And you have fun with the AF? You may have just saved me some cash! In the back of my mind I’ve always done better AF wise with D lenses, whether the difference is there or not I don’t know but sometimes it’s definitely a placebo effect.
I know how you feel, what you’ve just described is what was happening with my Sigma 35. At times it was spot on, then others it was all over the place. No rhyme or reason and got to the point where I was losing confidence in it. Tried micro adjustment when the 750s turned up and they both had the same adjustment (-6 If I remember correctly) and it’s spot on now. I was shooting into the light at 1.4 yesterday and was still hitting it spot on. I’d forgotten just how nice it is!
Is there anything else that could’ve at play? Obviously the group shot from the other day was a stationary subject, was the sequence a moving one did you say? Is it the AF speed that’s letting it down more than its accuracy?
Trying the 610 May be a good idea though just to rule the body out. Especially if you are getting a 105 then finding you’re having similar issues, that would be disheartening to say the least!
I didn’t get the zoom/focus ring wrong once today!
Really happy with the lens performance!
I’ve been playing with the 85 today. For some reason the default fine tune was set at +11, I don’t ever recall doing that. Anyway, setting that to zero and settling on something new for the 85 has buggered everything else up, but I have faffed and got them back to somewhere very close. No shooting charts this time, just real world trials and error.
So you’ve managed to sort it then? Did I read it right that you reset the +11 for the 85 and it reset for other lenses too?
Has anyone thought about the nikon 200mm F2 vr2, maybe a little pricey but I did read its à stonking lens although it does weigh nearly 3 kilos. I didn't know that they done a 200mm, it looks really nice on a D750.
I don’t want to say I told you.... but you’ll
get used to it
So yes.. you are right!
Zoom position aside the 2.8e is just so good. The VRII was really good, but this lens is really really really good!
IMO it is sharper, better rendering, nicer colours and AF is a step up from the VRII. And the focus breathing issue has been solved.
The zoom ring does not feel as nice as the VRII but overall it is a better lens.
I'm really impressed tbh, images need very little PP and the detail is great. The 9fps came in handy too. One thing I did notice (which has been reported on the D5) is that if the subject is quite small in the frame, is dark/in shadows and the background is very busy the AF can pick up the background rather than the subject. Very rare tbf, and I'm not sure if the D750 would have done the same (I got speaking to a guy with the D810 and he complained of his doing it) and it might have just been the conditions (shaded road with very bright busy background) as the last times I've done the marathon the weather's been a bit pants so not as much dark and light. But I thought it worth mentioning At 9fps the odd missed shot isn't going to hurt@snerkler how is the 850 out of interest, noticed your marathon shots earlier.
I'm really impressed tbh, images need very little PP and the detail is great. The 9fps came in handy too. One thing I did notice (which has been reported on the D5) is that if the subject is quite small in the frame, is dark/in shadows and the background is very busy the AF can pick up the background rather than the subject. Very rare tbf, and I'm not sure if the D750 would have done the same (I got speaking to a guy with the D810 and he complained of his doing it) and it might have just been the conditions (shaded road with very bright busy background) as the last times I've done the marathon the weather's been a bit pants so not as much dark and light. But I thought it worth mentioning At 9fps the odd missed shot isn't going to hurt
But overall I'm very happy. I'm just going through the pics now for Arthritis research and I'm really happy with the detail and colours, very pleasing
Live view AF is as abysmal as ever. I don't think the D850's AF is markedly better tbh. Let's be honest, the D750's AF is already fantastic so how can it get massively better? I do think AF is more reliable on the outer points than the D750, but that's to be expected due to the cross type sensors. I've not tried the D850 in low light yet, but overall it's not struck me as a noticeable difference. Maybe when I go back to using the D750 I'll see more of a difference. I certainly notice that the D750's viewfinder is smaller when I go back to it. I never found it small before, but it's certainly noticeably smaller than the D850, but then I guess this will be true of all Nikon DSLRs nowIs the AF markedly better than the 750? How's the live view AF? Thanks for the info, interesting.
Really like this, nice tones and colour.Not been on for ages, so here's one from yesterday. My partners daughter . I know the PP will not be to every ones liking , but I like it. Taken with a 50mm f1.4
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Nice one, I assume it’s the 18-35mm G? I’d be interested in reading those articles if you’d be kind enough to share the link please?18-35 arriving today!
Been reading some articles on how to get more dramatic and stand out wide angle shots so let’s see how this goes!
Got myself a B+W protection filter for the 70-200 too. As filters go this one is damn good! Better than the Hoya HD one I had on the VR2.
Nice one, I assume it’s the 18-35mm G? I’d be interested in reading those articles if you’d be kind enough to share the link please?
No problem! First one is quite good as gives you comparisons and how different a shot can look!
https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/...sing-a-wide-angle-lens-and-how-to-avoid-them/
https://improvephotography.com/33932/10-tips-shooting-wide-angle/
https://petapixel.com/2017/09/08/10-tips-using-extreme-wide-angle-lenses-landscape-photography/
No problem! First one is quite good as gives you comparisons and how different a shot can look!
https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/...sing-a-wide-angle-lens-and-how-to-avoid-them/
https://improvephotography.com/33932/10-tips-shooting-wide-angle/
https://petapixel.com/2017/09/08/10-tips-using-extreme-wide-angle-lenses-landscape-photography/
Thanks for those. They actually made me feel pretty good about myself tbh as I apply a lot of that advice to my shots already, the only thing I haven't tried is the focus stacking but I intend on doing that with the D850 as it has an auto stacking featureNo problem! First one is quite good as gives you comparisons and how different a shot can look!
https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/...sing-a-wide-angle-lens-and-how-to-avoid-them/
https://improvephotography.com/33932/10-tips-shooting-wide-angle/
https://petapixel.com/2017/09/08/10-tips-using-extreme-wide-angle-lenses-landscape-photography/
I typically buy SanDisk ExtremePro - but I see they are twice the price of those. However for that price I'd go for SanDisk Ultra at £21.98 (from the same website)Can someone give any info of best SD cards for the D750.. I understand it doesn't benefit from UHS-U3 and can only use U1. Are these cards ok? I want two the same.. and they are reasonably priced.
https://www.mymemory.co.uk/kingston-64gb-sd-card-sdxc-uhs-i-u3-90mb-s.html#reviews
Any other ones to consider?
Depends how you shoot. If you don't do burst shooting and therefore not going to fill the buffer up then pretty much any card will do. If you do burst shooting then a faster card should be better as the D750 doesn't have the biggest buffer. That being said, even with the Sandisk Extreme Pro 95mb/s it still slows to about 1 fps after the buffer is full (roughly 12 shots 14 bit lossless compressed RAW). Maybe this will helpCan someone give any info of best SD cards for the D750.. I understand it doesn't benefit from UHS-U3 and can only use U1. Are these cards ok? I want two the same.. and they are reasonably priced.
https://www.mymemory.co.uk/kingston-64gb-sd-card-sdxc-uhs-i-u3-90mb-s.html#reviews
Any other ones to consider?
Very light, doesn't feel pro built but the optics are very good.18-35 G is a really wierd lens! It looks like it should be heavy, but when you pick it up it feels really light. You then think the build is going to be bad as its so light, but the zoom ring is quite stiff with no play!