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Nikon Z6, Z7 FWC and read noise

April 4, 2019 JimK 12 Comments

This is one in a series of posts on the Nikon Z6 and Z7. You should be able to find all the posts about that camera in the Category List on the right sidebar, below the Articles widget. There’s a drop-down menu there that you can use to get to all the posts in this… [Read More]

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Speculating on the GFX 100S shadow noise performance

April 2, 2019 JimK 8 Comments

Bill Claff has recently posted photon transfer curves and input-referred read noise curves for the Phase One IQ4 150MP camera on his excellent web site. This camera uses the Sony IMX 411 sensor that Sony began shipping last year. Presumably, the announced-but-not-yet-shipping Fujifilm  GFX 100S will use the IMX 461 sensor that Sony also began… [Read More]

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Nikon Z6/7 fake ISOs, part 4

March 5, 2019 JimK 3 Comments

This is one of four posts on the Nikon Z6 and Z7 fake ISO settings. The series starts here. Is the term “fake ISO” overly pejorative? Bill Claff has taken me to task for using the term “fake ISO” to describe the ISO settings on the Nikon Z6 and Z7 below base ISO. Bill and… [Read More]

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Nikon Z6/Z7 fake ISOs, part 3

March 4, 2019 JimK 2 Comments

This is one of four posts on the Nikon Z6 and Z7 fake ISO settings. The series starts here. There are a few reasons why you might want to use the fake ISOs – or, if you prefer, the JPEG ISOs – on the Z6 and Z7. Let’s say you are using the spot metering… [Read More]

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Nikon Z6/Z7 fake ISOs, part 2

March 4, 2019 JimK Leave a Comment

Yesterday I posted about the Nikon Z6 and Z7 fake ISOs. This is a post for those who are skeptical that the camera really works that way. Here’s how to demonstrate that the ISO’s below base ISO are fake for raw files. Put your camera on a tripod. Point it at something that isn’t going… [Read More]

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