cwchan

I finally got my NIKON P6000 as I solved the problem of connecting the dc to my DCA. Since there is no stepping ring available in the market from M44mm to M46mm, therefore I buy a stepping ring from M43mm to M46mm($18) and connect it to my old Nikon P5100 connection tube (m44mm to m52mm) by using AB Epoxy Resin mixture.

Speed
For digiscopic usage, P6000 gives me a very fast focus and it is very accurate too. In taking RAW, the processing from one shot to another is quick in P6000. It wins my old Nikon 8400.

Sharpness
As expected, the middle range of the zoom lens gives rather sharp image, however a little bit disappointed at its long end, i.e. from 16mm to 24mm.

Picture quality
Compare with my old Nikon 8400, P6000 is still not as good as my working horse despite having higher pixel. It lackes the detail that 8400 gave me.

All the bird shots below were taken by using 30X scope + Nikon P6000 on 22.11.2008 at Long Valley.


The connection ring+tube.


12.3mm f4.6 1/206 second ISO 100


12.3mm f4.6 1/155 second ISO 100


13.6mm f4.8 1/180 second ISO 100


[ Last edited by cwchan at 4/02/2009 23:06 ]

cwchan

The following shot (cropped) was taken by setting the dc at its longest zoom, i.e.24mm f7.7. The object was a bit far away from me.
Taken in RAW, transformed to JPG format by the DC directly.

Long Valley
29.11.2008



[ Last edited by cwchan at 5/02/2009 11:08 ]

cwchan

Recently Nikon has launched the latest ViewNX Ver1.3 software, the software can now edit the NRW raw image taken by P6000 ( which was impossible due to absence of the codex in PS).  Editing functions such as image color, tone adjustment,exposure compensation and white balance adjustment is also possible now.

The following image is using this ViewNX Ver 1.3 processor to convert NRW to tiff.

Digiscopic shot using 30X scope,
Camera setting
ISO 200, EV-2, f2.8, 6mm, 1 second, white balance : incandescent (taken at night around 10pm)

Applying ViewNX 1.3 to convert the raw image to tiff, with the folollowing editing,
(1)explosure compensation +0.6EV,
(2)change the white balance from the standard setting of incandescent (3000k) to 3492K,
(3)Tint -1
(4)apply sharpening slightly

Then using PS to downsize the image to jpg.



The 100% cropping of above image.

cwchan

For Nikon P6000 user, don't forget to upgrade the firmware to Version 1.2.
It saves your battery power obviously.

http://nikonasia-en.custhelp.com ... li=&p_topview=1