Future D800 owners: Which Lens are you most excited about using

[arnica]

How much did you end up paying for the D800?

[rodw]

How much did you end up paying for the D800?

$300 so far but no more than $3399 depending on how good I can negotiate a price match on the day! I thought that was a pretty good price against the US price and I can put it to my business so the GST will come back at the end of the quarter.

[RRRoger]

I will be using my 14-24, 28-70, & 70-200
but am most exited about using the 80-400 in FX and DX modes.

[kenlip]

Hello,
Specifically this example (WARNING 22MB file) where you can zoom in and read the titles of the books almost. Just incredible!

http://chsvimg.nikon.com/lineup/dslr...1/img_01_l.jpg

Absolutely amazing!

I want one. Waiting 5-6 weeks (maybe longer) is sooooo frustrating :-(

[rodw]

Absolutely amazing!

I want one. Waiting 5-6 weeks (maybe longer) is sooooo frustrating :-(

You reckon you are frustrated! It'll be 11 weeks on Friday for me so I'm tipping it might be a bit longer! But it is comforting to see a few starting to trickle through to members now.

[Chris G]

First will be my Sigma 24-70 f2.8 same as Rick followed closely by the Sigma 105mm DG Macro..

Honestly and I can't to try out a 70-200mm in either Nikon or Sigma depending on which one I end up getting in the coming months.

[elysium]

When the D800 finally does arrive, 70-200 VRII definately!

[Sar NOP]

So far on the field, I have used the 14-24/2.8, 85/1.4 AF-S, 200-400 VRI and AI-S 180/2.8 ED : they all are sharp wide open on the D800.

Two samples :


#1 : 85/1.4G, @f/1.4



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#2 : AI-S 180mm/2.8 ED, @f/2.8



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[JasonR]

So far I have used my 16-35 f4 nikkor and my 150-500 5.6mm sigma both lenses work a treat better than on my d90.

[Burnman]

Cannot wait to slap on my 24mm PC-E to my D800e.. With all this time for research, I have steered away from purchasing the zooms and think I'll add a few more primes to my lens collection (16mm fisheye, 35mm F2, 85mm f1.4, and hoping a 400 2.8.. My favorite is my 50mm f1.4D.. Makes everything look good! I may be pursaded to buy a 17-35mm f2.8 yet though
So many toys - so little time!

[Lance B]

I have been most impressed with all my lenses on the D800, but the ones that seem to have benefitted most, or seem to have more impact than when they were on either my D700 or D7000, are the 85mm f1.4G, 14-24 f2.8, 300 f2.8 VRII and the 500 f4.

85mm f1.4G @ f5


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@f2



14-24 f2.8







300mm f2.8 VRII

This is at ISO6400!!!



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Also at ISO6400!!



500mm f4 VR

3D look





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[MaTBoY]

do want. even more now :/

[rodw]

Hmm, now I've got mine, the lens I look forward to using I don't even own yet!
I think a 24-70 is somewhere in the future for me to bridge the gap between my 17-35 and 70-200 as my 24-85 whilst OK, is just not in the same league as the Trinity!

[Burnman]

Well I've been going a bit crazy grabbing some bargains on ebay snabbling primes. Have landed some pristine examples of Nikon glass: 85mm 1.4 (Brilliant on D800E - exhibits a bit of CA < f2.0) 80-200 2.8 (sensational - very sharp at all apetures) a rare 18mm is on its way, but sharpest is my 24mm PC-E shift lens. Love not having the 1.5 multiplyer on my 50mm 1.4, and the 24mm is much better at 24mm vs the 36mm on my APC cameras
The one impact I find with the larger file sizes is attempting to remove CA (Chromatic abberation). The wider lenses (85 1.4 specifically) exhibits a bit of CA wide open in high contrast images. As the file sizes are so much larger then "normal" its not simply a case of removing a single pixel of purple in Lightroom, but rather 4-8 pixels wide. The effect means it removes the primary edge, but a residual purple fringe remains. Tricky to remove now without degrading the rest of the image.
What really surprised me was how even "cheap" lenses like my Tamron 18-200 actually don't look that bad - rather than the camera making every piece of glass defective, I am finding the opposite - providing you don't take every shot in full res (I often shoot in Small for family snaps for example - still 3600pixels wide!) the images look very good considering.Bridge_Sydney.jpg