Originally posted by Andrew Crouch Thanks All for the tips - I'll do a bit more experimenting and report back.
Make sure your firmware is up-to-date and consider turning OFF SR (shake reduction).
Also, consider getting a copy and spend a little time learning LR (Lightroom), plus NIK's plug-in collection for LR (NIK offers excellent free on-line tutorials for each module... I use Define for noise reduction, Vivesa to expand dynamic range, Output Sharpening, and Color Efex Pro to adjust lighting.).
A little quick and dirty (I spend no more than 3 minutes on an image
) post-process fine tuning can help a lot.