO capacity is pretty meaningless if you cannot see  what you shoot, or the lenses respond in AF.

Could there be a 'night vision' attachment in the works - that'll explain the strange construction of the finder ocular ??

Indeed, the higher than thinkable ISO is as natural as snow in Sahara if one cannot see  :D
Maybe the camera will have night vision goggles as an optional accessory.

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #99 on: January 05, 2016, 15:29:36 »
To illustrate, I never managed to expose at higher than ISO 51200 in daylight photography. That translates into f/64 at 1/8000 sec so not many lenses will allow this unless you put ND filters on them !!.

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #100 on: January 05, 2016, 18:10:24 »
For sake of argument let us assume the hefty rumours are true and the D5 can manage the equivalent of 3,276,800 (Hi-5 setting). Then we face the same definition issue seen earlier in computer industry regarding counting bytes. A numbering scheme using powers of 2 has cross-overs with a 10-based system, but the difference gets proportionally bigger as the actual numbers grow.

So, how should we count? Mebi (Mi, powers of 2) ISO or Mega (M, powers of 10) ISO?

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #101 on: January 05, 2016, 18:12:40 »
What about 3.768K ISO ?

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« Reply #102 on: January 05, 2016, 18:14:41 »
Actually, reckoning by powers of 2 is more in line with other measures applied in photography. Just think of f-numbers, exposure time, and ISO relationships.

Thus I would seriously consider 3 Mi ISO instead of 3.277 K.

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #103 on: January 05, 2016, 18:16:35 »
Okay, didn't realize that ;)

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Re: Nikon D5
« Reply #104 on: January 05, 2016, 18:36:36 »
Too little coffee imbibed obviously,

100 Ki ISO == 102 400 ISO
200 Ki ISO == 204 800 ISO
400 Ki ISO == 409 600 ISO
800 Ki ISO == 819 200 ISO
1600 Ki ISO = 1 638 400 ISO
3200 Ki ISO == 3 276 800 ISO