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02-JAN-2006

Banding.jpg

Unfortunately, my first sample of D200 does have two hot pixels and banding issue. Here is an example of banding apearing on dark areas adjacent to very bright ones.

Nikon D200 ,Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC
1/13s f/4.0 at 23.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time02-Jan-2006 14:48:20
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length23 mm
Exposure Time1/13 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 06-Jan-2007 08:17
"Guest" is a bit rude. This looks like a typical shot, you werent shooting a light bulb trying to make your camera show 'banding'.

The camera should be able to handle this cituation fine, but it has artifacts, we shouldn't have to edit out camera artifacts such as this before printing. Even if it isn't noticible in most prints, its still affecting the underlying quality of the image I believe, whether someone can put their finger on it or not, its there and it shouldnt be :(
Miljenko Devcic08-Jan-2006 18:42
You got it all wrong, my friend. I'm a photography magazine editor who is just in a middle of testing and reviewing Nikon D200. My duty and job is to torture all the equipment tested in order to find their pros' and cons'. Besides, the Nikon representative is glad to be helped in pinpointing such issues so they can provide the Nikon with valuable information... Best regards, M.
Guest 08-Jan-2006 14:48
You have got to be kidding me. It's like you are trying and trying to find any issue, anything, about which to whine. This "problem" occurs with many DSLRs, is invisible when printed at common sizes, and is not in the subject in any event. If you print super large, you would first post process anyway. Also, closing the drapes a bit might help the shot for other reasons.