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Michaelaw
09-22-2009, 05:15 PM
http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7mini01.jpg

tomorrowstreasures
09-22-2009, 05:27 PM
Such a sweet face!!!

Michaelaw
09-22-2009, 05:29 PM
Unless you're one inch tall :D

Michaelaw
09-22-2009, 05:59 PM
Another angle


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7mini02.jpg

JAS_Photo
09-22-2009, 06:31 PM
Lol, she is cute! Nice detail on her face especially considering she is all black.

Shelley
09-22-2009, 08:11 PM
Beautiful shots of a beautiful cat!

Mad Aussie
09-22-2009, 10:10 PM
As mentioned ... nice exposure here considering the all black cat and the beige carpet. Nice shots all round. Not nearly as boring as that other shot of yours M :laugh:

Michaelaw
09-23-2009, 12:30 AM
Thanks guys. Shot at ISO 3200...I keep harping on the ISO stuff cos I'm so not used to good results in that domain :)

Mad Aussie
09-23-2009, 12:32 AM
Thanks guys. Shot at ISO 3200...I keep harping on the ISO stuff cos I'm so not used to good results in that domain :)
Keep harping ... it keeps me focused on getting Canon 5D MkII ;)

Marko
09-23-2009, 08:42 AM
Very well done Maw - I favour shot 1 as the cat's face is lit better.

Just curious - what's the noise like at 3200 in the raw file at 100%?

tomorrowstreasures
09-23-2009, 08:44 AM
sweet!

Michaelaw
09-23-2009, 10:39 AM
Very well done Maw - I favour shot 1 as the cat's face is lit better.

Just curious - what's the noise like at 3200 in the raw file at 100%?

What noise? :D It's very, very minimal. The noise there is, you have to go looking for and when you find it, it's very filmic, more like grain. No banding whatsoever. The E-3 noise was in the color info showing up as little green and red dots usually c/w banding.

Here's a very close crop of an area between the cat and the carpet, though it is now a jpeg it shows what I think is really acceptable noise levels at this ISO.

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/noise.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/crop.jpg

kat
09-23-2009, 10:58 AM
Very nice!

MoinMoin
09-25-2009, 02:38 AM
What a beautiful cat - it seems, both sides are her choclate sides :-).

Marko
09-25-2009, 11:41 AM
Thanks for the detail shot Maw!!!!!

I used a D700 for a week and loved it, but now you've had yours a short while. Anything you hate or dislike about the camera?

Michaelaw
09-25-2009, 04:44 PM
Nothing to dislike or hate at my end. My only grief is the weight of the system with th70-300mm mounted. I'm not one to drape the camera around my neck, preferring to wrap the strap around my wrist and hold the camera by the side grip. After a couple of hours walking around in the bush, my arm and wrist are aching. I have to drape it around my neck some of the time now. I'm really looking forward to the day I can afford some pro glass, but I knew that would be a while going in. It's certainly the camera I really wanted but couldn't afford last year when I bought the E-3. Glad I made the switch:)

Marko
09-26-2009, 10:29 AM
That's funny - the weight was one of the first things I noticed about that camera as well. Maybe do some wrist curls or other activities to strengthen your forearm.:D