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6 years 4 months ago #555658 by bobvasi
I photograph rodeo.  I bought a (other brand)D5.  I am not as impressed with it as I had hoped.  I have thousands of images with the focus point on target and the subject is not in focus. I have thousands of images that are underexposed.  My D3s did better with exposure.  If a face is in shadow the skin tone is bad and pixilated, even at low ISO values.  I spent a lot of money for a camera that is useless for my work. 

To make the switch to Canon will cost a lot more than the camera.  I shoot with prime lenses, 70-200, 300, 600. 

Is the Canon 1Dx Mark II better?  Some say they are the same, some say one or the other is better. 

I hope you are willing to discuss the species with me in this thread I would like to see some examples of photos from the 1D X that were made with light from stadium lights.  I hope this is not asking too much. 

I plan to rent a Canon for the next rodeo. However, if there is not much difference then there is no point. 

Thank you for any insight you may offer. 
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6 years 4 months ago #556446 by garyrhook
There is nothing wrong with the Nikon D5. It's a fantastic camera. And speaking as someone that likes to shoot jousting (which also requires dealing with speed and shadows and what-not) I'm going to suggest the problem is technique.

You don't provide and example photo, with exposure information/EXIF, to illustrate your point. How are we to have a conversation then? You say your D3s did better with exposure... are you talking about auto mode? You say your focus point is on target but everything is blurry. There's not nearly enough information in that statement. And frankly, if you're not in manual mode, or at least shutter priority, I'm thinking that's too much camera for you, and your expectations are out of sync with your skills. Not trying to be insulting; just going on the (little) information that's been provided.

Switching to a Canon body will not make one bit of difference.

So, again: details, please. You want good answers, you need to ask good questions.
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6 years 4 months ago #556448 by bobvasi
I shoot manual with Auto ISO

Photo is attached.

Seems underexposed to my eye

This is cropped but not edited. 

Focus seems a bit soft. 
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D5
Lens: 400.0 mm f/2.8
ISO: 1600
Aperture: f/10.0
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Captured: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 11:57am
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6 years 3 months ago #560333 by bobvasi
Moderator: Please remove this message. 
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6 years 3 months ago #560337 by garyrhook
Not sure why you want this removed...

I never saw the added example image until now; wish I had.

The shutter speed is too slow for what you want to capture. Also, you say that it's unedited, but that's not a RAW image. That looks like a JPG to me. So you get what the camera is willing to give you.

Shooting midday, you should be able to get sharp shots. I shoot jousting and use 1/1600s, ISO 450, f/6.3 and get perfectly sharp shots of horses running and lance pieces flying. Since you didn't include the shot data, I can only suggest that you could likely improve your skills to accomplish your goals.
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6 years 3 months ago #560488 by bobvasi
I am new to this forum, this was my first post. 
 
In another forum, they allow for a jpeg file that shows the EXIF data, I didn't know that this would not show here.

Is there a way to edit a message in this forum?

Here is a better example:

1/1250, F/10, AUTO ISO at 1800

I shoot manual with auto ISO.

The focus point is on his chest above his right hand.

Yes, I could have shot this at a wider f/stop and increased the shutter speed, but I wanted enough Depth of Focus to allow for the nose of the steer to be in focus. 

Issues:

1. Matrix
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D5
Lens: 400.0 mm f/2.8
ISO: 1800
Aperture: f/10.0
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Captured: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:03pm
Metering and yet the scene is under exposed. 
2. The face of the cowboy is not sharp. Is this because the area under the focus point is dark? 
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6 years 3 months ago #560489 by bobvasi
I posted my edited photo, here is the unedited image:

yes, I know I should have aimed higher. 

Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D5
Lens: 400.0 mm f/2.8
ISO: 1800
Aperture: f/10.0
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Captured: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:03pm
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