Nikon D3S Digital SLR Review

The Nikon D35 Digital SLR is another addition to Nikon family. Having the freedom to shoot in the lowest lighting levels without having to resort to a flash or a tripod is something that is difficult to appreciate until you have done it. It is simply awesome. The D3S is a well-endowed camera with features aplenty including a very high ISO capability. Its top true ISO is 12,800 with the option of a staggering ISO equivalent of 102,400 using the Hi3 setting. Interesting, the camera’s resolution is a relatively modest 12.1-megapixels so it is clear that ISO speed performance remains a very high priority for Nikon.

The D3S has environmental seals so it should carry performing regardless of the conditions.  Certainly, in the cold and rain that I did my test, the camera performed flawlessly. The buttons are firm and responsive and Live-View has been given a dedicated button just below the screen, so it’s easy to use the video function.

Flesh tones were reproduced accurately and I saw no problems with delicate hues too. It all looked very smooth and lifelike, so you cannot ask for any more. In areas of fairly even tone, there was good contrast and separation and plenty of detail. Good tonal separation was also achieved with areas of saturated colors. For instance, the D3S did a great job of the red flower heads and there is loads of detail to enjoy.

Naturally, it is a different story in artificial lighting. AWB can’t cope with the lower color temperature of tungsten and you wouldn’t expect perfect color reproduction anyway. The preset tungsten setting works well and gives accurate results. 

How do you decide whether the D3s (or any piece of camera kit, for that matter) is worth the best part of £4000? It’s not an easy question to answer and depends on how you view camera value. For me, however, I think the D3s is worth every penny. It is a thoroughly inspirational piece of kit to use and that in itself justifies its price tag immediately. Its high ISO sensitivity means you can carry on shooting in the poorest ambient light and without using a tripod. That would count for nothing if the results from using the high ISOs were poor and unusable, but they are not. Yes, there is noise and detail loss at the equivalent of ISO 102,400, but you still get an image – and try getting that sort of speed from film

Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash for Canon Digital SLR Review

First of all, i want to mention I did not like flash in any respect. I perpetually felt flash would makes unnatural lightings, particularly the built-in flash. however when few shooting within the low light-weight state of affairs, even with ISO 6400, the image continues to be blurry and in fact, the noise level is simply unacceptable on behalf of me. therefore I got this flash, and that i ought to say it had been the most effective call I’ve created for this camera (canon 60D). The flash is flexible and powerful. in most of the indoor state of affairs, the flash will bounce off the wall and ceiling simply, that makes terribly natural soft light-weight. And it’s bright enough to permit the ISO to drop to four hundred or perhaps two hundred rely on how bright it’s. which is able to find yourself terribly sharp and clean image!

You are conjointly not restricted to the sunshine supply within the scene, after you have the flash, you produce the sunshine supply (by where you bounce the light), albeit you are not, you’ll perpetually use this merely as a fill. Lastly, it supports ETTLII, therefore for quite many cameras together with my 60D, {you will|you’ll|you’ll be able to} use this flash wirelessly (you can use it with a the bottom it provides, the bottom can also be mount on a tri-pod) my solely minor complain is that the buttons are alittle shallow, makes it alittle onerous to press someday, i actually ought to use the tip of my finger nail to press it. But still, this flash is solely awesome.

Adding the Canon Speedlite 430EX II created a world of distinction in my photography. not constrained by the restricted power of the built-in flash of my EOS 20D, it unfolded a world of photo opportunities. I bought it on Thursday, got it Friday and shot my 1st event on Saturday. Eventually i will be able to study the manual and learn to tailor the performance to match the surroundings, except for my 1st event I left everything on auto and it worked sort of a charm. Even with my Canon EF 100-300mm zoom, the flash output adjusted automatically. I got some nice shots my 1st day trip that I never may have achieved with the built-in flash. i like to recommend it highly.

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