Power of Nikon 12-24 + Nikon Capture + Ninja Noise

thomaschan · 7th December 2004

Hi everyone,
having previously been a prosumer cam user (canon g series) i never really understood how powerful RAW images could be, and how much you could actually fiddle around with them to get SO much out of your image....

I used to think "wah lao RAW file take up 5 times more space, why shd i bother??" but now im like "oh man i can ONLY shoot raw".

Anyway there has been lots of discussion about nikon 12-24/capture and that resparked my interest in it again. (haven't been taking photos lately). Thats when i decided to edit some of my older pictures to show everyone how good 12-24 + capture + a bit of noise ninja can be!

Im quite a crap photographer (trying my best to get better) and the photos u see are some of the better ones (although not as good as i would like them to be). I've attached full 100% , 50% and 35% crops of the image, so u can see that even at 100%, with capture, the quality is amazing!!

enjoy the 12-24 + capture power!!!

oh ya one thing i dun like abt the d70 is the noisy skies u get... nothing a bit of noise ninja can't solve though.... ideally a d70 with the noiselevel lf a 20d or a 1dmk2 would be awesome.. but im not complaining for the entry levle nikon slr...

http://rathernifty.com/d70/

cy_j · 7th December 2004

Originally Posted by thomaschan

I used to think "wah lao RAW file take up 5 times more space, why shd i bother??" but now im like "oh man i can ONLY shoot raw".

Same story here! It's only when I tried shooting in NEF and using Capture did I see what I was missing. And that after shooting 2k+ shots

Still, better late than never

espn · 7th December 2004

Well... some will still swear by JPEGs

but to each his own, if I'm paid to shoot JPEG, who CARES!!!

Clown · 7th December 2004

i find the images mildly underexposed..

ibs · 7th December 2004

Yes, i've been seeing a lot of nice photos shot by this lens. And I am planning to use my ERS to buy one.

Anyway, nice photos. But I noticed the first pic, the trees and buildings near the horizon are slanting to the right. Distortion?

Oh nice pair of shoes btw.

thomaschan · 8th December 2004

haha bro!! with NEF + Capture its no longer a problem!!

the NEF file effectively contains data for +/- 1 full ev stop, can easily adjust

Originally Posted by Clown

i find the images mildly underexposed..

7th December 2004	#1
thomaschan Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 552	Power of Nikon 12-24 + Nikon Capture + Ninja Noise Hi everyone, having previously been a prosumer cam user (canon g series) i never really understood how powerful RAW images could be, and how much you could actually fiddle around with them to get SO much out of your image.... I used to think "wah lao RAW file take up 5 times more space, why shd i bother??" but now im like "oh man i can ONLY shoot raw". Anyway there has been lots of discussion about nikon 12-24/capture and that resparked my interest in it again. (haven't been taking photos lately). Thats when i decided to edit some of my older pictures to show everyone how good 12-24 + capture + a bit of noise ninja can be! Im quite a crap photographer (trying my best to get better) and the photos u see are some of the better ones (although not as good as i would like them to be). I've attached full 100% , 50% and 35% crops of the image, so u can see that even at 100%, with capture, the quality is amazing!! enjoy the 12-24 + capture power!!! oh ya one thing i dun like abt the d70 is the noisy skies u get... nothing a bit of noise ninja can't solve though.... ideally a d70 with the noiselevel lf a 20d or a 1dmk2 would be awesome.. but im not complaining for the entry levle nikon slr... http://rathernifty.com/d70/

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Clown Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,809	i find the images mildly underexposed.. __________________ ~DI/Commercial Portfolio and Travel Gallery~ ~Blog~

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espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	Well... some will still swear by JPEGs but to each his own, if I'm paid to shoot JPEG, who CARES!!!

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ibs Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 371	Yes, i've been seeing a lot of nice photos shot by this lens. And I am planning to use my ERS to buy one. Anyway, nice photos. But I noticed the first pic, the trees and buildings near the horizon are slanting to the right. Distortion? Oh nice pair of shoes btw.