Wildlife Photography across the Water: Nikon D3s Video

Monday 15 February 2010

Nikon D3s Video

Whilst there are still alot of people moaning about having Video in a Dslr-Its here to stay and whilst Nikon are currently lagging behind Canon with 720P as opposed to 1080P (not for long as Nikon recently announced a 1080P compact) this video shows that 720P is still very usable-See here and here
Dave

3 comments:

Julian16 February 2010 at 01:00
I've yet to make my mind up on this yet.
However, I'm relaxed as long as the video controls do not get in the way or take priority over the ergonomics of the still camera controls.

If and when that day ever comes I will have to take more notice.

I guess video is an inevitable "nice to have" feature and 1080P is a good headliner for Canon, however at the mo I view it as not having the need to take along a separate camcorder. I shall start to get worried when I realise I spend more time video editing that I currently do raw processing.

Also, with wildlife photography will there be the dilemma over HQ still versus video when faced with unusual species behaviour. I may have missed this but am I correct in saying that being able to take HQ raw shots whilst running video is still not possible yet?

Kind regards
Julian
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Dave16 February 2010 at 13:18
Hi Julian

You can take a still whilst using the movie mode but there will be a small jump in the film

Dave
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Julian17 February 2010 at 20:25
Thanks Dave, for clarifying this for me.
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.