Low light performance: D850 vs. Df
I searched this and could only find threads dating back several years. My question is if any member has compared the low light performance of the D850 vs. the Df? I originally got the Df because it was described as a great low light camera. Of course with the more recent advent of the D850 would the larger pixel of the Df still mean it would perform better in low light, all other things being equal (ceteris parabis according to my long gone econ prof.)?
Based on the DxO test, they rated the Df as better performance with high ISO. Now if you take a picture with the Df and then cut out a 16MP portion of an image from the D850 I would think the Df has lower noise. However, if you take the entire frame of the D850 and then resize it down to 16MP the image from the D850 may have less noise.
The D3s is low light king between these 3
Drbobcameraguy wrote:
The D3s is low light king between these 3
Check the Nikon technical specs. The D850 and D3s have the same lowlight capabilities, but the D850 has much better resolution. However, go up to the D5 or D6 and the flagship camera blows all Nikon cameras away in lowlight capability.
DaveyDitzer wrote:
I searched this and could only find threads dating back several years. My question is if any member has compared the low light performance of the D850 vs. the Df? I originally got the Df because it was described as a great low light camera. Of course with the more recent advent of the D850 would the larger pixel of the Df still mean it would perform better in low light, all other things being equal (ceteris parabis according to my long gone econ prIof.)?
I have both a D850 and a D810. I do not have a Df. But I can tell you that in real life, what constitutes the "best" low light camera is highly dependent on exactly what kind of low light shooting you want to do with it. And a lot of energy is spent splitting hairs between cameras that are not significantly different from each other.
For what liw light I do (mostly night sky), the D850 looks a tiny bit better on paper than the D810. In real life, it doesn't make any difference, except that the the extra resolution of the D850 delivers some real benefits resolving stars. But I shoot them both exactly the same. There is no way I would use the Df for this in place of either of my cameras. I wouldn't be interested in using a D3s (or its relatives) for that either.
I don't shoot sports in dimly lit stadiums. But it wouldn't surprise me if someone showed that a Df or some other camera was a little better than either of my cameras in that situation. My D500 did fine for me at a stadium graduation last week.
I've played around quite a bit on Photons to Photos and decided that among the best models of recent cameras, the difference in low-light performance is really not worth getting too worked up over. Other differences are much more important.
Drbobcameraguy wrote:
The D3s is low light king between these 3
LOL. Good one !!
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I stuck a Sony a7S sensor and imaging engine into my Df. Great “night vision”, but in order to fit it cleanly, I hadda add some Sony body parts, like a complete set of them. Folks sometimes mistake it for a real a7S but in my heart of hearts I’ll always *know* it’s really a Df ;-)
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
According to the Photons to Photos site (which I trust more than DXOmark), the DF is very slightly better, but less than 1/4 stop - not enough to make a real difference. If low light is your thing and it fits your budget, the D5 is the Nikon King. See the tabulation for low light and DR performance under the chart:
https://photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.ht
TriX wrote:
According to the Photons to Photos site (which I trust more than DXOmark), the DF is very slightly better, but less than 1/4 stop - not enough to make a real difference. If low light is your thing and it fits your budget, the D5 is the Nikon King. See the tabulation for low light and DR performance under the chart:
https://photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htInteresting, but I find you link failed. Could you repost it?
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
Eight years ago, the df was the King of low light performance and still a good performer even by today's standers. The df
is supposed to be better in low light than the D850.
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