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IN THE FIEld<br />
Testbench<br />
The accuracy and response<br />
of the D5’s focusing in nearpitch-black<br />
environments proved<br />
remarkable and impressive<br />
photographer makes you a<br />
better photographer. It’s not<br />
just a case of having confidence in<br />
your own creative capabilities, but<br />
also having lots of confidence in<br />
the equipment you’re using.<br />
As well as being superbly<br />
impressed with the 24-70mm<br />
VR lens that came with the D5, I<br />
also tried out a few shots on my<br />
latest Nikon purchases: the Nikon<br />
35mm f/1.4 and Nikon 58mm<br />
f/1.4 lenses. Talk about sharp.<br />
These lenses, combined with this<br />
camera, are a match made in<br />
heaven. There’s a bit of fall-off<br />
on the edges when shooting wide<br />
open, but that’s to be expected.<br />
In my opinion, it’s this effect that<br />
gives these prime lenses their<br />
unique character.<br />
For the speeches I boosted<br />
up to ISO 10,000 and beyond<br />
without worrying that my files<br />
were going to be too noisy. This<br />
is a camera that allows you to<br />
push raw files to the extreme. I<br />
also found the dynamic range to<br />
be as good as that on the D750.<br />
My 70-200mm lens, which I<br />
sometimes use for speeches,<br />
only opens as wide as f/4; hence<br />
shooting in dark venues, like the<br />
barn I was in, means it is<br />
An example of where auto ISO was used.<br />
This approach to working lets me<br />
concentrate on getting the shot rather<br />
than faffing around with camera settings<br />
essential to have a camera that<br />
is capable of shooting in<br />
low-light conditions with high<br />
ISO settings – unless you want<br />
to use flash, of course.<br />
In the evening, I nearly always<br />
pop my SB-900 flashgun on<br />
and shoot some fun shutter-drag<br />
images on the dance floor. This<br />
wedding was no different, and I<br />
was very happy with the shots I got<br />
as the band started their evening<br />
set. At times it was almost<br />
pitch-black on the dance floor, yet<br />
the D5 managed to lock on to<br />
people’s faces easily with very little<br />
light on them. By bursting a tiny bit<br />
of flash, setting a slow shutter<br />
speed and giving the camera a<br />
sideways swipe, I got lots of<br />
shutter-drag photos of people<br />
having fun.<br />
I know that, like many<br />
other DSLRs, the D5 has<br />
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