Nikon D3s Active D-Lighting Comparison

The Nikon D3S now has 5 settings for Active D-Lighting. Low, Normal, High, Extra high and Auto. This image compares D-Lighting setting Off and thew new Auto setting. The extra detail in the blown highlight area is obvious.

I usually turn this off when shooting sport as it tends to bog down the capture speed. It was slow in the D3 and it seems its the same of the D3S. If you're not sure what Active D-Lighting does Ken Rockwell's got an explanation.

A-League - Round 16 - Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast United

Photos shot with the new Nikon D3S here.

Australian Nikon D3S unboxing

Looks like Nikon Australia is giving local buyers a nice surprise bonus! There's a 4GB Lexar card in the box, and looks like there's a new style warranty card - different from the usual 3 part card. Everything else looks the same as the US bodies, and disappointingly they're not bundling Capture NX.

Round 8 and 9 - Vic Champions League

Shot this weekend's matches on a Nikon D3S - will do a write up later, but the IQ is noticeable better, as is the AF. Also used the 1.2 and 1.5 crop modes extensively, so the 400mm was more like a 600mm but with fewer pixels. Have a look at the album and let me know.

My Nikon D3 for sale

Looking for a new home for my 2yr old Nikon D3

Printed Space

Just found this interesting printing service. Love to know if there's anything similar in AU. I could see a few of my shots on a blind or a wall.

Panorama or stitching software for the Mac

What pano makers have known all along but its good to have a review just to confirm that Autopano Pro is still the king...

The Nikon 200mm f2

Let's see how this lens handles this weekend...

Noise Reduction in Lightroom - how to

Probably the most detailed instruction on how to do Noise Reduction in Lightroom

The Brenizer Method Explained

I was chatting to Sanchia about doing panoramas and remembered this technique from Ryan Brenizer.