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11/19/2006 07:34:49 PM · #1 |
As you might have noticed from my portfolio and some challenge entries - I quite like using long exposure times. At the moment I haven't gone much over 5 minutes because of limitations of the D70 - and the new D80 seems to be worse according to some reviewsThom Hogans D80 review (about halfway down) with quite a lot of amp noise (purple blooming in the corners)
I'm looking at the market for a new camera - and I don't have enough of an investment in Nikon gear yet to need to stick with the D200 or D2x (I wish...)
All other things being equal - what is the best digital camera on the market for long exposure work?
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11/19/2006 07:47:03 PM · #2 |
Call me biased, but you really want to go for something with a bigger sensor, the 5D is a pretty competitively priced camera that will allow you to take long exposures whilst keeping down the noise. Or you could always look a software solution such as neatimage or noise-ninja.
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11/19/2006 07:56:45 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by marksimms:
Call me biased, but you really want to go for something with a bigger sensor, the 5D is a pretty competitively priced camera that will allow you to take long exposures whilst keeping down the noise. Or you could always look a software solution such as neatimage or noise-ninja. |
It's not really the random noise that I'm worried about - it's the big purple sploches that appear in the corners at anything longer than 30 seconds on the D70 and the D80. This is a pic from the review of the D80 at bythom.com from a 15 minute exposure. Is this sort of thing seen in all digital cameras"
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11/19/2006 08:01:05 PM · #4 |
| nope.. I dont even recall getting ANYTHING like that with my 300D let alone my 5D. Thats bad.. |
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11/19/2006 08:06:06 PM · #5 |
| Have you tried it with your own camera? Seems like that is the one camera I'd be interested in finding out about if I wer eyou. |
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11/19/2006 08:31:46 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Have you tried it with your own camera? Seems like that is the one camera I'd be interested in finding out about if I wer eyou. |
I assume that's pointed at me - yes I have tried it with similar results on the D70 but not quite as bad as the D80. I posted that pic because it demonstrates the problem I'm talking about quite well and I'm at work and don't have access to my files at home at the moment.
I would love to see the results of 15 minute lens cap exposures from other cameras - any takers?
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