Insanely impressive performance of D850 in low light and high ISO

[kennebunk larry]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

 

[sts2]

If anything this is also a testament to the D850's JPG processing. I prefer shooting RAW myself but have on occasion found shots where the out of camera JPG was just better than what I could do with that particular shot myself in post processing...

Impressive by Nikon

Not so impressive by myself and Adobe

 

[kennebunk larry]

There is a lot of good stuff on this photographers website worth reading. His name is Andrew Tan. So far, besides the low light write-up, I read his experience with the D850 focus shift function and shooting the Milky Way.

 

[Old Greenlander]

I did that safary may years ago

There is no artificial light and it is in a jungle setting

Practically, is impossible to see the animals with naked eye, this is how dark it is

 

[kennebunk larry]

I did that safary may years ago

There is no artificial light and it is in a jungle setting

Practically, is impossible to see the animals with naked eye, this is how dark it is

 

[ISOhappy]

Interesting, but I bet none of those were cropped much, and most of the images he posted on that page were like 400x600. I'd have to see the same shots taken with another camera to make any kind of judgment. Without a basis for comparison, it doesn't mean much.

 

[Ed_C]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Now waiting for the usual suspects to show up and try to throw shade on your enthusiasm, explianing why it isn't impressive to them as well as how it's not better than (insert camera model here).

 

[kennebunk larry]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Now waiting for the usual suspects to show up and try to throw shade on your enthusiasm, explianing why it isn't impressive to them as well as how it's not better than (insert camera model here).

 

[kennebunk larry]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

I am correcting myself... Singapore does have Fishing cats which are definitely not to be confused with Fisher cats. Thanks Wikipedia.

 

[sts2]

Interesting, but I bet none of those were cropped much, and most of the images he posted on that page were like 400x600. I'd have to see the same shots taken with another camera to make any kind of judgment. Without a basis for comparison, it doesn't mean much.

It does. Based on the exposure settings he shared (f/5.6, ISO 40.000, 1/20th (!!!) of a second) you can deduct that this is absolutely silly dark... pitch-black even... it's amazing he even managed to get accurate focus on his subject in that kind of darkness.

Of course these are downsized without cropping (he does share 200% crops in his post though). If you were to view this without NR and at 100% full screen you'd probably see a ton of noise.

But that's not the point. The point is apparently you can make pictures in total darkness which are (after processing) ridiculously sharp, noise-free, still have contrast and some colour in them, so at the end of the day: perfectly usable.

I have a very hard time replicating these kind of results, so I'm in awe of this (assuming they are real).

 

[sts2]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Now waiting for the usual suspects to show up and try to throw shade on your enthusiasm, explianing why it isn't impressive to them as well as how it's not better than (insert camera model here).

 

[Geomaticsman]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Now waiting for the usual suspects to show up and try to throw shade on your enthusiasm, explianing why it isn't impressive to them as well as how it's not better than (insert camera model here).

 

[ArthurMeursault]

There is a lot of good stuff on this photographers website worth reading. His name is Andrew Tan. So far, besides the low light write-up, I read his experience with the D850 focus shift function and shooting the Milky Way.

My Milky Way photos are far better.

 

[ISOhappy]

Mmmmmmmmmm.....candy!

 

[wildlifr]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Now waiting for the usual suspects to show up and try to throw shade on your enthusiasm, explianing why it isn't impressive to them as well as how it's not better than (insert camera model here).

 

[sts2]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Now waiting for the usual suspects to show up and try to throw shade on your enthusiasm, explianing why it isn't impressive to them as well as how it's not better than (insert camera model here).

 

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Impressive camera.

maljo

 

[Rexgig0]

It is images and narratives, such as these, for which I have been waiting, to confirm low-light AF capability, helping me to decide whether to buy a D5 or D850. Thanks for posting the link.

 

[Old Greenlander]

Interesting, but I bet none of those were cropped much, and most of the images he posted on that page were like 400x600. I'd have to see the same shots taken with another camera to make any kind of judgment. Without a basis for comparison, it doesn't mean much.

It does. Based on the exposure settings he shared (f/5.6, ISO 40.000, 1/20th (!!!) of a second) you can deduct that this is absolutely silly dark... pitch-black even... it's amazing he even managed to get accurate focus on his subject in that kind of darkness.

Of course these are downsized without cropping (he does share 200% crops in his post though). If you were to view this without NR and at 100% full screen you'd probably see a ton of noise.

But that's not the point. The point is apparently you can make pictures in total darkness which are (after processing) ridiculously sharp, noise-free, still have contrast and some colour in them, so at the end of the day: perfectly usable.

I have a very hard time replicating these kind of results, so I'm in awe of this (assuming they are real).

 

[Fritz Wilhelm]

I found it hard to believe when looking at the detail the D850 captured in extreme low light conditions of 1 ev - 5 ev with ISO's between 32K and 51K using fine jpeg. The photos taken by a Singapore photographer of a Fisher cat (apparently called a "Fishing cat in that country) are amazing using Nikon's 80-400mm lens at f5.6 while hand-held. All the details and photos are in this article which is a must see and read!

https://www.mentorgraphy.com/single-post/2017/10/21/Nikon-D850---Extreme-Low-Light-Challenge

Truly impressive shooting by the photographer and the 850. Congratulations!