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Posted: Mon May 28th, 2018 07:38
 
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D500-D850 auto focus and holding focus in action both much the same. Noise on D850 is better and you can use higher ISO. A shown above, in youg starling pix, you can get large sharp images for D850 with fine detail and I would doubt if D5 would score so highly in this area but I did only get to use one for a day.

Yes, but my complaint with FX is that the AF points cover a much smaller proportion of the image than with DX. AFAIK that holds true between the D5/D850 and the D500.

It drive me nuts sometimes. I don't always, in fact I rarely want the point of focus in the centre of the image. I know you can acquire focus, lock then re-frame but I don't want the faffing about that entails especially with moving subjects.

The focus points on FX should have a similar distribution on FX as they do on DX, it seems like a cost cutting measure to utilise the same AF module on both formats.

Maybe it's just that they are a fixed dimension/area on both...but when overlayed it covers more of a DX sensor than it does on the larger FX?

Maybe my memory is playing up but I don't recall the focus point distribution on th D3 to be limiting in any way? As you say, if required you could focus and reframe. But I don't recall the frequency of that requirement to have ever been an issue.

Whilst the point is well made, I do wonder how often the D850 focusing range limits would be an obstacle in use? Tracking moving birds means 'get then in the middle and keep them there' for me. I never have time to compose in camera...and anyway focal length limitation invariably mean cropping to suit is always necessary.o.O



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Maybe my memory is playing up but I don't recall the focus point distribution on th D3 to be limiting in any way? As you say, if required you could focus and reframe. But I don't recall the frequency of that requirement to have ever been an issue.

I'm an obtuse old so and so...



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Maybe my memory is playing up but I don't recall the focus point distribution on th D3 to be limiting in any way? As you say, if required you could focus and reframe. But I don't recall the frequency of that requirement to have ever been an issue.

I'm an obtuse old so and so...

Ah yes...coming at the problem from a different angle. :lol:



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Maybe my memory is playing up but I don't recall the focus point distribution on th D3 to be limiting in any way? As you say, if required you could focus and reframe. But I don't recall the frequency of that requirement to have ever been an issue.

I'm an obtuse old so and so...

I think we are all moving into that bracket.
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 Very wet afternoon at Blashford Lakes Reserve (Ringwood Hants) yesterday. Very little about but this very wet Jay posed for a few pixs. D850 80-400 plus x1.4. Poor light ISO 2000 1/650 sec f8

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 Also very fedup Robin!

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 Didn't get out much this week but got this one of a common tuen.

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 Good one Ian at least it's dry!



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 It's been cold dull and windy but dry.
 




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 Shelduck this evening at Titchfield Haven. D500 with 18-140mm lens.

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