The following images were taken with a Nikon D3 DSLR fitted with the latest Nikkor 300mm f4 lens.
This was not a scientific test, just a few grab images with a friend’s equipment.
They were hand held at 25,600 ISO. The exposure was 1/2500 at f25 on a cloudy bright day. The image titles are self explanatory.
The cropped areas represent the quality of the image as would be seen in a 63 inches (1.6m) wide print.
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Original image, size reduced for Web, not edited.
100% Crop, unedited, pink blobs are out of focus buds on cherry tree branches.
As previous image but noise reduced in Noiseware Free Edition.
As previous image but auto-levels applied and sharpened. Auto levels has changed background colour.