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<p>Hello everybody !</p><div></div>

<p>Scratch on the rear element is the worst thing can happened to a lens ! It definitely affect the projected image. And this is a big stain/scratch. You must return it and get another one .</p>

<p>Sorry if my question is off-topic : I wonder if anybody noticed how (high iso-or any iso settings) sharpness is affected by active d'lightning...If not, try to take some pictures with and without AD and compare them...<br> ...and a"m sure the buffer is also reduced by high iso NR activation !?</p>

<p>What can I say..., she's a cute hairy one :-) , but now that you mention it , I think you are right about the hair. The pictures were taken yesterday, around 7 pm...<br /> The last picture was edited in Photoshop CS5...,all the blur circles was added in post...</p>

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<p>A friend of mine asked me to take pictures of his 3 month old daughter :</p><div></div>

<p>Very interesting Shun, thanks . And very important for future users of D500. More than one year I use my Sony XQD card only as a backup and never had single problem with it. I thought it was a very fast one like advertised. Not so. And that's the reason I posted the above test...<br /> Many people will be tempted to buy less expensive models . They should be aware of the limitations concerning those XQD cards.</p>

<p>Set "D-Lighting" to OFF and try again...</p>

<p>Sorry that I try to help you..., anyway , what kind of wedding photographer are you , obviously a young one (to be kind).</p>

<p>They start earlier here in Europe. As a NPS member I receive my invitation on the 08.01.2016. and the meeting took place on the 14 of ian (6-8pm). It was a presentation of D5 but no one was allowed to test or take picures with the camera .</p>

<p>I concur with Edward Ingold :<strong>"One stop doesn't make the viewfinder dark. The change is barely visible"...</strong>I use D4s with 70-200/4 VR exactly for that reason : to save weight. Optical, compared to 70-200/2,8 this two lenses are almost identical, same bookeh, same colors and almost same sharpness (70-200/2,8 II being sharper). I have both lenses , using the big one to shoot "trash the dress" sessions with my D3/D4s , and carrying all day (wedding day) D4s+70-200/4 and D810 with 24-70/2.8 and some small 1.4 primes . <br /> <strong><br />...</strong>Oh, and I almost forget : 70-200/4 have way better stabilization...</p>

<p><strong>" However, the write speed seems slow for an XQD cards"</strong><br />...yes it is , and that's why I run a test with 3 cards, two XQD : Sony N 64GB + Lexar 1333 64GB and one CF : Sandisk Extreme 64GB/120MB/s (in this order)<br /> Why those ? : because they are the cheapest of their kind and almost the same on the paper.<br /> Equipment : One PC with Windows 7(Intel I7) and SSD hard drive and two card readers, Lexar and Sony XQD, both USB 3.<br /> The file to move : one folder(5,66GB) containing 635 pictures.<br /> The write(from SSD to card) time on the cards was : 4M46s, 2M39s and 1M48s.<br /> The read(from card to SSD) time was aprox : 8seconds, 7s and 5s<br /> Conclusion : <br /> -if you want speed on the XQD, you have to buy the latest models<br /> -CF is not dead yet - they are fast enough if you have a deep buffer.</p><div></div>

<p> My Xqd reader just arrived and it seems (at first look) that the card is Ok.<br />It has/display 64 Gb capacity (even after formating) , the write speed is aprox 60Mb/s and read speed is 125 Mb/s.<br />What can I say !?..., surely the packing was not at EU or US standards, I can tell the difference.<br />Hopefully, it will do his job ...</p>

<p>...and I feel spring in yours. Thanks Tony !</p>

<p>Todd Owyoung make an important comment :<br> "Without having compared the D810 to the D500 directly, I think the high ISO performance is very close (the pixel pitch of the D500 is smaller, but not by much)"</p>

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<p>The pictures below was taken just a few minutes before the main photo session<br />begin, while me and my cameraman prepare and set up our gear (photo & video equipment).The couple was'nt aware of me taking pictures yet...<br />Love is wonderful ...</p><div></div>

<p>I totally agree with you Shun, and since in my town nobody owns D4 or D4s , I will wait for XQD reader to arrive.</p>

<p>The answer just arrived :<br /> <br /><strong>"Thank you for your e-mail.</strong><br /><br /><strong>We do apologize but unfortunately we can’t determine whether the card is genuine or fake, if you have any doubts about the card being genuine or fake, I would recommend that you contact your vendor regarding that issue.</strong><br /><br /><strong>If I can be of further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact me"</strong></p> <p>...no comments...</p>

<p>Thanks Shun and anybody else who helped. I will keep you informed of progress and let you know when eurosupport@lexar.com will give me an answer... I hope they will !</p>

<p>My suspicion rise when noticed the colour of marked stripe on the pakage. It should be shiny gold ...(not matte mustard brown or Kaki-whatever)</p>

<p>Thanks Pete, Shun and Noreen,<br />- I hope that someone with similar product can tell is there any difference...<br />- It was only 80$ but no refund is possible<br />- Yes, is D4s and the main card that I use is CF (backup is Sony XQD 64)<br />- Yes, I'm afraid it may affect the camera electronics<br />- Just ordered Sony XQD reader from B&H</p>