arniebook
Senior Member
I’ve been experimenting with the Nikon Z8, and the incredible pre-release capture function, and it has revealed how remarkable our feathered friends really are. The function only works when shooting in the ultra-high frame rates of 30, 60, or 120 FPS, and records only jpeg images. The file size, automatically, inversely, decreases, from 45 MP(full frame) @ 30 FPS, 19MP(DX mode)@60 FPS, and 11MP@120 FPS.
I am aware there are several cameras sporting this feature, and it is somewhat of a game-changer in what we, as “still” photographers, are now able to capture, with even some consumer-level gear.
I caught this male Northern Cardinal in my backyard, launching from a shepherd hook, and was fascinated with what the camera revealed in his launch sequence.
I’m not going to post 25 images, so I found an easy way to make a reasonably small, Contact Sheet, using the very handy, capable, and free, Ifanview photo editor.
The images used, are unedited, in sequence, SOOC (straight out of camera) 11MP jpegs, which were taken at 120 FPS. I played with the Contact Sheet settings in Irfanview, so that when viewed at 100%, one image on the contact sheet would fill a screen. It works on my monitor, so, we will see how it works on DPR, and through email. View in "Original size".
Another interesting aspect of this, is that these individual images can be displayed sequentially on the rear LCD of the camera, as well as on a computer monitor, and it resembles a slow motion video!
View attachment 9a291801516b40af8ca5c6000b2b9fdb.jpg
So, I had no idea that Cardinals took flight in this fashion. He literally leaped into the air, higher than his body height, before deploying his wings … nature is amazing! … and, I’m having so much fun!
I’d love to hear your thoughts on both the technology, and what is revealed in the use of it … and, as a side disclaimer, my skill, or lack thereof, had very little to do with the creation of these images … I credit the brilliant minds of the Engineers at Nikon and other camera makers.
Cheers,
Arnie
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What we spend on this stuff is equal to the depth of our pockets squared ($²) times what we (j)ustify in our minds as to what we expect to do with our pictures plus (+) the (e)njoyment we experience from using our stuff and sharing the result ... $xxxx=$²(j+e
)
I am aware there are several cameras sporting this feature, and it is somewhat of a game-changer in what we, as “still” photographers, are now able to capture, with even some consumer-level gear.
I caught this male Northern Cardinal in my backyard, launching from a shepherd hook, and was fascinated with what the camera revealed in his launch sequence.
I’m not going to post 25 images, so I found an easy way to make a reasonably small, Contact Sheet, using the very handy, capable, and free, Ifanview photo editor.
The images used, are unedited, in sequence, SOOC (straight out of camera) 11MP jpegs, which were taken at 120 FPS. I played with the Contact Sheet settings in Irfanview, so that when viewed at 100%, one image on the contact sheet would fill a screen. It works on my monitor, so, we will see how it works on DPR, and through email. View in "Original size".
Another interesting aspect of this, is that these individual images can be displayed sequentially on the rear LCD of the camera, as well as on a computer monitor, and it resembles a slow motion video!
View attachment 9a291801516b40af8ca5c6000b2b9fdb.jpg
So, I had no idea that Cardinals took flight in this fashion. He literally leaped into the air, higher than his body height, before deploying his wings … nature is amazing! … and, I’m having so much fun!
I’d love to hear your thoughts on both the technology, and what is revealed in the use of it … and, as a side disclaimer, my skill, or lack thereof, had very little to do with the creation of these images … I credit the brilliant minds of the Engineers at Nikon and other camera makers.
Cheers,
Arnie
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What we spend on this stuff is equal to the depth of our pockets squared ($²) times what we (j)ustify in our minds as to what we expect to do with our pictures plus (+) the (e)njoyment we experience from using our stuff and sharing the result ... $xxxx=$²(j+e
)
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