Tag: Nikon D850
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Night shooting – no editing
I spent the last few nights playing with D850 in the freezing cold nights of Canterbury Plains, under an amazing clear sky – very similar in reality to Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve. I used two lenses – Nikon 24mm, f2.8 and Sigma Art 35mm, f1.4 for Aurora Australis shots. Shooting time: anytime in between…
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Nikon D850 – night photography
Samples images of night photography, minimal processing, taken this week with Nikon D850 and Sigma Art lens, f 1.4, Nikon 28mm f2.4.
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Voigtländer Color Skopar – Lake Coleridge
Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II Asph photography at Lake Coleridge. While I am genuinely impressed by this lens, some of the images have darker shadows in Aperture mode, compared to Nikon G series. It’s a give and take, since Nikon can overexpose where Voigtländer gets it right. If I have to choose, underexposed…
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Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM for Nikon. I was surprised how easy it is to shoot handheld with this massive lens. While it takes a bit of mucking around with the 2 stabilization modes, it can produce reasonably good results without a tripod/monopod. It’s sharp and it renders pleasant colors, albeit in Auto…
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Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
Unedited image samples with Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II Asph on Nikon D850 – SOOC, Fine Jpeg. It performs very well in backlight conditions, low or harsh mid-day light. The accuracy and beauty of colors is – obviously – its main, truly outstanding feature. It is very easy to manually focus for landscape,…