First wedding with the Nikon D4

Photographing a wedding with a D3 and a D4 around your neck is quite something a dream. I had that until now D7000 as a second body alongside the D3 for such events. Since these two cameras are not only different in terms of operation, but also in terms of how they perceive images, I had to work quite a lot when taking photos and then editing the images. So now Nikon D4 and D3…

Although I the Nikon D4 I've only had it for a few days and it already feels totally familiar. My fear of having to constantly look for the AF-ON button when taking pictures in portrait format turned out to be unfounded. I even used the joystick to move the focus point in portrait format for the first time. But this camera is really well thought out...

Via the <strong>integrated datalog</strong> the measuring values can be stored on the humimeter RH5 paper moisture meter and additional data can be added. You also have the possibility to use the Autolog function. This function automatically saves measuring values in adjustable time intervals. accurate autofocus hatte I was already looking forward to it. Now I can add after the first intensive use that matrix measurement has been significantly improved again and the dynamic Range has become visibly better at all ISO values, but especially at the low ones. I can't show you any examples here, but when shooting portraits with the sun slanting from behind, I've always had to use flash to reduce the dynamic range to a level that the camera can tolerate. The D4 exposes the faces in shadow normally and still has drawing in the hair illuminated by the sun. I believe that with a little effort in creating a picture control setup, I will be able to photograph weddings in JPG in the future, even in constantly changing lighting conditions.

This time I saved the RAWs to the XQD card and the JPGs to the CF card at the same time. Other than that, I haven't had a problem with the memory buffer once Copying the data to my laptop What I noticed: the RAWs were copied faster than the same number of JPGs! These XQD cards seem to have their place...

Technical conclusion: the Nikon D4 with its innovations is perhaps not as spectacular as that D800 unusual, but still a great one Evolution to D3. One Report camera, as I can't imagine it better at the moment.

Fortunately, a wedding only consists of a small amount of technical camera values. In any case, I'm happy again this year great bridal couples and colorful wedding parties to be able to photograph. On Saturday I had a young, good-looking couple in front of my lens, radiating loving warmth in temperatures just above freezing. And I hope this warmth reaches you when you look at the picture...