Nikon D800 announced

Johnmcl7 · 26-02-2012, 9:52 PM

Unfortunately on a camera forum people posting rubbish about Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus or any other camera brand is pretty much a given.

The D700 was a slightly cutdown D3 keeping most of the best bits including the superb sensor but at a lower price. The D800 though doesn't use the D4's new sensor and instead seems aimed primarily at the 5D Mk II market which I assume is because they don't want to take any sales away from the pricey D4 and the 5D mk II has been a great seller.

John

simonblue · 26-02-2012, 11:10 PM

Adgreed,the role of D800 has changed.

We will have to see,what the D400 going to be

Johnmcl7 · 27-02-2012, 1:09 AM

It would be amusing if Canon produced a D700 successor after Nikon now seem to have produced a 5D Mk II successor. The D800 spec looks impressive but the main use for my D700 is low light and there's where I'd need a decent improvement to convince me to fork out a couple of grand. Or maybe not, time will tell.

John

johnaalex · 06-03-2012, 9:10 AM

Nikon D800 Test Shot - a set on Flickr

jonneymendoza · 06-03-2012, 9:23 AM

lucky nikon fans get a well priced FF camera whilst us canon fans get ripped off

RajP · 06-03-2012, 9:28 AM

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Originally Posted by johnaalex

Nikon D800 Test Shot - a set on Flickr

Those look pretty nice too.... sincerely tempting.... any news on when you might get yours John??

johnaalex · 06-03-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RajP

any news on when you might get yours John??

I am hoping for April, just not sure which year

Johnmcl7 · 06-03-2012, 12:43 PM

The high iso looks better than I'd expect in those pictures although it does look well lit, there's a comparison here in a deliberately underexposed area:

Another Nikon D700 vs. Nikon D800 high ISO comparison | Nikon Rumors

The amount of detail the D800 seems to be retaining is impressive.

John

johnaalex · 06-03-2012, 3:23 PM

All of this is just making the waiting worse!

RobDickinson · 06-03-2012, 8:13 PM

Making my decision on which camera next difficult!

5D3 is not looking that attractive, doesnt seem to fix the low iso banding issues etc.

=adrian= · 07-03-2012, 1:03 PM

Oops: Nikon Uses Stolen Canon 5D Mark II Footage for D800 Promo Video

Oooops

twist · 07-03-2012, 1:18 PM

Thats embarrassing.

HelloMoto · 07-03-2012, 1:50 PM

Has anyone ever bought a camera based on one of these promo videos?

twist · 07-03-2012, 1:52 PM

Perhaps.

Johnmcl7 · 07-03-2012, 1:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HelloMoto

Has anyone ever bought a camera based on one of these promo videos?

No and it's hardly anything new - Sony were using Microsoft's flagship racing game Project Gotham Racing 4 to show off the power of the PS3 and Apple were using Windows servers to host Apple websites.

John

twist · 07-03-2012, 1:55 PM

They all should hire new marketing teams.

=adrian= · 07-03-2012, 2:11 PM

I'm sure the D800 is capable of recording stunning videos, so why use a competition camera for that and what's even worse without agreement.

Just crazy

twist · 07-03-2012, 2:21 PM

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Originally Posted by =adrian=

I'm sure the D800 is capable of recording stunning videos, so why use a competition camera for that and what's even worse without agreement.

Just crazy

I see it day to day in my job, people use copyrighted material just because its available online. Drives me nuts.

Client: "I want a brochure"

Me: "Sure, do you have supplied copy and images or should we do the copy and source the images for you?"

Client: "Ive designed all the pages in Word and sourced my own images from Google so you can just print it."

Me: "Sounds great, except I cant use what youve designed in Word, all the images arent print resolution and they are all copyrighted."

Client: "Oh"

Me: "

"

I dont blame them, most people just think that if its on the web they can just take it and use it for their own purposes. Often its not clearly defined and google images doesnt help with that.

=adrian= · 07-03-2012, 2:25 PM

Numpties

johnaalex · 15-03-2012, 8:21 AM

Nikon D800 Camera Samples - First Shots

jonneymendoza · 15-03-2012, 9:31 AM

Not bad but prefer the 5dmk3 shots imo.

RajP · 15-03-2012, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by johnaalex

Nikon D800 Camera Samples - First Shots

Nice shots... looking forward to seeing pictures of cute Pussy and Birds when you get your D800E!!!

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Originally Posted by jonneymendoza

Not bad but prefer the 5dmk3 shots imo.

Well then you will be buying the mk3 then..

I will stick to the Nikon!!!

johnaalex · 15-03-2012, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by RajP

Nice shots... looking forward to seeing pictures of cute Pussy and Birds when you get your D800E!!!

The question is "will I get my D800E before April 13"? That is the day I should be flying off for another trip to Thailand

RajP · 15-03-2012, 10:34 AM

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The question is "will I get my D800E before April 13"? That is the day I should be flying off for another trip to Thailand

thinking about it... do we really need a 36megpix shots of the Ladyboys?? NOOOOOOOOO

Ha ha ha... I do hope you do get that before.. I have seen that D4's are being delivered now so hopefully you might just be in time.. Fingers crossed...

jonneymendoza · 15-03-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RajP

Nice shots... looking forward to seeing pictures of cute Pussy and Birds when you get your D800E!!!

Well then you will be buying the mk3 then..

I will stick to the Nikon!!!

yea im gunna save up for a 5dmk3.

DpM · 15-03-2012, 1:45 PM

Some good points raised in this vid about what the high res could mean.

Nikon D800 - the potential downsides to ultra resolution - YouTube

Johnmcl7 · 15-03-2012, 4:06 PM

I'm not convinced, he seems to be trying to interpret the manual in a certain way to suit what he thinks while it sounds to me like the manual is just general good advice - I haven't checked a D700 manual but I remember similar recommendations for the 'low resolution' Olympus cameras. The pixel pitch is the same as the 16MP Sony APS-C sensor yet it doesn't have the problems the person is suggesting and despite taking many photos himself, the author doesn't say anything about having these problems when using the camera. Curiously he makes no mention of diffraction issues which there seems to be a lot of discussion on.

John

RobDickinson · 15-03-2012, 7:11 PM

If you use crap technique be prepared for it to show, basically.

johnaalex · 17-03-2012, 8:30 AM

Available at http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D800_EN.pdf

RajP · 17-03-2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by johnaalex

Available at http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D800_EN.pdf

Better Start reading it now John...

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simonblue Conspicuous Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 569, Got 1,466 Posts: 9,660	Adgreed,the role of D800 has changed. We will have to see,what the D400 going to be
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Johnmcl7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Invermess Thanks: Gave 64, Got 470 Posts: 2,380	It would be amusing if Canon produced a D700 successor after Nikon now seem to have produced a 5D Mk II successor. The D800 spec looks impressive but the main use for my D700 is low light and there's where I'd need a decent improvement to convince me to fork out a couple of grand. Or maybe not, time will tell. John
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jonneymendoza Illustrious Member Join Date: May 2008 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: Gave 2,486, Got 1,226 Posts: 19,455	lucky nikon fans get a well priced FF camera whilst us canon fans get ripped off
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06-03-2012, 12:43 PM	#248
Johnmcl7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Invermess Thanks: Gave 64, Got 470 Posts: 2,380	The high iso looks better than I'd expect in those pictures although it does look well lit, there's a comparison here in a deliberately underexposed area: Another Nikon D700 vs. Nikon D800 high ISO comparison \| Nikon Rumors The amount of detail the D800 seems to be retaining is impressive. John
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johnaalex Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Acton, West London Thanks: Gave 931, Got 1,324 Posts: 5,586	All of this is just making the waiting worse!
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RobDickinson Prominent Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Christchurch , New Zealand Thanks: Gave 321, Got 716 Posts: 4,710	Making my decision on which camera next difficult! 5D3 is not looking that attractive, doesnt seem to fix the low iso banding issues etc.
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HelloMoto Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Thanks: Gave 29, Got 140 Posts: 1,830	Has anyone ever bought a camera based on one of these promo videos?
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=adrian= Conspicuous Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Internet Thanks: Gave 2,251, Got 1,359 Posts: 7,867	I'm sure the D800 is capable of recording stunning videos, so why use a competition camera for that and what's even worse without agreement. Just crazy
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Johnmcl7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Invermess Thanks: Gave 64, Got 470 Posts: 2,380	I'm not convinced, he seems to be trying to interpret the manual in a certain way to suit what he thinks while it sounds to me like the manual is just general good advice - I haven't checked a D700 manual but I remember similar recommendations for the 'low resolution' Olympus cameras. The pixel pitch is the same as the 16MP Sony APS-C sensor yet it doesn't have the problems the person is suggesting and despite taking many photos himself, the author doesn't say anything about having these problems when using the camera. Curiously he makes no mention of diffraction issues which there seems to be a lot of discussion on. John
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RobDickinson Prominent Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Christchurch , New Zealand Thanks: Gave 321, Got 716 Posts: 4,710	If you use crap technique be prepared for it to show, basically.
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