Night Test Shot with Nikon D5000 @ Marina Barrage

[zola70]

Hi,

For those who are planning to get Nikon D5000 and wants to see how the night shot perform, here are some test shots from my D5000 taken @ Marina Barrage on last Friday evening. All EXIF are still intact, no PP just resizing & signature input.

All photos are shot with Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens on tripod with VR off except #12 & #13 handheld.


Here's Part I of the photos:

Part I
#01


#02


#03


#04

[zola70]

Here's Part II :

Part II
#05


#06


#07


#08

[zola70]

And here's Part III :

Part III
#09


#10


#11

[zola70]

Lastly here's Part IV with high ISO test shot, handheld without tripod.

Part IV - High ISO test shots
#12 - ISO 3200


#13 - ISO 1600

[dlcmh]

Very nice tones, colours and composition!

Did you use one of the scene modes, or PASM?

Thanks!

[dlcmh]

Ooops, sorry - the EXIF is still intact, and visible in Nikon Capture NX2.

Impressive settings you've dialled in there - congrats!

[zola70]

Originally Posted by dlcmh Ooops, sorry - the EXIF is still intact, and visible in Nikon Capture NX2. Impressive settings you've dialled in there - congrats!

Thanks for your comment & viewing. Most of the shots are shot in "M" mode except #12 & #13 shot in "P" mode.

[princej]

Very nice.

Thanks for the test shots. Luv it

So whats ur personal opinion on this camera? Care to share?

TIA

[zola70]

Originally Posted by princej Very nice. Thanks for the test shots. Luv it So whats ur personal opinion on this camera? Care to share? TIA

First of all thanks for viewing & the comment.

Have been using it for about 1½ mths, I would say it's a great & excellent DSLR after downgrading from D200. It's light weight & easy to lug around if you don't mind the plastic body. At least I didn't really miss my D200 features in the D5000. Most important I still get back my 11 AF-point, CAM1000 plus some of the customise setting in the menu. The image quality and contrast is good & an impressive high ISO performance, thanks to the new CMOS sensor replacing the CCD. Surpisingly AF is still fast although it doesn't have a built-in AF-motor. The battery life is so much better then my previous D200.

The only set back is the live view mode, the AF is slow & sometimes hunts in low light. Anyway I can go without it. Lastly, video mode wasn't that good, my LX3 can do better.

All-in-all I should give a DSLR. Alot improvement over the D40 & D60.

[Francis247]

Thanks for sharing the results.

[Simon_84]

a possible replacement for my d40...

[zola70]

Originally Posted by Simon_84 a possible replacement for my d40...

Yes, it about time to replace your D40.

[shaoken]

Nice shots!

The noise at ISO 3200 seems to be good.
Not very noisy..

[zola70]

Originally Posted by shaoken Nice shots! The noise at ISO 3200 seems to be good. Not very noisy..

Thanks for your comment & viewing.

The high ISO up to 3200 is indeed very good & usable.

[HeiPiGu]

I'm really impressed with the image quality of shot #1. Really impressed

Do you mind posing a 100% crop for pic no.1?

[zola70]

Originally Posted by HeiPiGu I'm really impressed with the image quality of shot #1. Really impressed Do you mind posing a 100% crop for pic no.1?

Thanks for your comment & viewing.

Here's a 100% crop for pic #01.

[HeiPiGu]

Hi, thanks for the cropped image, that location is exactly where I hoped to view!

With images like this, especially when no PP is done, the gear you have is a great combo. Amazing performance

[zola70]

Originally Posted by HeiPiGu Hi, thanks for the cropped image, that location is exactly where I hoped to view! With images like this, especially when no PP is done, the gear you have is a great combo. Amazing performance

Thank you.

[Nemo2003]

Wah! Swee...

D5000 is really impressive. Guess I'll go for D5000 instead of D90 & save $$$ to invest AF-S lenses.

[dni423]

beautiful night shots!!