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Nikon D850 medium RAW files soft?

May 2, 2018 Neil vN 17 Comments

Nikon D850 medium RAW files soft?

In the review of the Nikon D850 camera, I noted that this near-perfect camera had one major flaw for me - the medium RAW files appear soft. For event work or any kind of volume work, the massive full RAW file is just too much overhead, whether in storage or processing time. I need a RAW file in the 20-24 megapixel range. The medium RAW file of the Nikon D850 (B&H / Amazon) would have been ideal - allowing me to shoot the majority of work as medium RAW, and occasionally flipping over to full-size RAW. I have had several  Read more inside...

review: Nikon D850 camera

October 4, 2017 Neil vN 25 Comments

review: Nikon D850 camera

Cameras have become such complex and nuanced machines that it is difficult for one single review to encompass and test everything that a camera is capable of. With that, this review of the Nikon D850 (B&H / Amazon), is split into two parts. The first part - review: Nikon D850 high ISO test - is where you can see and download files shot on the Nikon D850, as well as the Nikon D5 and D810 and D750. You can download the files there and compare yourself - needs and requirements differ for everyone. In that vein, this (main) part of the  Read more inside...

review: Nikon D850 high ISO test

October 3, 2017 Neil vN 13 Comments

review: Nikon D850 high ISO test

This article is an adjunct to the main review of the Nikon D850, and here we only look at how the Nikon D850 (B&H / Amazon) stacks up against other full-frame Nikon DSLRs in terms of high-ISO noise. How the camera performs at higher ISO settings might be of less interest to Nature photographers, but for event and wedding photographers, it is one of the essential factors in considering a camera. In this test, we're going to look how the Nikon D850 compares specifically to the Nikon D5, D810 and D750. To make things interesting for  Read more inside...

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