Alec

As a Hero3 Black user I can say this update is not very exciting for me. The better lens, better size, better battery, wider angle are all valuable incremental improvements.

HOWEVER the main...

1) You can "stack" optical and digital perspective adjustments to increase the available adjustment range.

2) Wider angle PC lenses like 24mm give a greater resolution advantage over digital...

Software perspective correction is fine when (1) you have resolution surplus (vs. output requirements) and (2) the extent of correction is moderate, because the more aggressively the non-shift lens...

We got the landscapes with empty dresses. Means some other site got the nudes!!

Yeah I saw a painting of dogs playing poker once that was totally photorealistic

Those are interesting scientific exercises, but in blunt practical terms as DIRECTLY related to the original question, if the sensor pitch exceeds what the lens can resolve, you would never need an...

Exactly. But the battery voltage is consistent with the real EN-EL18 battery which is well below what 8xAA cells put out. This results in unstable camera function using this battery in...

This hub is for pros. After a single shoot, I sometimes end up with ~50GB of raw stills (1 or 2 bodies, so 1 or 2 cards), plus background footage from front and back video cams.

I already utilize...

Update from seller of http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170881854231 with whom I've followed up on this issue: FYI

I don't buy that the arguments in that article support its ultimate conclusion. It distracts from the main point that if today's lenses did not vastly out-resolve today's the sensors, they would...

I think the voltage is similar to the genuine EN-EL18A, no? When these batteries are the sole source of power, the only Err issue I have is when I switch on LiveView. In fact when I switch the...

Arvind, one of my larger clients for my industrial photography and consulting, is an importer of A/V, HiFi cables in NYC USA. The cables come from China, where he frequently visits. One of the...

Outside of specifics such as lens surface condition, focusing precision, subject contrast and inherent detail, and yes aperture used, some of the sharper recent and contemporary lenses have been...

Great question, John How we know that present lenses are too sharp for present sensors? AA/low-pass filters (in hardware or post-processing software). They are needed to "take the edge off" so...

In the Battery Info screen, my D800 reports DSTE's clone of EN-EL18A battery as if it were an AA battery pack, i.e. none of the chip info (like the percentage used, age, etc.) are shown. Does...

Update: Changing the grip AA battery type from LiIon to NiMh has improved the camera's stability of LiveView without the built-in battery i.e. purely relying on DSTE's (3rd party) EN-EL18 clone...

I have the DSTE grip with some DSTE En-El 18 battery clones. They work GREAT except on my D800 when there's no genuine Nikon battery in the body itself (i.e. the power only comes from the grip),...

@ mitsosmitsou You Sir are a genius. When I used the body without the grip with its own battery, it worked. I do use a 3rd party grip by DSTE with a DSTL EN-EL 18A clone battery. I have several of...

I do have a 3rd party grip! Will try. Never could have imagined that a battery would impact how the camera interfaces with the lens, but it is good just to try. Thanks AK

Michael, Thanks very much for replying. Are you suggesting I can't have DOF control with Nikon D800 and manual lenses? I've tried at varying apertures - it seems to lock up wide open or fully...