Nikon D7000, Sigma 120-400f/5.6OS, handheld. S/speed 1/250s at f5.3, iso 3200. Savuti, March 2011. Spotted hyaena 5 months old. I took and posted this image not so much for critique but to show some real-world high iso performance of the D7000. Whilst there has been a lot talked about this camera I have seen little on BPN in the Wildlife section. I selectively sharpened the hyaena, no NR carried out at all on the BG. For my own purposes I am happy to use this camera up to iso 1600 though 3200 would be okay for a small size application. It has excellent IQ. This one belongs to somebody else. Hope the information is of interest. All comments welcome
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Grant
I'm impressed, given my own issues with high ISO and high noise. How did you expose this? That is, what did your histogram look like? I'm sure that makes a big difference to performance and I know it is where I made some of my mistakes. Are you jumping ship to Nikon or just comparing?
Considering no NR on this Grant, looks pretty good and compares to other images posted elsewhere at similar ISO.
Still, I'll wait for the equivalent in the upcoming D400 before switching back to a crop body to compliment my 500VR, although have been quite spoiled with my D3s.
TFS
Hi Hilary and Mark, the histogram looked like a table mountain with two smallish peaks on each end, and it was roughly centred. No real bright highlights. I just shot in Matrix, and made no exp comp during shooting. I had to brighten the hyaena selectively and punch up contrast on the entire file. I did notice that I was not able to push the contrast very far in ACR as some of the lighter areas in the BG started going wrong quickly. Hilary, definitely not jumping ship, just good to get a feel for different gear, and what it can do. I often guide inexperienced photogs with brand new gear and getting to know the Nikon stuff makes it easier for me to assist them. Marc, I think that if this sensor is in the D300s replacement it will be an excellent camera to complement your d3S.
Thanks for looking
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Grant
Hi ISO D7000 Hyaena
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