Archives for 2017

This is the 21st post in a series of Nikon D850 tests. The series starts here. The title of this post is less ambitious than the content. I will compare 4 different D850 shutter modes: Normal operation, with flapping mirror and mechanical shutter Mirror up operation with electronic first-curtain shutter (EFCS) Live view operation with EFCS Live view… [Read More]

This is the 20th post in a series of Nikon D850 tests. The series starts here. There have been a few — very few — complaints about the D850 shutter shock. The camera has lots of ways to deal with that problem if it’s objectionable, but I wanted to see how bad it could be if… [Read More]

This is the 19th post in a series of Nikon D850 tests. The series starts here. The Focus Shift Shooting feature of the D850 looks to be a boon to those wanting to achieve improved depth of field (DOF) through focus stacking. However, the minimum step size is marginally too large for that. Another possible use… [Read More]

This is the 18th post in a series of Nikon D850 tests. The series starts here. I had a question regarding whether the focus shift shooting feature on the Nikon D850 worked with the Sigma Art lenses, which have the reverse rotation direction of the focusing ring from F-mount (and any Nikon mount, as far as I… [Read More]

This is the 17th post in a series of Nikon D850 tests. The series starts here. Horshack has made an argument that if there’s bias to a PDAF system (as far as I know, CDAF systems don’t have biases), that can make the focus variations look larger when compared to a system where the average of… [Read More]