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I think Nikon was trying to emphasize the pixel power of this camera by telling people to shoot at a higher shutter speed When digital cameras reached 14 MP, with the first being the Pentax K20D, criticism was raised, that lenses won't cope.

Makes me wonder how great all these new kit lenses must be??? Or it was all just a media hype? Using a DX lens on a D brings the resolution down to about 15MP which is roughly the same pixel pitch as a Nikon D or Pentax K5 - it is also considered the best compromise between pixel size and resolution.

I think you do need much better glass for a D or D than a D to get the best out of the sensor and a much steadier hand or fast shutter speeds for really sharp pictures.

Such a high amount of photo sites will pick up any lens movement I reckon if Nikon also produced a "D" with a 24MP sensor, it'd be more appealing to a wider audience. Surely, a silk purse made from silk would be more attractive than a silk purse made from a pig's ear. Maybe it's just me, but I see this camesas looking more and more like a melted soap bar. I miss the days when bodies had straight, clean lines. They were also much smaller, for the same full frame film But should you upgrade your current camera?

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What's remarkable is how well the Nikon DE does despite its smaller pixels. As we said at the outset, this review is more about the single difference between the D and DE: the absence of a low-pass filter and its effects. It's also easy to find rainbow colors in hair, both human and animal, that could be objectionable.

There's no way to avoid it, so people without a special use for the DE will do well to avoid the camera. We had to send back the D before we were able to shoot any simultaneous subjects to test the theory, but we think it's safe to say the DE offers no advantage for video capture, as its superior resolution is only seen at the full-resolution 7, x 4, level, not at the significantly reduced 1, x 1, resolution of Full HD video.

As we said of the Nikon D, it's an excellent camera with a gentlemanly demeanor and just about everything a serious photographer could want, but the one feature that improves the DE's resolution also proves a limiting factor that's a bad idea to ignore.

Follow Imaging-Resource. DE vs D DE vs 5DS R. DE vs 5DS. DE vs 6D. DE vs A99 II. DE vs Df. DE vs K-1 II. DE vs Z. DE vs D5. DE vs S Typ DE vs A77 II. Navigate Review Jump to review page Cons Moire problem with certain subjects; Very large files; Slower frame rate; Battery life lower than D Imaging Resource rating 4.

Nikon D at ISO There's more crisp detail and slightly more vibrant color in the DE files. Click on the crops or links above to view the full resolution images.

See notes below. This first example is a typical building window with blinds shot with the same zoom range and settings on both cameras. You can also see that while the settings and conditions are the same, the DE produces warmer, more saturated colors than the D Note: this is the same window but the blinds were moved during our shooting. These slats do not have the rainbow colors that the cameras are imposing upon them. In the DE it is present in a large enough degree to be of genuine interest to anyone considering either camera who may be shooting subjects with certain repeating geometric patterns such as those shown in these images.

Just as interesting, the DE turned the right window shade into either Aztec artwork or a rainbow-colored computer chip, take your pick! Shown here is a gray wall alongside the freeway. Adobe Camera Raw 6. Above are crops comparing how the camera, Adobe Camera Raw 6.

Adobe Camera Raw 7. Unlike Nikon Capture NX 2, you can apply it selectively to areas that need it. Here, we've applied it to just the label at strength set to above right. Buy the Nikon DE. Similar to the DE but smaller lighter larger sensor cheaper But Nikon D Canon 5DS R. Canon 5DS. Canon 5D Mark IV. Canon 6D. Sony A99 II. Nikon Df. Pentax K-1 II. Canon 6D Mark II. Pentax Z. Nikon D5. Leica S Typ Sony A77 II. Suggestion for improvement? These settings delivered a significantly sharper image than the original as-shot JPEG.

Keep in mind that if you use Capture NX2, you have the power to selectively restrict your sharpening settings by using Control Points. This can help reduce edge artifacts between skies and other objects. Learn more about selective sharpening with Capture NX2 here. Adobe Camera Raw 7.

I found that using the following settings worked well to bring out fine details without creating any obvious artifacts:. Again, the concept here is similar to what I did with Capture NX2. The Masking slider is important as it helps to prevent artifacts in clean areas like skies.

I then added an Edge Sharpen module and set it to try to bring out the finer edges in the scene. Nevertheless, I still got a good result. Contour sharpening tools include:. All three RAW converters did an excellent job of sharpening De images, when used properly. These halos can be removed by manually applying Control Points to clean areas in your image i.

However, I still got a very sharp image with it. Keep in mind that in any of these tools, you can usually add in additional sharpening locally via brushes or other selection tools. That way, you can apply the fine-detail sharpening only to the areas that really need it while keeping other areas clean and artifact-free. Super… ask and I receive, in less than 24hrs no less. I was using the old D formula, but with higher Radius and higher Threshold.

Will do some post this weekend with your new formula. Thanks Jason! For example, amount 50, radius 0. The detail slider uses deconvoluted sharpening when set to greater than 50, which minimizes halos. Also, low ISO is a key to getting sharp images on the D, as in any camera.

The settings you posted are more suitable for portrait photography, although in that case you would want to bump the radius up over 1. Hi Rory- I experimented with a lot of settings… keep in mind that this was a DE file no anti-aliasing filter , so I was getting weird artifacts in the image with strong Detail Slider settings.

I imagine that with a regular D, you could boost the Detail slider further. There were other places in the image around the stop sign and street light where halos were noticeable. How does this compare with Lightroom settings for other cameras. What would you have recommended for a D for example.

Eliot- Sharpening settings depend on two things: 1 The strength of the AA filter and 2 your subject. You need to work on sharpening for content i. Have also been processing with Lightroom 4,is their any setting in Lightroom that would give you the same result as the Nik Tonal Contrast without converting to Tif and using a plug in. Jason: do the settings you list for NX2 apply to the D as well or are they solely for the De?

Thanks, Richard. When I open a D nef picture in CaptureNX2, and I open the develop-list, and then I open the camera settings, I can change the white balance, the picture controls etc. Thanks a lot! I have Nikon transfer on my desktop. I did never use it, until now, with my new D Thanks again.

I work only with RAW files and need the best image quality one can get. Time is not important — I usually spend the whole day to shoot just one perfect picture anyway. Thanks for this and other reviews. I know you published a blog in basically saying the major raw converters potentially gave very similar conversions — has anything changed?