D7000 video footage from Photokina

Digigenic said:
I've always found the proper way to determine the quality of high ISO shots was to see them while shot under less than ideal lighting circumstances. Like a dimly lit room with objects that have fine detail and color varations and/or a reasonable amount of motion in it. This way you can see if the details get muddy and where color noise gets pushed. Outdoors in sufficient lighting never seems to reveal much about high ISO performance to me.
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FYI, this was shot indoors at the Nikon booth at Photokina.
EXIF data shows f6.3, 1/400 (@ISO 6400) which is equivalent to f6.3, 1/12 at ISO 200
So the lighting wasn't exactly great.
 
FYI, this was shot indoors at the Nikon booth at Photokina.
EXIF data shows f6.3, 1/400 (@ISO 6400) which is equivalent to f6.3, 1/12 at ISO 200
So the lighting wasn't exactly great.
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Thanks for posting that. We'll see how that translates to video ISO...but I have to say...it's pretty encouraging. I started a thread talking about this VERY THING...that Nikon has an honest shot at producing *USABLE* footage at ISO3200...ISO6400 would be CRAZY!! This would be adding 2 FULL STOPS OF LIGHT to EVERY LENS we have...WOWSER!!! I'm not holding my breath....but that is very nice to see. If nothing else, I'm excited for my photography shoots. Thanks again!
 
Thanks for these suggestions guys.

cacophony said:
You can probably use a lens with aperture control (AI, AI-S, AF-D) to manipulate aperture after shooting has started, though this may require full manual exposure.
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dfreerider said:
A different way to do this is to set the required aperture before entering Live View since aperture controls depth-of-field and is therefore an aesthetic decision as well as a way to control exposure. Then use a variable ND filter like a FaderND to control exposure.
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Thanks for explaining this. I didn't know the D7000 is a "lower" model than the D300s, so for example a D400 could have FHD video and a stepping motor? How about auto focus, I know that cheaper Nikon bodies don't have an auto focus motor (for lenses without a built-in focus motor), what about the D7000?

RobertKM said:
The only way for them to provide aperture control after Live View has been initiated is to use a more expensive, stepping motor like in the D300s & D3s. For cost reasons, they're not going to install it in cheaper bodies. It's not in the D7000.
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RieniO said:
Thanks for explaining this. I didn't know the D7000 is a "lower" model than the D300s, so for example a D400 could have FHD video and a stepping motor? How about auto focus, I know that cheaper Nikon bodies don't have an auto focus motor (for lenses without a built-in focus motor), what about the D7000?
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Actually, I made a mistake with the D300s. I don't think it has a stepping motor after all. And you can't change its aperture once you're in Live View either. So the only Nikons with aperture control while in Live View might end up being the D3 series, and probably the upcoming D4. Anyway, the D7000 has an autofocus motor.

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/microsite/d-movie/en/tips/index.htm

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/technology/d-technology/hardware/04_aperture/index.htm
 
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