Joe McNally: D4 a "game changer with "smooth"image files

[RBFresno]

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/

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[coudet]

He uses many words like "smooth", "creamy", and a lot of other words that dont actually mean anything. I'm surprised he didnt say that files have "great depth" or "fortitude".. oh, and who can forget "richness".

 

[binary_eye]

With all due respect to Mr. McNally, he's essentially sponsored by Nikon. What else would he say? He's not going to criticize their latest and greatest.

 

[nathantw]

Yeah, I love his work, but you're right, he is sponsored by Nikon. Don't 'dis' the sponsor.

What we need are reviewers like the Brits on the car show Top Gear (not the American guys), but for cameras instead. Now that would be fun, plus they'd tell it as it is.

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[RBFresno]

HI!

I mentioned this as noteworthy, since Joe is a respected and succesful photographer and has been a Canon shooter.

But feel free to ignore his thoughts. So far, his are the most experienced hands I've seen on the D4.

RB

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[MasterOfGoingFaster]

Yeah, I love his work, but you're right, he is sponsored by Nikon. Don't 'dis' the sponsor.

Joe is a really nice guy and is unlikely to 'dis' anyone but himself. But he wouldn't lie for a sponsor. If Joe says it is good, you can take it to the bank.

What we need are reviewers like the Brits on the car show Top Gear (not the American guys), but for cameras instead. Now that would be fun, plus they'd tell it as it is.

Well, Thom Hogan takes care of the 'tell it like it is' part at bythom.com

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[jagge]

With all due respect to Mr. McNally, he's essentially sponsored by Nikon. What else would he say? He's not going to criticize their latest and greatest.

Precisely its difficult to take that kind of review serious. Any producer of anything know that that kind of commercials are far more effective than oldschool advertising. Everyone will have their gards more down.

Kind regards

Jakob

 

[teinszo]

Nikon-sponsored or not, I'd take the words and reviews of someone with impeccable credentials as Joe's anytime.

 

[djwuk]

I'd never even heard of XQD memory cards until I read the D4 announcement on here this morning. Having checked them out on the net I notice they seem to have the same form factor as compact flash which leads me to wonder, can the XQD slot on the D4 also accept cf cards? I suspect not, but a thought..

 

[joeyv]

You do not need to take his word, just look at the samples. Tonality seems improved.
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[Kelowna]

I'd never even heard of XQD memory cards until I read the D4 announcement on here this morning. Having checked them out on the net I notice they seem to have the same form factor as compact flash

They are very close to the form factor of SD cards - smaller than the CF cards. Sony just announced some today.

which leads me to wonder, can the XQD slot on the D4 also accept cf cards? I suspect not, but a thought..

Due to smaller size, the XQD slot would not accommodate a CF card. Perhaps we will see an adapter to fit a XQD card inside a CF shell (like there is for an SD card-CF shell). Odds are, its speed would be limited to CF capabilities.

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[rhlpetrus]

Nikon-sponsored or not, I'd take the words and reviews of someone with impeccable credentials as Joe's anytime.

And those two shots are great, no doubt, he's a master of lighting.
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[RBFresno]

Nikon-sponsored or not, I'd take the words and reviews of someone with impeccable credentials as Joe's

Exactly.

If I said this, it would (abd should) have little credibility.

On the other hand, a statement from someone of Joe's stature, experience, and record of integrity, means quite a bit to me and provdes information beyond the specs

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[nathantw]

I believe his word. I love Joe McNally's work. In fact I own one of his books.

Yeah, I love his work, but you're right, he is sponsored by Nikon. Don't 'dis' the sponsor.

Joe is a really nice guy and is unlikely to 'dis' anyone but himself. But he wouldn't lie for a sponsor. If Joe says it is good, you can take it to the bank.

What we need are reviewers like the Brits on the car show Top Gear (not the American guys), but for cameras instead. Now that would be fun, plus they'd tell it as it is.

Well, Thom Hogan takes care of the 'tell it like it is' part at bythom.com

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[Ilkka Nissilä]

Of course they mean something. Smoothness and creaminess refer to high SNR and good tonality. Those are physical measurables although he is using subjective attributes to characterize the images.

 

[Ilkka Nissilä]

Making photos to advertise a Nikon product doesn't mean what he says is not true. Nor would he use a camera if it wouldn't work for him. Nikon is just one of his clients.

 

[Kwick1]

With all due respect to Mr. McNally, he's essentially sponsored by Nikon. What else would he say? He's not going to criticize their latest and greatest.

Just to dispel a misconception - Joe McNally is NOT sponsored by Nikon. He pays retail for every bit of Nikon he gets (he buys from Adorama, for what it's worth). Nikon is just one of his many clients that hire him for jobs, nothing more.

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[Robin Casady]

Yeah, I love his work, but you're right, he is sponsored by Nikon. Don't 'dis' the sponsor.

What we need are reviewers like the Brits on the car show Top Gear (not the American guys), but for cameras instead. Now that would be fun, plus they'd tell it as it is.

I'm trying to imagine what the photographic equivalent would be to power-drifting a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. ;-)
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[rinsephotographic]

I'm trying to imagine what the photographic equivalent would be to power-drifting a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. ;-)

taking pictures of the aforementioned power drift with a D4 and 200/2? maybe if nikon made a special kevlar/titanium version of that camera and lens...

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[PaulV]

Thanks for posting this review. It's due to the knee-jerk naysayers like those who question him that I rarely post or read DP Review any more. A shame, as there are tons of good people here, as well.
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