PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

I attended Photoshop World last week and Nikon had both the D3 & D300 available for people to handle. We could not use our own memory cards or take photos of these cameras, so I have neither to share. Regarding lenses, I saw the new f 2.8 24-70mm Nikkor zoom (gorgeous lens), not the f 2.8 12-24mm Nikkor (which I was hoping to see). When speaking of the new zoom lenses, the Nikon rep stated that on the D3 they were: “completely flat from edge to edge”.

I’m making the assumption that people here have read all the specs (like I had) available on the camera and I’m not a technical person, so I won’t say anything in that area, but I would like to share my impressions of the camera-in-hand. This is one sweet camera!!!

See full article at Nikon D3 DSLR Camera First Impression.

When I looked at the pictures I has to be honest that the extra resolution was great but not shocking, understand me correct it is shocking but normally you won’t need it, I have done billboards and LARGE banners with a 10D.

What however struck me with an enourmous bang was the 3D of the pictures, they really almost came out of the screen and in print my jaw dropped to the ground, this is real. I started searching were the problem was in the Canon system, and although some is accounted to contrast the biggest issue is sensor size.

Check the details at 22 MP Mamiya Digital ZD Back Handsdown Review.

Please don’t panic. Remember your camera is probably cleaner than most other peoples!

Please note that this test may make you unhappy! It may well be that you have a dusty sensor but it has made no difference to your shooting and now you find out you obsessively try to clean the sensor.

I find I cannot actually see the dust on the sensor and this is why a photograph is necessary. Dust tends to show up as small dark round patches in photographs. The smaller the aperture you shoot at the more they become obvious. Also they tend only to show up on light backgrounds. This means some people may not see them at all whilst others will. For example landscape photographers usually have the sky in the top part of the frame where dust will show up if in this area of the sensor.

1. Stick on a telephoto lens. Select f22 aperture. Select the maximum telephoto if a zoom lens. Focus to infinity.
2. Point the camera at a white wall. If no white wall try a clean piece of paper.
3. Let the camera select an auto shutter speed. It does not matter if you have camera shake, 0.5 to 2 seconds is fine. The idea is to have a blank subject and have the camera exposure meter turn this medium grey.
4. Transfer the photo to your computer. View the photo at around 1600 x 1200. You should see any dust and marks easily.

Check the full article Sensor Cleaning Tips for DSLR Camera.