Anxious to test the D810 video capabilities, I had it out today trained on Albert. He’s a very willing subject so we had fun. He’s so willing I even had a silver reflector bouncing light up into him so the suckie light didn’t suck quite so much. What you’re seeing was shot with the D810, 80-400, MS-77 Shotgun Mic (recording on Lexar 128GB SD) being trigged with the Pocket Wizard (CS#g4 making that work, another new feature). The D810 was shooting 1080p60, Manual exp mode using AF with the new Subject-tracking Mode in LiveView (as you’ll see did a great job!). I used the Zebra Stripes for highlight warning (new feature) which I haven’t used in a long time. I think I underexposed 1/2 too much. But that’s why I test at home when it doesn’t count. My good friend / producer Adam at KelbyOne helped with the ideas that you’ll see in the video. For example, you’ll see to “slowed down” landings in the beginning. That was done in post in Premiere where the 1080p60 was slowed to only 25%.
Many have asked why I’m looking at the D810 for video. The reason is pretty simple, it’s a much smaller form factor than the D4s, weighs less as well. And buying another D4s just for video isn’t really cost effective either. I have a LONG ways to go still in my learning / testing but it’s been a ton of fun so far and we’ve just begun