[bigshot]

I believe ISO isn't a straight scale. Each doubling of the number is one step. ISO 2000 wouldn't be that much faster than 1600.

See ya
Steve

 

[lan]

Normally I wouldn't care for 1/2 a stop or so but there are those who do.

 

[bigshot]

If 1600 to 3200 is one stop, 2000 would be a quarter stop.

 

[Arainach]

Doesn't work that way; it's a logarithmic scale, not a linear scale. Halfway between 1600 and 3200 is ISO2262; a Quarter Stop above ISO1600 would be ISO1900.

 

[Edwood]

I now have a D200 in my possession.

So much better than shooting with the D80. The user interface with instant 1:1 zoom in image playback review alone is worth it.

-Ed

 

[Towert7]

That's cool Ed. Do you also find that the D200 isn't much heavier or bigger than the D80?

 

[Edwood]

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Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's cool Ed. Do you also find that the D200 isn't much heavier or bigger than the D80?

No, it is certainly bigger and heavier than the D80. But it feels so much more solid. And balances better with bigger lenses.

-Ed

 

[Old Pa]

The spaniels' fall vacation this year was not over a period of time with great sunrises. Still, I wanted to try the D300's multiple exposure bracketing and HDR features of PhotoShop CS3. This was one of the more presentable ones, merging three images bracketed across three stops, merged in CS3's HDR, and reduced again to an 8 bit jpeg for posting. It's a great technique to have available.

One more:

 

[M0T0XGUY]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Pa /img/forum/go_quote.gif [ittp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2991987787_b323eed920.jpg?v=0[/img] The spaniels' fall vacation this year was not over a period of time with great sunrises. Still, I wanted to try the D300's multiple exposure bracketing and HDR features of PhotoShop CS3. This was one of the more presentable ones, merging three images bracketed across three stops, merged in CS3's HDR, and reduced again to an 8 bit jpeg for posting. It's a great technique to have available. One more: [imm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2992878186_babb70113b.jpg?v=0[/img]

Both look good, but the sky's highlights are slightly blown in each picture.

 

[Old Pa]

Yup. One stop down won't do it, but with one stop up on the bottom some much more "eye realistic" detail comes through. Still playing with the system.

 

[Edwood]

Here's a pic I took with my "new to me" D200.

I think this one is with my Sigma 30mm 1.4 at f/1.4. Focusing is kind of finicky with the Sigma f/1.4 wide open.

The D200 meters so much better than the D80 with available light. This pic has no other post processing (no changes to contrast, brightness, etc.).

-Ed

 

[M0T0XGUY]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/imagemonkey/Pets/Edwood_MoMoBed_01.j] Here's a pic I took with my "new to me" D200. I think this one is with my Sigma 30mm 1.4 at f/1.4. Focusing is kind of finicky with the Sigma f/1.4 wide open. The D200 meters so much better than the D80 with available light. This pic has no other post processing (no changes to contrast, brightness, etc.). -Ed[/i] [/td] [/tr] [/table] Ya; the D200's metering sensor is excellent.

 

[dj_mocok]

Agree, I much prefer D200's metering compared to D80.
By the way, my "el-cheapo" Carl Zeiss I bought from eBay is here already, so far I really like it. Although as mentioned before, it doesn't focus any farther than 1m or so due to it being M42 lens and I don't have an adapter with corrective glass (it's with a glassless M42-Nikon adapter).

For what it's worth, it's one of the best 65 bucks I've ever spent. I'm having fun with this lens especially indoor, but it's really hard to use it as an outdoor walkaround lens. Not much you can do with a lens that can focus only 1m max

Optical performance, this lens is sharp like a macro and bokeh wise I much prefer it compared to Nikon 50mm 1.4.
By the way, it only has 5 aperture blades, very interesting. So when I stop this down, the bokeh is really different from my other lenses.

I am now tempted to get more M42-based lenses although i know that I don't really need it and it's very limited.

 

[Old Pa]

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Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here's a pic I took with my "new to me" D200.[/i] [/td] [/tr] [/table] Always a great subject. [img]http://www.head-fi.org/forums/images/smilies/wink_face.gif

 

[Arainach]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am now tempted to get more M42-based lenses although i know that I don't really need it and it's very limited.

Concentrate less on equipment, more on composition. Other than maybe the book one in your recent post, basically every picture you've posted in this thread is boring, and the best camera and lens in the world can't fix that.