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Capture one and D800 macbook pro system?

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Hey

I'm about to get a d800 and want to use it to start my introduction to shooting tethered with capture one. I own a Mac pro so I need to invest in a macbook pro to use at jobs.

What kinda system should I get? I don't really want to buy a new macbook pro and i'm looking at an older unibody version on ebay.

What kinda spec do you think I should go for with the 36mp d800? I won't really need to do much image processing on this system since I will be able to do it all on my mac pro at home, just to download the images for viewing and maybe some basic colour correction.

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  • Paul Steunebrink
    I think any current MacBook Pro will do. Max out the RAM (8 GB), get the fastest processor option but most of all: go SSD.
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  • jknights
    I'd certainly agree with Paul's comment.
    If you want a real powerhouse get aone of the new Mac Mini Servers they are very small and very fast and cheap (£850) for a 4GB unit with Quad Core 2GHz unit and 2x500GB drives. I have one I use with my Macbook Pro 17" and my MacBook Air 13".

    However until Phase One update Capture Pro to interpret RAW files you will either be limited to JPGs or using Nikon Capture CNX2.
    CNX2 is dreadfully slow and has a clunky interface. If you try to process more than 25 RAW images in a batch then it will make any machine grind to a halt.

    I'd wait for CP to be updated to support D800.
    BTW: I intend to get a D800 in the next few weeks when they become available and I use Mac, Linux and if I must also Windows.
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  • NNN634331376864603912
    For those of you about to purchase the Nikon D800 I have a question. Because of the number of pixels on the sensor I noticed that Nikon has not mentioned anywhere what the pixel size is. They do talk about the dynamic range but in the same sentence they also mention HDR. So I am reading that in order to get a decent dynamic range you have to shoot for HDR. I suspect that the dynamic range on a singe photo would be limited. Any thoughts?
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  • jknights
    The interpixel spacing is about 4.5microns or micrometres.
    You can shoot HDR for improved dynamic range but I believe the dynamic range is pretty much as with the D3S.
    From the results I've seen I am sure the camera can deliver what I need /want. Actually I only wanted about 18MP not 36MP. The extra MP tend to make it more difficult to use as your technique needs to be good and you need to use the best quality lenses to really get the most out of the camera.
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  • Rick142
    I could be wrong but I'm fairly certain the camera HDR settings only apply to in-camera JPEGs. And you may not have even been referring to this, rather bracketing and HDR on the computer.
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  • jknights
    I only shoot RAW so I dont know too much about the JPG options.
    My take on the situation is that if you want to shoot JPG then you might as well get a 8-10MP camera and shoot with that.
    The highest quality obtainable is from a correctly exposed RAW image processed in a high quality RAW processing software. Which flavour of output (which RAW processor) you like is a personal choice of course, I guess since we are here then we all like the Capture Pro output 😉
    The D800 is probably going to have a dynamic range of 12 stops possibly 14 or as little as 10 under some conditions, Nikon claim it will be the best yet so I have to hope they are right. My D3S gives me 11 stops (I estimate).
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  • Rick142
    Some of the newer cameras have a built-in HDR setting and I thought you may have been referring to that when you said "shoot HDR". My mistake.
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