Mr. Reid:
Thank you for responding. I too look forward to your article on time-lapse. I had originally intended to use the D5 for shooting 4K until I learned it uses 1.5 crop mode and UHD versus true 4K. That's what made me think about stitching together still images for time-lapse. As I clearly can read, it appears that is a very common practice. Moreover, trying to make cameras that were intended to shoot still images and repurpose them for video is somewhat like buying a farm tractor and also expecting it to race and corner like a sports car. That is the reason why still images for time-lapse makes so much sense.
If you had to steer me in a direction, would you recommend the 810 or the D5? I want to accomplish some night time-lapse too using available light. I apologize for my ignorance but all my experience is with either Mitchell or Panavision cameras or video cameras. I'm a real schmuck when it comes to still-image cameras. My knowledge does not exceed knowing which side of the camera to stand behind when taking pictures! That will of course have to change.
For video, I shoot 60p. Reason? It is far smoother than 30p or slower frame speeds. I also see where in the not-too-distant future, video folks will be capturing and playing back at 60p - not for slow-motion but rather, to retrieve smoother video. Because all the stuff I shoot anymore is intended for archive, quality for the future is the greatest consideration when selecting cameras, formats, frame rates and glass.
I will play around with After EFX and look at the other programs to see which one is the most intuitive for putting the files into a finished time-lapse sequence. Again, your name was recommended to me and I can see the reason for the good recommendation. Thank you so much for your advice and counsel.
- jm