Camera Configuration (via Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 Software)
Camera: Nikon D810 with Sigma 50 2.8 EX DG MAC F/Nikon AF-D USA lens.
Positioning the Camera and Photo e-Box
The bottom of the light stand camera holder is set at “82”. This places the camera lens ca. 25 1/4″ from the light box platform. This camera height and Photo e-Box position is situated so that the herbarium sheet, ruler and color chart fill the field of view with as little blank space as possible.
Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 Software
Out-of-the-box, the Camera Control 2 software did not support the Nikon D810. We had to get the latest version from the Nikon web site.
Useful Resource
Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 screens and settings
Exposure 1
- Exposure: Manual
- Shutter: 1/60 sec
- Aperture: f/11
- Exposure compensation: 0 EV
- Flash compensation: 0 EV
- Flexible program: 0 steps
Exposure 2
- Focus point: Auto
- Metering: Matrix
- Flash sync mode: Off
- ISO sensitivity: ISO 100
- White balance: Auto (fine tune)
- Option: Normal
- White balance (LV): Off
Storage
- Image Quality: NEF (RAW) + JPEG normal
- JPEG Compression:
- Image Area: Auto DX Crop (unchecked), FX (36×24)
- JPEG/TIFF Image Size: Large (7360×4912)
- NEF (RAW) Recording
- Raw Image Size: Large (7360×4912)
- NEF (RAW) Compression: Losless Compressed
- NEF (RAW) Bit Depth: 14-bit
- Recording Images
- Record to: PC (transfer only JPEG to PC (unchecked)
- Primary Slot Selection: SD card slot
- Card Record Mode: Overflow
Mechanical
- Release Mode: Single
- Bracketing: Auto Bracketing (unchecked)
- AF-Area Mode: Auto-area AF
- Focus Mode: Continuous-servo AF
- Lens: 50mm f/2.8D
Image Processing
Picture Control: Standard
Color Space: sRGB
Active D-Lighting: Off
HDR Mode: Off
Long exposure noise reduction: Off
High ISO NR: On (Normal)
Vignette Control: On (High)
Auto distortion control Unchecked