February Poll - Nikon D800

[ving]

SWMBO says if i break my camera i go without!
no upgrade for me.

[Wayne]

SWMBO says if i break my camera i go without!
no upgrade for me.

I got the same when I bought 2 planes!

[Lance B]

If the D800 with 36Mp has:

* high ISO IQ at least as good as the D700,
* with the DR of the D7000
* but with the added benefit of higher resolution
* 100% VF
* minimum features, speed etc of the D700.

Then I'm probably in.

[kiwi]

Lance, youve read the spec sheet then, it is supposed to be all of those things

[fillum]

Shooting the same old crud at higher resolution doesn't really appeal. Mint sauce for me...


Cheers.

[mrDooba]

I'm thinking take away the 800 and add 1X

[arthurking83]

Lance, you've read the spec sheet then, it is supposed to be all of those things

LOL! Did you read the 'spec sheet' of the D4 before it was announced.
What were they .. somewhere between 18 and 22Mp .. 13fps ... built in WiFi, 2Tb hard drive, RAID5 file server, auto upload to FB, Flickr and iTunes App compatibility .. CS7 and ACR7 capability, AI .. etrc,m etc...

They looked more like the spec sheet of Thunderbird 5 than anything resembling a Nikon camera.

Nikon spec sheets only have relevance when Nikon post them!

Do the spec sheets specify ethernet connectivity too? How many card slots, and if multiple, how many kinds? And are any XQD?
What are the video specs.

It's only a few more days now .. maybe only 2 or so .. Nikon have just announced a swag of compacts, which is usually the indicator that there are new DSLRs to come too within a few days.
While the D4 broke this usual tradition, the events of the year leading up to the announcement of the D4 were (to put it mildly) extraordinary to say the least.
It seems that Nikon must have tried desperately to stick to a deadline for the D4's announcement as it's an Olympics year and it must be worth a lot of dollars to them in terms of sales.

It's now time for the D700 and D300 replacements to surface.

If it is to be a 36Mp sensor(for D800), what's surprising is the lack of any activity from Sony, who seem to be a very close 'partner' of Nikon's over the past few years!

They also recently announced a few new P&S cameras too, maybe they're building up for a new camera announcement in the immediate future as well.

[kiwi]

Well, we will see.....I dont think that anything in the d4 eventually surprised. The closer the release date the more accurate the rumoured spec. It will out there in use by Nikon ambassadors right now I suspect.

[swifty]

I would likely do nothing as I'm usually a late adopter rather than a leading edge buyer (unless a specific need for another DSLR comes up).
All the rumored specs would be nice upgrades but I've come to a realization that there aren't many more things I 'need' in a DSLR. Of course I'll take all of these niceties as they come when I do eventually buy/replace my cameras but it'll be based more on my selfish wants rather than anything I NEED. I guess I'm just not that demanding a user. Well actually I am, but my must-haves (fast everything, except fps cos I never shoot in continuous drive mode) are already present in all prosumer DSLRs.
What would be nice if is if the cameras communicate natively with my smart phone.
OT: can eyefi let me do that?

[Art Vandelay]

36mp ! crikey. you could take a high res image of the whole of Tasmania from up top one of their mountains.

[Erin]

Hopefully this means the price of the other camera I want will go down to something slightly more affordable so I'll be able to buy THAT.

[Wayne]

Someone wants a D700

[arthurking83]

Here 'ya go .. some semi official D800 info:

... photographydailynews.com ...

Info captured from Chassuer d'Image which is a well respected print media publication.

Some hoopla over the NDA and a restriction/embargo by Nikon to the French, due to some leaked info on the D4 earlier in Jan.

Too much politics for a non essential life issue I reckon! Couldn't give a rats about garbage like that really.

Specs according to them look OK except for the frame rate, and lack of XDQ card type(which is definitely the future storage solution for fast cameras).

Don't really care for 'ultimate resolution' myself actually .. I want more of a balanced camera setup .. so an expensive D4 may be my only option now.
(the video specs looked good tho)


I'll be looking into it with more depth and cash n hand towards the end of this year tho .. at the moment I'm thinking a D4 is looking like better value for money.


Feb 7!!

[Tannin]

36mp ! crikey. you could take a high res image of the whole of Tasmania from up top one of their mountains.

Only when it's not raining. I believe there is a day forecast when it won't rain as early as June this year.

Sorry. My mistake. That day I mentioned, it's no good.

Snowstorm.

But there is the whole of August, which is going to have at least four rain-free days, I'm reliably informed. You should be able to get an excellent shot on .... oh .... sorry.

(Fog.)

[Xebadir]

Hmm...what will I do. Probably go to work so I can earn the dosh to think about spending money on a camera lol.

If the specs read anywhere near the speculation I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one - if anything so I can step away from the D300 (I would rather have a second full frame body) and have my options with video if I want it (with a 14-24 attached - I am liking that idea for a supercell storm up close and personal in timelapse terms). Is it my highest priority - probably no....but if things fall my way I might just have the dollars available at the right moment. Its sort of a toss up with biting the bullet and going from the 70-300 VR to the 70-200 VR2 and this. As mongo says....a lot of talk and no action at this stage. If they do come up to specs I will probably go and sell my soul to try and get one prior to US chase season - the temptation might overcome my willpower.

[MattNQ]

What will you do after D800 is available ?

I'm expecting to...
Look at the price, fall off my chair, then whisper to my D3000 "we'll be together for a while yet!"


PS. Great to see you back Darren.

[kiwi]

Here it is folks

http://www.larssteenhoff.com/2012/02...-new-pictures/

Price will be $3,300

[Xebadir]

Druelage. Is that the AA removed price Kiwi? Seen some comments that there is a 300$ difference if you don't have the AA filter. Looks a good camera - and slightly smaller and lighter than the d700 which is very impressive.

[kiwi]

Not sure mate.

[Wayne]

I will pass, it's too slow for many sports and BIF, and it seems the ISO performance on paper isn't going to be markedly improved over the D700 if at all. The 36mp will kill the need for a DX body to get reach with the 400/2.8VR, but I think I would rather buy a D4 and make do with a D7000 or the D300s replacement when it comes.
My D700 is safe for now.