Hi guys, I'm going to buy AP 5800, what else should I check other than lifetimer? Mostly what included in 5800 AP package?

Some photos I took recently after my newly bought 5800XM:
Left is edited while right is original.

1. Color

Sometimes I feel that default saturation is not punchy enough and the overall color would be a little dull for me. Increase abit saturation using software improve the color alot.

2. Limited dynamic range

Sometimes shooting a subject with bright background will make the subject turned dark totally, try adjust the exposure to +1-1.5 until you seen the subject. As from this picture was recovered from shadow to show leaves but not highlights. Exposure was set to +1- 1.5(can't remember).


Too much noise when trying to recover the shadow details. Somehow weird noise pattern and I could see some square boxes noise pattern down there.

3. Good sharpness and details in sufficient light

Sharpness is good for me but highlights are still clipped.

5800 can take good pictures but make sure the light is enough and try to avoid medium-high ISO as the noise is just too much. Sometimes the camera tends to underexpose the photos in bright condition which I don't know why but overexpose them 0.5stops would be better. Flare control is quite good and I love the Zeiss branded lens

This post has been edited by 5564321: Jan 6 2010, 10:34 PM


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