Recent content by Erty

I've compared my (inexpensive)phone to the output of an early DSLR (D40) and the DSLR was a lot better. I'd suggest a Nikon D90 with a 18-70 zoom lens. Plus an external flash like a SB-600 and a tripod. That is 15-20 year old kit but it is cheap and no one will be able to tell the difference...

Nikon D5. Brought it to take pictures inside in natural light. It takes nice pictures of flowers to. 16-35 f/4

I think the latest glass has benefitted from some huge technological improvements: Computer modelling allows more complex designs. No more reams of calculations for lens designers. Continuous production produces cheaper and more consistent glass stock. Modern coatings allow large amounts of...

Have a look at the DP review studio scene comparison...

Nikon D5 picture of the dart side of the Earth by Artemis crew. The D5 is a fantastic low light and sports camera. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/

Best picture from Friday night. Jenny and Benjy doing an improvised show (lindy hop). Lighting was a bit interesting- backlit by bright lights coming through the door, red spot light as an up-lighter to the right, fairy lights behind me on the ceiling and blue/red spot lights on a stage a long...

The D810 has face detection through the viewfinder in auto mode or group focus mode (in AF-S, matrix metering with face detection enabled in the exposure controls). It is okay but I wouldn't use it at f/1.4. The later Nikon cameras do it better and add in things like face detection on 3D...

The 24 1.8 is really sharp. Nikon's sharpest wide angle of the period.

Not on a wide angle lens (I like f/9). Probably not on a longer lens. The mark will probably appear on the picture at the same point as the mark, so in the middle would be bad. In the corners might not matter. Not sure about flare.

I agree the 35mm f/2 is nice if you want a small, light lens that takes great pictures (I think Nikon copied the look it gives on one of their Z lenses). It isn't that sharp wide open but it is contrasty. If you get one, store it lens front down to avoid oil migration. Tokina FX lenses probably...

Sigma 24-105 f/4 is very nice if you don't mind a big heavy lens. It is very sharp at 85mm and is good throughout the rest of the range. Tamron 35 1.4 is slightly better than the Sigma, but bigger and heavier. Nikon 24mm f/1.8 is nice to. The Nikon 16-35 f/4 does everything very well. It...

For AF tuning, if you have back button focus enabled and shutter button focus disabled this works. I do the following: From a fixed position (a door frame works) autofocus using live view to a set point. Make sure the focus box goes green. Then switch to optical viewfinder and half press the...

A couple from the weekend. D3S +85mm 1.4D

Go onto an individual camera, select measurements, select colour response. Just under the 4 graphs there is Sensitivity Metamerism Index. Their tests say they are to ISO 17321, which you could look up.

Dxomark has a colour accuracy score under each camera's measurements. The highest score I've seen is the magnificent Canon 1000D, which scores 88. Most other cameras are in the 75-80 range. The pictures on the back of the camera's cheap screen are terrible but the files are great. This is...