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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: iaent on March 27, 2015, 09:53:09 pm

Title: D3s High ISO performance is even better than D4 & D4s???
Post by: iaent on March 27, 2015, 09:53:09 pm

Nikon D3s is 2nd best in Noise performance among Nikons. Better than D4 & D4s. Well if u trust DxOMark.
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Title: Re: D3s High ISO performance is even better than D4 & D4s???
Post by: AlterEgo on March 28, 2015, 12:01:34 am

Quote from: iaent on March 27, 2015, 09:53:09 pm

Well if u trust DxOMark.

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Title: Re: D3s High ISO performance is even better than D4 & D4s???
Post by: ErikKaffehr on March 28, 2015, 03:21:20 am

Hi,

They are essentially the same at high ISO, but the newer models are better at low ISO. I guess they have better well capacity and cleaner readout.

Best regards
Erik

Title: Re: D3s High ISO performance is even better than D4 & D4s???
Post by: LKaven on March 28, 2015, 12:16:30 pm

Quote from: ErikKaffehr on March 28, 2015, 03:21:20 am

They are essentially the same at high ISO, but the newer models are better at low ISO. I guess they have better well capacity and cleaner readout.

Yes!  The D4/s has 120 e- capacity at ISO 100.  They use a dual-multiplexed readout shared by adjacent columns, and 24 channels of onboard amplification and A-D.  At ISO 25600-51200 I'd give them both high marks, with the D4/s having a bit better color response, and the D3s having just a bit less fixed pattern noise.  I wouldn't say that D3s is "better" but holds its own very nicely.  It's more a qualitative question than a quantitative one.