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...and would really appreciate some experienced D50 owners/eyes to assist in helping me understand whether my WB/settings/ISO were off in the following images between my new FZ30 and new D50. From what I remember, the setting sun's glow was somewhere between the two.
Specifically, I'm interested in whether my D50's settings used contributed to the much more golden-orange setting sun glow than the FZ30's exposure reading... and what/how I could improve in similar circumstances. I should preface the following with pointing out that I tried to keep the digis on the ~same focal lengths (432mm on the FZ30 & 450mm on the D50); the same Auto settings letting camera choose WB/exposure etc. The D50 images were shot w/the Tamron 70-300mm f/4 - 5.6 LD macro zoom kit lens at full zoom (besides contributing to the softness, could this affect the metering?). The Raven images had the FZ30 Post Processed w/minor Lvls adjustments and the D50 PP w/minor Lvls & Shadow lightening adjustments. No noise processing for any of the images. Note: The D50 raven image did have some motion blur due to operator error so I did some Focus Magic Motion Blur corrections ( (6-pixels; Oh, for affordable OIS/VR lenses!). The images were sequenced by shooting out of the car window first with the D50 and then swapping digis and take the ~same images with the FZ30. Thus, they are within a minute or two of each other at same distance, lighting etc. w/Auto settings. The originals, cropped etc are at: http://iciclelanding.com/... ...ion=9&page=0&view=album&zoomset=24& amp;see_as=974 EXIF below images and embedded in originals. FZ30 at 12X 432mm ... [align=center]Image control: Zoom out | Zoom 100% | Zoom in | Expand / Contract | New window[/align] ![]() ![]() ![]() Nikon D50 at 450mm ... [align=center]Image control: Zoom out | Zoom 100% | Zoom in | Expand / Contract | New window[/align] ![]() ![]() ![]() FZ30 100% Crop ... [align=center]Image control: Zoom out | Zoom 100% | Zoom in | Expand / Contract | New window[/align] ![]() ![]() ![]() D50 100% Crop ... [align=center]Image control: Zoom out | Zoom 100% | Zoom in | Expand / Contract | New window[/align] ![]() ![]() ![]() The D50 image had the following EXIF settings: > D50 ISO200 Requested/Used 1/160-sec shutter Aperture Priority f/10 (Read where smaller aperture assists in long reach sharpness) AUTO WB Center Weighted Average - AUTO Exposure Normal Gain Normal Contrast Enhanced High Saturation (Ooops) Medium Hard Sharpness AUTO Tone Compensation 0 Hue Adjustment Noise Reduction off 0 EV Image Time 19:37 PDT (~20:01 PDT Sun set just below horizon) > FZ30: ISO80 P-Mode f/5 1/100-sec shutter AUTO WB Color Effects - OFF STND Contrast STND Sharpness STND Saturation Noise Reduction LOW Image Time 19:37 PDT FWIW, the 'golden-orange' glow seemed to work for this image... [align=center]Image control: Zoom out | Zoom 100% | Zoom in | Expand / Contract | New window[/align] ![]() ![]() ![]() -- |
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I think part of the reason could be the lens itself. Tamrons seem to have a reputation for producing warmer colors.
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