DSX 4563

Originally uploaded by markus_linke

I’ve rented a Nikon D3x from Profot.ch and compared it with my Nikon D700.

This is the placeholder for the review.

Pro:

- build like a rock
- 5:4 format
- professional gear
- viewfinder
- speed
- 2 card slots

Con:

- too heavy
- too expensive (for me)

I really like the 5:4 format, I didn’t realize until today, but it’s much nicer than the long pictures a D700 does, and if you crop the D700 picture you only get a 10 megapixel picture. I agree with Ken Rockwell on this. After some research I found Katz Eye which has crop lines for a D700 … I’m going to try this out.

Update 1: The KatzEye is ok but I was struggeling with some dust on the viewfinder after installing it (managed to get it clean finally), however, even with the 8×10 marks it’s too much of a hazzle.

Bottom line: the D3x is a great camera and I would love to have one, but the pricetag is too heavy …

Just a sample picture; hand-help photo at night.

I found a nice HDR Tutorial here.

After playing around with HDR for a bit now, these are the settings I usually use:

- ISO Auto: off
- A-mode
- braketing with 9 pictures +-1
- RAW
- without a tripod I use the BKT Boost feature shooting all 9 pictures quickly after each other automatically
- with a tripod I use the scheduled shot waiting for 1 second and then fireing 9 shots directly after each other

I tried HDRs from only 1 RAW using NX2 to get the other exposures, but I didn’t like the outcome.

I use Photomatix and CS4 for post-processing.