Brussels Gay Pride 2008, the first images in D3
May 18th, 2008
This Saturday, May 17 gay pride took place in Brussels, a good event to see what gives the D3 in situation reporting.
I took the D3, SB800 flash, the Tokina (DX) 12/24, 50 1.4, 1.4 and 80 / 200 85 2.8 all in one bag Slingshot 200. (To be honest the 80/200 fit but need a little forced though)
Mode infomercial "the slinghsot is really not bad, it can go out and put away his equipment without removing the bag, we simply slide back to the chest"
I had an appointment with Thomas (which should also post a series on his site ) has several outputs pictures is always nice to ca allows gossiped in the subway and motivate each other and incidentally his friend with a piss D3 recently acquired.
The light was great diffuse (post-storm clouds) great for portraits, more restrictive for photos at wide angle (sky Cramer, subjects in ex), speaking of the wide angle Tokina 12/24 home "up" on the D3 has provided you do not go below 20 mm (unless you love the great big door peephole as vignetting).
D3 with the 50mm comes into its own as a focal story (grin of money), neither too long nor too short, so I used the 50mm for about 70% of my images for the remaining 30% I would say 20 % of 85 mm, 7% and 3% 12/24 80/200.
I had brought the thinking 80/200 be too short, and finally I did almost never used, I'm really more fun to go to the contact 50, the 80/200 is bulky, the subject is photographed intimidated (obviously it's been a big zoom pro / media should therefore not messing too much for the photo).
I expected the flash to fill-in work and avoid scorched skies but when the sky is white at the base that we "overpowerer" the light of heaven with the flash you end up with a gray sky instead of a white sky ... the flash is gone to join the 80/200 warm in the slingshot.
When you work for the first time with a new case you lose a lot of automation, the D200 I know or are the buttons, which allows me to change, for example iso or change the place of a collimator without looking my case, with the D3 I must relearn those which prevents the automatic instinctive side and made me miss out on some pictures.
Collimators on the D3 is reminiscent ca has the eyes of flies and one wonders Why this, all focused collimators 51 year center of the viewfinder ... super convenient (I'm told in the atrium that will be corrected for the D3x, the fault of the remains of the APSC) direction the user manual that I will bring myself to read to see if we can limit the number.
Metering, I work all the time spot, which is based on the selected focus ... (The 51 in the center of the viewfinder ...) so I first worked with compensation of matrix expo (with control on the histogram). The results are very satisfactory, the matrix is very effective as long as one knows what to target, people on a white sky always gonna give in ex faces and overexposed sky. We must therefore constantly working to provide the background light on it.
The AF of the D3 is better than the D200 lenses are faster to their development which is quite comfortable, the AFC is astonishing efficiency even though I prefer the AFS for this type of reportage.
I shot in RAW, imported images in Capture One, added contrast and reduced saturation, some images in my opinion should have a little work in photoshop but I'm lazy ...
I end this little report with "the" question, could I achieve the same images with the D200? Yes for sure, certainly with less comfort under less than "model" and a blurry background reduced. The "real" test will be in D3 light conditions much more difficult!
May 18th, 2008 at 3:43
Thomas not in the series!
I am disappointed
No seriously the colors are fantastic, the poses are great (ask people you something special or what it is spontaneous?), And the composition is beautiful (see the one with the two buses).
In the processing of C1 always? Are you gone through an export settings or have you treated each photo one by one?
So many unanswered questions ...
A + Ben
Roman
May 18th, 2008 at 3:45
Ok I just read the article drops the issue of C1, the question of the D200, so you'll have been able to both see better knowing that you knew the D200 and D3 the least, but hats off ...
May 18th, 2008 at 4:46
Very nice bokeh, very nice pictures for a first release, the shows are tip-top, nothing to say except bravo.
May 18th, 2008 at 6:57
Superb series !!!!!!
Beautiful colors, beautiful compositions, beautiful everything! Indeed we see not too too too much difference in quality with your previous series (which were fanstastiques), or maybe I look bad.
What I'm most jealous in history is not the D3 (but) then you are a friend to accompany you / chat / share and motivate you (and taunt)! Ca, it is priceless; =)
When the Slingshot, it is attractive ... I am determined to make a Crumpler instead ... but the girls in France wonder all the time if it's a baby bag or freezer bag! Not the desired effect ...
Arrg, I take the Slingshot!
May 18th, 2008 at 10:03
Like all the nice review.
For the slingshot, not bad but beware I find a bit fragile closures mine just let go. But it's still a nice bag of story.
Super your blog
May 18th, 2008 at 10:34
What strikes me first is the quality and sharpness of photos. Indeed, on the net, you can not see a big difference with the D200. However, I'm curious to see these pictures full size.
A very nice colorful story you did there.
Respect. Am going to see pictures of Tom.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:37
it is true that the 50mm FF is a great focal since I on the 5D I can not unscrewed.
Beautiful photos, thank you.
John.
May 18th, 2008 at 11:10
For your problem of sights, you can spend 11-point numbers in the menu a8
May 18th, 2008 at 11:56
The rendering is still different from the D200 I think. Won the diaphragm is visible in photographs taken at a medium distance.
Otherwise framing, moments before, all this is that good!
May 18th, 2008 at 11:58
Oh also, I forgot to ask you, the 80-200, what he gives on the D3? It returns the thumbnail as I've seen with the 70-200?
May 18th, 2008 at 24:20
[...] Ben and I, we went to the Gay Pride in Brussels. Him, could finally test its new [...]
May 18th, 2008 at 12:38
Yop!
Photos of course very interesting and report on your new toy in line with what I thought.
This lack of collimators on the corners is pretty ** ch you and then to move from left to right, there is the click
Anyway, this is the only criticism I could make that case (Ha, yes! Its price!
)
Glad to take care in the subway!
a +
Tom
May 18th, 2008 at 24:43
I saw Ben's brighter. Ok, the weather was not super good shape but it seems to me anyway and contrasting darker than usual. The question is the price / profit he justifies the transition from D3 to D200? Because the difference in euros is huge. But I'm sure you'll show us the thing in the coming months! Otherwise, I love this series! Bravo!
May 18th, 2008 at 1:34
Hi Ben,
Very interesting your grip, it has been 6 months that I have the D3 for reporting pros, a large good quality!
When I see the quality of your pictures, it is high time that you began to think to live your passion ...
May 18th, 2008 at 1:57
Hi Ben,
Excellent reporting (such as Thomas also ...). There preque style "Ben" that installs when you see your two sets
Difficult to assess the contribution of the D3 in this series, except that blurs seem still more progressive!
Good luck ...
@ +
May 18th, 2008 at 2:41
Hello,
Congratulations on this series and the new case, in fact, is the "must of the time," I for my part the D300 and I am delighted!
You allude to the collimators and spot metering, I think the D3 act identically to the D300, you can choose, 9, 11, 21, 51 and + 51 AF points with 3D tracking AF points which lock the subject without letting go, through much of the AF of "C" and not "S" = AF-C
Question! Why you used "as you mention above," Spot measuring almost all the time? center-weighted metering does not suit you?
).
Very interested in your answer, because I also juggles between the matrix which gives innatendus sometimes result in exposure, and the weighted .... Spot rarely (but may ^ be given your answer I would change ... why not!
Thank you in all this for your site, and especially for your heading "technical" and I learned a lot ...
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Cyril
May 18th, 2008 at 2:55
Benjamin nice series, one would almost think it was fine ...
You would not have the pictures taken this truck a nice advertising it by chance? I made this picture but could not be there to capture ...
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7357/chariy2.jpg
May 18th, 2008 at 3:06
Hi,
Another beautiful and long series, we feel that you wanted to test the beast and make up pictures in different styles
Otherwise, I think it is less bright because Ben has worked matricelle instead of being in spotlight as usual '
I would say the style C1 offering this feature made it so, I use the same dématriceur and rendering of my photos is pretty much the same (but my photos are not as good ...).
And for the style Ben & Tom
May 18th, 2008 at 8:26
http://www.photob.be/series/pride/CustomName042.jpg <- Miami
http://www.photob.be/series/pride/CustomName093.jpg re yum.
There are others of course ...
But it is the device that does everything
May 18th, 2008 at 9:08
Fantastic!
May 19th, 2008 at 1:41
Eh eh I also went to the big sensor and ditto I rediscovered the joys of 50mm
May 19th, 2008 at 11:25
Hi Ben .. for a first with the beast worry you are very well done .. well just be out a caveat with respect to your previous series (not in the purely artistic components choice of angles and images ..) and I'm not sure it comes from shooting elsewhere (although the gray sky was not the best ..), but rather the treatment that I find sometimes a bit harsh in contrast lacks a little of what peps and freshness that characterizes you ..
May 19th, 2008 at 11:35
ksh: Not Thomas
For I go to the contact poses but I ask nothing in particular 
David: Thank you!
delphine: I personally see the difference in the sharpness, blur and modeling, but it is mainly present in the full size for the crumpler is not a bad thing that happens in a freezer bag (less flight potential)
rqko: thank you!
50mm: thanks
azoe: yep the 50's really my preference
Wildebeest: Thank you, hop changed!
Mdkart: thanks! Difficult to answer if you ca vignettte for the moment I have not noticed
Tom: Sure
Bertrand: Less bright but more mixed, it can come from my new screen and especially the fact that I worked quite a bit matrix for the difference I am already expressed in the post from the top, but if you take this logic the D40 will do just as well as the D200 for this type of reporting
Shooter: Yep clearly the pro side, I think
Olivier: The blur is more "creamy"
cyril: Absolutely, I just set it to limit the number of collimators for spot metering usually I take a position on the cheek with a correction of +0.7, the weighted I do not like because often the background is lighter or darker and far beyond the face on the bottom
Alexander: No I have not, but Tom sent you the file
Jeje: I can be more selective of
For the Capture One style is the fact to restore proper skin tones 
MickymX: Absolutely, the case has done everything!
Twan: I find myself ...
May 19th, 2008 at 24:21
@ Benjamin,
Thank you very much for your answer, ok I understand better for the "spot" with 0.7 saw
Last question (for your answer and I think for portraits) and the rest, crowd, group, always "spot"? or the matrix?
Thank you again for your great work ... ..
A +
Cyril
May 19th, 2008 at 4:41
This beautiful test session, even if the result does not seem fundamentally different from your work at D200: we feel that the mastery of the technique to the shot and treatment, and above all excellent goals are very good results
as you say yourself the real test of this kind of case is when the D200 is worth, ie especially when you go up the ISO
it says your pictures are always the 85mm holders, personal is what has most caught my attention, even if the 50 are also very successful
I'll have to compare the evolution of the PDC with your transition to FF, for now it does not jump to my eyes (which is always good)
Finally, for sensors not eccentric, you're not the only one to complain, it's canon in the same boat, that's just because I am not moved to 5D of ASP-C sensor cover about 57% of the width and FF (5D, the 1Ds), that is 42%! great for the compound to third parties! and again, the external are often not crossed (it changed from 1D3)!
I hope they eventually get along is one of the most reviews I saw on the web: / and one of the nicest benefits of small sensors ...
right now you have to shoot the beast within its limits, we expect to see
May 20th, 2008 at 11:09
Very good series.
D3 or D200, you manage, whatever.
The slingshot, I have for some time now and I can say it is perfect target on his back, and when we need, hop, we slid on its belly. Very convenient for me.
The Gay Pride, Saturday will be for me. I hope to bring as beautiful as you.
May 20th, 2008 at 1:59
cyril: For groups of people I tend to work in Matrix with a correction expo but it depends a lot of the scene being shot
alain: For me the most important are the objots, a choice between a D70 with a 50 1.4 and a D3 with a 18/55 basis I would take the D70 for this type of reporting. Given the type of image you realize I think you know very well what I mean
For the PDC I see quite well, because I know very well render the D200 and I can see the difference with the rendering of D3 (more models, richest shadows ect ...) the difference is obvious on the image in full def.
For collimators, given the kind of format you produce I fully understand your choice
For the high-sensitivity test, I had a vent cover which should operate well 
I encourage visitors to visit to see your pictures that I greatly appreciate http://alaindavreux.com/
Sophie: Thank you! Good luck for the photos!
May 20th, 2008 at 6:29
@ Benjamin,
Thank you very much for your answer, Ok for the matrix
I do the same ....
A +
Cyril
May 20th, 2008 at 8:36
Well, I had not noticed the self portrait on it: http://www.photob.be/series/pride/CustomName042.jpg hahaha
May 21st, 2008 at 24:33
All black class ...
May 21st, 2008 at 2:26
thank you Benjamin
indeed the choice of stones is paramount, the newcomers often have their eyes on the box and go 18-55 with a very dark ... it is often much more profitable to make a lame entry-level, or opportunity, and to afford some nice goals ...
for PDC I would follow your tests as and, the fact that you feel a real difference confirms my choice, I just hope that the successor to the 5D sensor will focus less
now I'm waiting your tests high iso
May 21st, 2008 at 5:02
I totally agree with Ben,
I personally have a Nikon D50 for over two years with good goals as the 50mm f1.8, 24-70 f2.8 and a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 one sigma
Well I would not trade all that for a Nikon D3 with 18-55 f3.5-5.6
The objectives are what is most important, it is better than 6million pixel 12millions pretty ugly pixels
May 22nd, 2008 at 24:05
I just discovered your photos of Gay Pride, there's nothing to say they are top!
I was there too with my 400D + Sigma 10-20 (and my Slingshot 200 too) and I was pretty happy with the result ... but at the sight of yours and those of Thomas, I think I still have a lot work to do.
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:32
Hello,
Personal I have the D300 which gives me full satisfaction ... but I'm glad to see that the 50mm is still marvels! 
Congratulations on this series, I find indeed that for a first grip the result is really good ... it is true that this type of test for the gay pride event is a great saw that it moves all the time ...
Good luck
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olive
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:12
Bertrand: yep I will post out the crop, quite impressive in terms of definition
Alain: It's coming
David: Exactly, I started investing in my objots before moving to another case, the reverse does not make sense
phazer: the material that does everything
olivier: Thank you!
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:53
Chick. curious to see this crop
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:24
Same, I'm curious to see what happens in terms of defining a case like this.
May 24th, 2008 at 2:04
crop
May 24th, 2008 at 3:44
The cow ... you can barely see the pixels!
What is resolution?
May 24th, 2008 at 4:20
Ksh is just a zoom 100%, the D200 is just as well
May 24th, 2008 at 5:23
It kills the crop is almost a com 'to be alone in the image itself
Gallery of the Queen in front of panos by the way ...
May 24th, 2008 at 7:08
What crop
! 
bed, the spectacles of Mr. 
Very good that
May 25th, 2008 at 9:37
I love it! The crop itself is a beautiful picture! It looks like a fisheye ... and detail, the hand of the "flagship" in the lower right. Bravo!
May 25th, 2008 at 9:39
And associated with the left eye, it would make a composite of hell!
May 25th, 2008 at 9:45
good example of what not to do with 12 million pixel, there's still a great margin
May 25th, 2008 at 11:34
Dati: Yep just
MickymX: very clean glasses
Bertrand: Yes, but I Cropper, very, very rarely my pictures, I like to exploit my little pixels
alain: clear although in my opinion, the D200 does the same
June 5th, 2008 at 9:44
Superb!
Once again I find very highly saturated colors. What post processing do you do?
SLTS,
Wedding Photographer Nice
June 5th, 2008 at 10:06
PMN: I work in Capture One, I add a little contrast and decreases the saturation I no more in fact, I forbid any crop to exploit all the available pixels. On the next series on the parade zinneke you an example of before and after in C1 (Capture One)
http://www.photob.be/2008/06/02/zinneke-parade-2008/
June 24th, 2008 at 1:50
I also went to recement D3. (Exit the E-1).
And the digital, it's really a dream machine, equally at home on the street that studio!
In any case, when one has a look like yours, it's worth it to get angry with your banker!
Good luck!
Chris
June 24th, 2008 at 1:52
To close, I still prefer my M6 ... more difficult to use, but fun to shoot is different!
November 13th, 2008 at 6:04
Hello Benjamin, I find your blog. Real treat.
I just offered me a D90 and a Sigma 30mm. The details you give on how you take your tophi helps me a lot ...
Could you tell me what the CO Update you use to make this type of framing? The 50 or 85? (I think that the D3 is FF where I think to do the math on my APS-C
)
http://www.photob.be/series/pride/CustomName094.jpg
Anyway thank you for these beautiful images ...
November 13th, 2008 at 6:18
Thomas: Most of the time be it the 50mm on the D3 or D200
It is small, lightweight and does not impress too much about 
November 13th, 2008 at 6:25
With the D3, you have to bring a lot. You do not strain too scared
?
November 13th, 2008 at 6:28
Nobody forces you to get close, personal I like being close enough to my subject matter and deformation ca going very well at a distance "normal"
November 14th, 2008 at 12:48
The deformation depends more on the focal length, an 35 (human vision) or 50 does not deform the faces,
the last is suitable for wearing as well as the 80, 100 and 150 ... except it is becoming far ;-)
May 12th, 2009 at 1:07
Hello Mr. Benjamin, have you already had occasion to test the new AF-S 50mm?