This Is Why I Love My D4

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Hot day here in Melbourne yesterday, so I went out in the evening with the D4 once it started to cool down.

Came across a group of Galah's in including a couple of juveniles, this one sat still for a couple of seconds while I grabbed this shot. ISO was set to auto and I could see it quickly climbed into the "Hi" settings. I wasn't really expecting too much in terms of a usable image but I was very pleasantly surprised on how the image turned out after a quick run through Topaz DeNoise.

Nikon D4, Sigma 150-600mm Sport. 600mm, f/6.3, 1/640s @ iso 18102.

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Wow...that is awesome! I sold one of my D850s to get a used D5 just for low light. I haven't regretted it when I have needed it. Must admit, I have been a little afraid of anything over ISO 8000. It seems getting the exposure correct is more important than the ISO for this camera.
 
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KimM said:
Wow...that is awesome! I sold one of my D850s to get a used D5 just for low light. I haven't regretted it when I have needed it. Must admit, I have been a little afraid of anything over ISO 8000. It seems getting the exposure correct is more important than the ISO for this camera.
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Just curious KimM if you miss the extra pixels when working with the D5? (I too have recently purchased a D5 but have hesitated letting my D850 go...)
 
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VStammer said:
Just curious KimM if you miss the extra pixels when working with the D5? (I too have recently purchased a D5 but have hesitated letting my D850 go...).
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Why yes I have, on occasion. I try to use the D850 whenever possible since I chase birds and sometimes those guys just don't let you close. So if that is the case, I wait for better light and then crop my way over to a better presentation. Unless, the light is bad, the opportunity likely not to come again and I need that higher ISO, out comes the D5. My recent Eagle images come to mind as just this situation. Dusk and pretty heavy cloud cover the whole day. They had a kill that was in a decent background situation which was very I unusual for this refuge. This is why I purchased this camera. The D500 sits home and is used as backup when needed. I would never let me D850 go...it is my main camera for everything.
 
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The D4 is an amazing camera. I had one for about six months and loved it. A very easy camera to use! I would use settings 1/4000, 6.3, auto ISO capped at 12,600. I would shoot all day long with those same settings, whether in bright light or low light and the images came out excellent.

I bought a D500 and the image detail was slightly better. I couldn't afford to keep both, so I had to part with my D4. Someday, I will have another one. My favorite Nikon ever for its versatility.
 
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