[Steve Beswick]

lt's been a long time since the D40 has been on a photo outing. Got these this morning. Had to turn up the ISO to 800 because of the heavy overcast. l don't like to go higher than 800 on the old D40. Lens is Tamron 16-300.

We are allowed to post photos from other brand cameras with the same sensor? I'm not complaining, just verifying.

[paulh]

We are allowed to post photos from other brand cameras with the same sensor? I'm not complaining, just verifying.

Absolutely, as stated on page 1 of this thread. 😊

[Steve Beswick]

Absolutely, as stated on page 1 of this thread. 😊

Doh! How did I miss that?

I will need to make some photographs with my new-to-me d70 and post them here.

Hopefully someday I will end up with another Maxxum 7D so I can post from it too!

I suppose I could take my preciou..... er... my *istD outside for a while too.

I have an old DSLR problem.

[Chrisworld]

I enjoy the results of pinhole photography and don't do nearly enough of it. Finding the "right subject" can be part of the battle ... you managed to succeed here


The dust-spots you see are the result of dust on the sensor, as you're probably aware. They can be easily (mostly) removed by using an appropriate filter/plug-in in your image editor of choice.


I don't believe the *ist DL has "Digital Preview" (neither does my *istDS), so a bit of "chimping" with the histogram enabled can help with exposure. You can always delete the ones that don't work if card-space is an issue.


I assume you're using a tripod or similar support


Enjoy

I actually didn’t use a tripod, just winged it. Stood still, had camera hanging from my neck via strap.

As for the dust, I actually clean the sensor regularly and it looks perfectly clean to the eye, and every other image without this lens looks fine so I’m not sure what’s going on there. Like the images are virtually flawless with other lenses.

Interestingly, RAW hides the hundreds of dead pixels on this sensor. If I shoot in JPEG the image looks bad, lots of colorful dots spread everywhere. I can quick look PEF on my Mac and when you zoom in it switches from JPG preview to raw and the image suddenly looks much better. Can’t figure out that one, perhaps the raw blends the pixels and error corrects?

[carabez]

6x7 165mm @ 2.8

[paulh]

Interestingly, RAW hides the hundreds of dead pixels on this sensor. If I shoot in JPEG the image looks bad, lots of colorful dots spread everywhere

One of the many reasons I shoot only RAW with my *ist D - that along with the improved image quality.

[kypfer]

... As for the dust, I actually clean the sensor regularly and it looks perfectly clean to the eye, and every other image without this lens looks fine so I’m not sure what’s going on there. Like the images are virtually flawless with other lenses.

It's a characteristic of the very small aperture that even the slightest speck on the sensor is brought into sharp relief. If you've got a "conventional" lens with a small minimum aperture (ideally f/22 or less) you should be able to replicate the symptoms to a degree if you take a picture of a plain sky or such at minimum aperture.

I use my FAJ 28-80mm (from my *ist film camera) at it's f/38 minimum aperture to help check

[lidy]

Eagerly waiting for the ball



DA50-200@f/5.6 + K100DS

[paulh]

In the woods - SMC-F35-80 on *ist D:

[camera_nut]

Nikon D40, Tamron 16-300. This tiny cemetery is located between interstate 45 and the access road. The freeway overpass didn't make a good background.

[paulh]

Nikon D40, Tamron 16-300

Thanks for posting - I love historical photos like these!
Suggestion: On my screen your photos have a blue cast to them. What white balance settings were you using? You might take a look and maybe make an adjustment.

[camera_nut]

Thanks for posting - I love historical photos like these!
Suggestion: On my screen your photos have a blue cast to them. What white balance settings were you using? You might take a look and maybe make an adjustment.

l probably had the WB set on daylight. Now that l shoot RAW, l don't worry too much about WB settings. These were shot shortly after sunrise, with our usual heavy morning overcast. l warmed them up a bit in post.

[Coljon]

Pentax k100D Super with Pentax A 50mm 1.7

[paulh]

l probably had the WB set on daylight. Now that l shoot RAW, l don't worry too much about WB settings. These were shot shortly after sunrise, with our usual heavy morning overcast. l warmed them up a bit in post.

Great idea! Shooting RAW brings out the very best the 6 mp sensor can deliver.

Pentax k100D Super with Pentax A 50mm 1.7

Classic 50/1.7 rendering - nice!

[lidy]

Looking pretty desolate in February 2008.


K100DS with DA18-55 (first version) @f/5.6