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I’ve been using the Nikon D4\u00a0for a while\u00a0now, and love it. For me,\u00a0the Nikon D4 offers more than enough resolution for wedding photography.<\/p>\n
Of course, wedding photography is a niche. There are other genres and types of photography where large files are a benefit. Landscape photographers and commercial photographers have a need for large digital files for maximum detail. And with that Nikon must have seen a gap, and made the surprising jump from the 12 megapixel D700, to the incredibly high (for now at least) 36 megapixels of the\u00a0Nikon D800<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n Today I had the chance again to photograph\u00a0Ulorin Vex<\/a><\/strong> in the studio, and I decided to use the Nikon D800. Looking at the first series of images, my response immediately was: “Holy macaroni! The files are incredible!”<\/p>\n The amount of detail will astonish anyone (like me) who hasn’t had the opportunity to use a medium format digital camera. Now that image quality is accessible to nearly every photographer who has a bit of a budget for cameras.<\/p>\n This is a 100% crop from the image at the top. It really is an incredible amount of detail to pull from that photo.<\/p>\n The Nikon D800 is more than just a high-resolution camera – it offers an extensive feature set. More features than most photographers would ever use; but then, I also believe that we should have equipment that offers more than we are capable of. Then we have room to grow as photographers, rather than have gear that limit us.<\/p>\n Over the next few weeks, I’ll post more thoroughly about the camera.\u00a0So this is far from a review. But I did want to show a photograph from today’s photo session with Ulorin Vex.<\/p>\n My work until now has been mostly on-location, and with that I’ve been using speedlights and Quantum flashes; and a Profoto AcuteB 600R when I needed more power. With this, I decided that it is high time then that I acquire studio lighting gear as well.<\/p>\n The lighting kit that decided on, is the Profoto D1 studio\u00a0light (500 Ws)<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>). It just made sense to go with Profoto gear, since I already had the Profoto AcuteB and various light modifiers, including a Profoto beauty dish<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate).<\/p>\n As always, I’ll share anything interesting here on the Tangents blog as I explore studio lighting.\u00a0Time to play and experiment!<\/p>\n In the articles listed below, there are\u00a0more details about the specific lighting setups during this photo session\u00a0with Ulorin Vex. There are\u00a0pull-back shots and explanations of settings and equipment used.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First impressions of the Nikon D800 I’ve been using the Nikon D4\u00a0for a while\u00a0now, and love it. For me,\u00a0the Nikon D4 offers more than enough resolution for wedding photography. Of course, wedding photography is a niche. There are other genres and types of photography where large files are a benefit. 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<\/p>\nMore on this photo session with Ulorin Vex<\/h2>\n
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Camera settings & gear (or equivalents) used in this photo session<\/h2>\n
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