We love the golden California hills with all these
lovely oak trees. Photographing them is quite tricky because it is
very hard
to find the right light:
- Golden light before sunset produces too much shadows
- Overcast renders them flat and uninspiring
- Harsh sunlight is a problem as usual
- Getting an ultra soft perfect overcast is rare
In the end we go with the sunshine most of the time.
Sample #1
Canon EOS 5D at 145mm (1/200 sec, f/9, IS),
FOV 145mm
100% magnification crop
Nikon D2x at 105mm (1/200 sec, f/9, VR), FOV 157.5mm
100% magnification crop
Overall both cameras delivered the images
we wanted.
Max FOV (Field of View) with the 70-200mm
lenses on both cameras
5D FOV 200mm
D2X FOV 300mm (12MP mode)
D2X FOV 400mm (6.8MP High-Speed Crop mode)
All photos were shot from the same vantage
point.
Sample #2 
Canon EOS 5D at 140mm (1/250 sec, f/10, ISO 160, IS), FOV 140mm
Nikon D2x at 102mm (1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 160, VR), FOV 153mm
Overall we got with both cameras the
pictures we wanted. In some cases we liked the wider FOV of the 5D
with the 70-200mm but even in more cases the longer FOV of the
D2x. |
