Need 1x1 Aspect Ratio for my D-800

LetsMeetTVShow

Nikon user’s need a 1 x 1 Aspect ratio cropping
in the view finder [not in post].When is this firmware coming out.I need it in my D-800 now. If not I'm sending it back to where
I bought it. It’s been long needed by camera consumers.All bridge cameras have this important feature built in, why not Nikon's
flagship? Most of the photographs you see on the Internet social sites are
square. My
Lets Meet TV Show needs distinctive look, need a square crop 1x1 in the view finder, consistent looking headshots with a tight
square picture frame look, not all over the place. Anyone have email
addresses or phone number at Nikon. We need to persuade them for new firmware. I'm going to have two thousand headshots taken
daily at all my locations nationwide. Far too costly for post-production and
the photographs would be consistent looking either.

spraynpray

You know, I can smell something.  Something meaty, not sure what ... Oh, I know, It's SPAM!!!

Msmoto

I thought I had posted here....in any case...square format is not going to happen...never heard anyone ever want this.

Ironheart

5x4 is almost square :-P

kyoshinikon

What I posted on the old forum...

"Nice suggestion actually and now thet I think about it I would like for their cameras to have a functiodn for it... I have always used lightroom in post though and If you can put your subject in the same place on the grid in the viewfinder the batch process isn't horribly bad... Also considering that is supposed to be a alternative for those who are too poor to go into medium format digital it isn't a bad idea...

By the way we just moved forums so you should probably repost at http://forum.nikonrumors.com/discussions (is that link ok?)"

I will admit to doing 1x1 from time to time as I like the format. Many equate 1:1 format with instagram/instamatic or poloroid but Medium format cameras have long had square format images. On that Note I dont see why Nikon doesn't just allow a pre cropping function where the user puts in the format. We have people who want a 1.1 (fx), 1.2, 1.3, 1.5(dx), & 2.1 crops at 16x9, 3x4, 2x3, and square...  It seems like a rather minor firmware update would fix that and mabye a 2nd focusing screen option (instead of a grid which I am preplexed how that is turned on and off mechanically) one with marks of different formats...

Mac_The_Knife

I don't understand why he didn't buy a piece of equipment that would do what he needs in the first place.

Msmoto

My suspicion is Nikon does things on the basis of consumer demand.  And, the demand for a square format is not that frequent.  I agree, it would seem this could be a simple software change, especially as the 1.2 crop factor format is there already, but the demand for a square is not there.  

I wonder if one were to use a mask on the sensor if this would produce a lower file size.  And if done by a professional camera repair person could generate a square image ready for post processing crop in batch mode.

Correlli

Assuming that you make a living using the camera(s) I would suggest to look into becoming a NPS (Nikon Professional Service) member. This might get you better contacts at Nikon. Don't ask me about details, I only know NPS does exist, but I have never been a member myself.

As you wrote about multiple studios around the country you might also ask your photographers to contact Nikon tech support with this issue (multiple independent voices). And get into contact with other studios to ask them to do the same thing.

I doubt that anyone here has got secret numbers/email addresses of Nikon managers. And if one did he/she would not publish them in a forum...

kyoshinikon

Petapixel just put up an article on aspect ratio...   Msmoto is most likely right

TriShooter

Here are a few bonafide nikon emails in japan which look older but scored a 100 percent on a one second search: 

• [email protected] (M.Ohara) (Feb 1 96), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Y.Kohno @ Nikon Co.) (Feb 4 96), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (K.Imai @ Nikon Co.) (Jan 20 96), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (M.Kurita Nikon Co) (Jan 18 96), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Teru Ueda) (Dec 17 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (MIZUTANI Shinji) (Dec 26 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (M.Ohara) (Dec 13 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Yanari Nikon Co) (Nov 10 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (M.Kurita Nikon Co) (Sep 20 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Mitsuhiro Okazaki) (Jun 27 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (S.Mizutani Nikon Co) (Jun 2 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (M.Doi Nikon Co) (May 17 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (MIAZUTANI Shinji / Nikon corp.) (Apr 21 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (MIZUTANI Shinji Nikon Co) (Apr 27 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (H.Takeuti Nikon Co) (Apr 4 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Hitoshi Takeuchi) (Mar 28 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (K.Yamazaki Nikon Co.) (Jan 12 95), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Hajime Nakamura) (Jul 19 94), Score = 1.000
• [email protected] (Y.Kohno @ Nikon Co.) (Mar 21 93), Score = 1.000

Msmoto

@ ;TriShooter

What is this for?

heartyfisher

I have a KatzEye Focusing screen for my D200 clone(S5Pro), its great. You can get grid lines for almost anything you want. They will even custom make one for you (at a cost of course) .. check them out ...

http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/page--Grid-Lines-Crop-Guides--gridlines.html

Once you have the photos you can batch process them automatically into 1x1 easily..

DutchNikon

>>When is this firmware coming out.I need it in my D-800 now. If not I'm sending it back to where
I bought it. It’s been long needed by camera consumers.All bridge cameras have this important feature built in, why not Nikon's,  Most of the photographs you see on the Internet social sites are
square.<<

 

MM Ok , send it back, and tell  the seller that you need a D800- like $3000,- camera with a high res sensor and semi pro-specs for  shooting facebook pictures that need to be square..:-)

 

Srry, please forgive me, can't help my self.. this post makes me smile bigtime  since, i can not imagine myself spending that much money  on  a camera to shoot facebook spec images which can be done with any P&S camera..

 

heartyfisher

:-) .. Did you hear about the guy who gave the a 1 star review and returned the Nikon F6 he bought cos it didn't have live view and used cartridges. ?

Peter

Here it is: http://nikonrumors.com/2011/02/19/some-nikon-humor-to-start-the-weekend.aspx/

Richard_M

I hadn't seen this F6 review but, like buying a D800 to shoot Facebook mugshots, it show there will always be people with more money than sense. You would have thought if you were spending that much money that you would have researched your purchase. Since when is the D800 a bridge camera?

Although I suppose it is still post-processing, you can produce a 1:1 aspect ratio JPEG image in camera using the trim function. You can even adjust the frame position to make sure the head is centred ...

Msmoto

@ Peter...this is hilarious...  maybe just a joke?  

There is a story about a lumberjack who bought a chain saw after the store keeper told him how it would really increase his speed at felling trees.  The next week it was returned and the lumberjack said it was slower than the axe.

The retailer went out back with the lumberjack to test it, and immediately after starting it up the lumberjack says, "what is that noise?"

heartyfisher

Oh one more thing to the OP.. It cant be a firmware update to get a 1:1 crop ratio cos there needs to be hardware changes to the screen to show the viewfinder grid lines you want.. so it will be impossible for a firmware update to give you the 1:1 aspect ratios that is viewable in the viewfinder.   However, I guess if you use live view only that would be possible. but, I really doubt that nikon will do that.

spraynpray

If the OP is doing such a massive number of head and shoulders portraits, surely he would simply make an action or preset to take the ends off a normal aspect ratio shot after setting up the camera in landscape?  With a prime lens at a consistent distance from the subject and putting the centre focus point on the subjects face, the pictures all these thousands of portraits could be processed in a blink.

The lack of any response to anything in this thread by the OP makes me think I was right when I smelt spam...

Msmoto

Actually, maybe the OP used to be a lumberjack.....