I always wonder why we "need" someone else to tell us what we can find by our own experiences? Before I got my D200 I was concerned from all the posts I read about issues with increased camera shake, etc.... Not true from MY OWN EXPERIENCE... I have had no issues (yet) with unexpected camera shake after using the D200 myself. YMMV.
Perhaps your technique was already impeccable. In my case, my yield dropped significantly when I moved from the d70 to the d200, and I had to refocus on technique before it recovered. In light of my experience, Thom's explanation made sense, pointing out why the same amount of shake would affect the high resolution camera more significantly. I'm sure if you read it, it would make sense to you, Pradipta.
Thanks Frank! I picked up the new camera about a week or so before St. Pat's so considering the weather we were having at the time those were pretty much my first foray out with it. Using the new camera was was quite a different experience than in previous years!
So far it's a bit of a mixed blessing but no complaints. The one thing I miss most is the little Gitzo tripod that I could just toss into a day pack and forget about until I actually needed it. Now it's back to having no question that I've got a tripod in tow, but I'm learning to live with that.
Lon, here are 2 images I shot this past weekend with my 70-200VR. The first was shot at 1/90 @ f/5 (VR on), the second at 1/640 @ f/5. Shot in RAW, some USM applied in NC 4.4, converted to jpeg. The vertical image is a crop of a landscape formatted image.
They are not soft but need the right kind of USM and good lenses.
Prozac?
That should not be the case, it should be just as sharp at 100%, because that is the point of critical sharpness ( as you put it ) that’s looking at the image at its real size. the pics I post above are 100% crop and they are sharper then most of my D70s pics ... what do you think ...
sorry when I say 100% crops that is not necessarily true, cause they are sized down ... ok here is a true 100% crop:That should not be the case, it should be just as sharp at 100%,
because that is the point of critical sharpness ( as you put it )
that’s looking at the image at its real size. the pics I post above
are 100% crop and they are sharper then most of my D70s pics ...
what do you think ...
the pic of the cat is amazing. that is a perfect example. I'd like
to know the lens and the detailed settings on that one.
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léo ...
http://www.imagesofworlds.com/
If you meant my cat it was done with a 70-200 VR at 155 mm, F5.0, 1/1000s, ISO 400, jpeg. Only PP was an USM-action.
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As Ron Reznick pointed out (and Uncle Frank supplied the link to) the higher pixel density will let you more easily see camera shake when you are viewing at 100% size. If images from a less dense sensor and a higher density sensor are printed at the same size, the images will exhibit nearly the same amount of shake.
