This is part of a series of posts about the Nikon D5. The series starts here: Nikon D5 — read noise vs ISO setting Do you remember the movie This is Spinal Tap? In one memorable scene, a band member rhapsodizes over a amp whose knobs go to eleven, instead of the usual ten, as… [Read More]
Nikon D5 — what’s going on with the sensor?
This is part of a series of posts about the Nikon D5. The series starts here: Nikon D5 — read noise vs ISO setting As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been unable to model the behavior of the D5 sensor as the ISO control is changed using the standard model. That’s not the… [Read More]
Simple decentering test
I have a much better test than this one now. Here it is. I’m leaving this post up for historical reasons, but I strongly recommend that you use the new test. From the mailbag: I just found your blog and have been really enthralled by all the data you’ve got! I had a question I… [Read More]
Nikon D5 — EFCS operation
This is part of a series of posts about the Nikon D5. The series starts here. The Nikon D5 has electronic first-curtain shutter (EFCS). However, the manual is positively cryptic on its operation. EFCS is missing from the index. The section on the shutter says nothing about it. The section on the mirror up control… [Read More]
Nikon D5 — absence of high-ISO spatial filtering
This is part of a series of posts about the Nikon D5. The series starts here. There are some places in the read noise vs ISO curves for the D5 wither there are suspicious-looking kinks. From previous work, I know that Sony does spatial filtering at high ISOs on some of their a7x cameras, with… [Read More]
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