Month: April 2016

Nikon D4 vs Nikon D5 ISO comparison

by Stanley LearyNikon D4
 
Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 100, ƒ/1.4, 1/30

I shot the chart for those pixel peepers. I was shooting some photos side by side comparison of the D4 to the D5 at different ISOs.

I did a custom white balance using the ExpoDisc.

Click on the images to see their full resolution.

Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 100, ƒ/1.4, 1/30

Now ISO 400

Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 400, ƒ/1.4, 1/125
Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 400, ƒ/1.4, 1/125

Now ISO 1600

Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 1600, ƒ/1.4, 1/500
Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 1600, ƒ/1.4, 1/500

Now ISO 5600

Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 5600, ƒ/1.4, 1/2000
Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 5600, ƒ/1.4, 1/2000

ISO 12800

Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 12800, ƒ/1.4, 1/4000
Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 12800, ƒ/1.4, 1/4000

ISO 25600

Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 25600, ƒ/1.4, 1/8000
Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 25600, ƒ/1.4, 1/8000

ISO 51200

Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 51200, ƒ/5.6, 1/1000
Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 51200, ƒ/5.6, 1/1000

ISO 102400

Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 102400, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000

My opinion is that the D5 is giving you between 2 to 3 stops higher ISO with similar noise as the D4 at those lower ISO numbers. I would say that the D5 25600 is about the equivalent of the D4 ISO 6400. However, you can make that call yourself from the photos above.

Nikon D5 with Candlelight Examples

by Stanley LearyHigh ISO
 
Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 65535, ƒ/4, 1/125

So here is the setup I tried with my new Nikon D5 tonight. One candle and a small bobblehead soldier.

I also left the White Balance on Auto to see how well the camera handled the color.

You can click on the images to see them full size to compare yourself.

Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 400, ƒ/4, 3 sec
Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 1600, ƒ/4, 1/1.2
Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 6400, ƒ/4, 1/5
 
Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 12800, ƒ/4, 1/10
 
Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 25600, ƒ/4, 1/20
Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 51200, ƒ/4, 1/60
 

Protecting Camera from the Rain

by Stanley LearyNikon D750 / Travel
 
Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO 12800, ƒ/11, 1/15

Tonight I got caught across town in NYC with the rain coming down. I tried to get a Taxi and couldn’t get one quick enough, so we took a Manhattan Rickshaw Taxi. It even had a plastic cover which made for some cool pictures.

Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO 8000, ƒ/11, 1/100

So riding in a Rickshaw through Times Square was a lot of fun.

It was an awful weather moment, and we were able to turn it into a fun moment. Our cameras all remained dry at the hotel.

Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO 1000, ƒ/4, 1/100

Now one thing I noticed was shooting a shallow depth-of-field wasn’t as good as stopping down from ƒ/4 to ƒ/11 gave me a better result for my taste.

I was also impressed with the driver. He got us in pretty quick time to our hotel, passing many of the cabs.