Will Df have a fast autofocus in low light conditions with LIVE LCD view on? I am looking for a camera that has fast autofoucs in low light w live vw
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I have had my Df for only a short time (about 30 days) and have only been able to shoot a limited number of photos. I haven't used live view, nor do I know if it is available on the Df. I'm still learning of all the features. Autofocus is very fast... image quality is excellent. I also own a D7000.
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Yes, I have had good results so far but to be honest, my shots were not for testing or performed in a lab. The lens used with the Df was a Nikkor AF-S 50mm f1.4G, shot at ISO 400 to 800 and at f1.4 through f5.6 without flash. Modest Light and Exposure Post work was done using Adobe CS5 with outstanding results. In other shots I used the same lens and my Nikon SB400 SpeedLight for more area fill with good color and results. Side note: I also used the Df with my Nikkor AF-S 200mm f2G VR at a football game, with and with out my Nikkor TC-20E II 2X CONVERTER. All shots taken were "Outstanding" and I was very well pleased. I also have the Nikon D700 & D800 bodies and this Df fits in very well with all my styles and types of event shooting. I have the Black Body and will be purchasing the Chrome to make it a pair. I did this pairing in the past 1960 to present with my FTN's, FE's, FE2's and FG's, no Chrome model for my F6... In addition, I will be testing the Df at indoor sporting events, weddings etc. without a flash and outdoor street work and events at night, also without a flash to see how that goes... Over all a great camera and paired with good glass will stand on it's own as a prime body or as a back-up second or third camera. "Highly recommended!!" V/R Kent M Whitney, "The PhotogDog"
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good fast autofocus and quick , almost no shutter lag.bad - no manual controls or colour settingsNO BLACK AND WHITE MODE - has to be done on computerprovided software does NOT work on a Mac
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Hi Dennis, Low-light scenarios is a general issue with personal video cameras. Simply put, you can not expect the same video quality for low light conditions as for sunshine day recordings. I have Canons HF11 and am actually quite impressed how good the quality of the low light sensitivity became nowadays (I am recording fireworks). Under which conditions are you taking a video, whats the object ?
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Auto mode picks the best possible settings from a huge internal library. Auto ISO enables low light pics without flash. The only issue is in bright light(in all Modes) Frank Wilson mentioned in a previous post the quick set dial for adjusting exposure. I find Setting it to -.3 gives good results. You can always brighten picture but can't darken washed out ones. Picture quality is impressive.
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AutoFocus was fine. Some circumstances, e.g., bird watching, require manual focus.
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I have the same problem with the autofocus for video recording (even when set to "Full AF"). It occurs mostly during zooming in and not as much when zooming out. Sometimes, after zooming in, it will lose the focus and then regain it or not at all at times. This problem has occurred in bright light and sun outdoors and indoors in decent and dim light.It's too bad since the quality (color and clarity) seems excellent.
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No, it has no autofocus . It is manually focused. But it does do exposure thru the lens with your F-1
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Yup, manual focus. Somewhat difficult to focus at f1.4 on my D7000 - dof very shallow, of course. I found it a little long on the cropped sensor. The Voightlander 58mm f1.4, while also manual focus and a little more expensive, is the perfect focal length for head-shots.
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Sorry I just saw the incoming email. Let me understand first. Are you saying that there is no way to do an "autof" on your camera with the lens? Try half way press the shutter see if the focus can be achieved.
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yes, for low level lighting you need to get F30. V10 is not good for that. It's good for outdoor pictures and marginal for low light situations. vidio on the other hand is very good on V10
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Exceedingly well for exposure. Auto mode for video is average to slow, but this isn't a camera designed with video in mind. Full Program, Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priority all work very well and yield exceptional images.
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Hello Sr's.I have just bought this camera, been playing around with the settings for a coupple of days, its just GREAT. Its not the fastest camera out there, it DOES have a slight delay from PRESS to SHOT, dont know exacly how long, but its noticeable.However this camera, on auto mode, allows you to set an option ON to "fast capture" this will make the Shutter speed way faster... Intented for use to take a pic on a racing event or sports event. I think with this setting ON might be sufficient to capture that lil' angel smile just fine!
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I am familiar with the problem, but don't know the answer. The autofocus is too slow and frustrating when trying to take quick shots. I am looking for a replacement camera.
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Can one simply turn off the autofocus and use the manual focus ring while in video mode? I hope so, I just ordered a HS20. Should have it early next week.
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Have not driven under those conditions but overall the camera has excellent low light capability. At night the camera view is always much brighter than the actual light level. I am very happy with the low light recordings.
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IMO this is a great street camera between the f1.8 lens, the tilt viewfinder for shooting from the waist and it's small size compared to a DLSR. There is a little noise at 1600 but the fast lens make pushing your ISO past that rarely needed. While the camera is solid the lens is what makes it great.
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Autofocus works fine on my D50, so unless the D40 is fundamentally different, it should work just fine.