Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For George, Mark and anybody else who might be interested...some full sized files (JPEG, converted from RAW using ACR) from the D3x (with 24-70/2.8 and 105VR micro; arguably two of the best lenses Nikon has today) and Hasselblad CFV 16MP back (with 80/2.8 standard lens). *CAVEATS*: The CFV was shot handheld, available light except for the landscape shot. I'd use only the landscape to judge quality. We were going to do a studio shoot, but the back kept bricking itself requiring multiple battery-out resets (kinda like the first M8 I used when shooting C mode and discrete advance) but eventually just bricked itself. The D3x was shot entirely handheld, though the watch shot was with studio lighting (aside from photojournalism, watch photography is my other speciality. When I did it commercially I was using a D2H or D200 and the 85/2.8 PC Micro, not MF.) EXIF data intact but ignore the 'blad data because it doesn't register aperture, and I'm pretty sure the shutter speeds are all wrong. D3x of course tells you everything including the nutritional content of my breakfast of three days prior. Hosting on fickr because I don't have the server bandwidth otherwise. 'Blad http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3573849245_4776a4c694_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3573842195_769c55cfb0_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3573839191_da9b5f0bf1_o.jpg D3x http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3573831647_f85b31aa81_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3574628948_2e7197f2ff_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3574623624_70e7d3ae08_o.jpg Note the fine texture resolved by the D3x in the lady's top. For some odd reason, looking at the images again, the 'blad output reminds me a lot of the M8. Maybe it's the highlight tone bias and lack of AA filter. Ming THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein