p.1 #2 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
I love what 36mp gets you. I can see wanting to drop it for certain reasons... but you just can't beat resolution. Downsample your images and smash everything with that native resolution.
p.1 #3 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
moonpeep wrote:
I love what 36mp gets you. I can see wanting to drop it for certain reasons... but you just can't beat resolution. Downsample your images and smash everything with that native resolution.
I agree the 36 mp would be used most of the time. I just take a lot of practice, random shots that I am experimenting with so 36mp in raw becomes crazy after a while.
p.1 #7 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
My D800E is is pretty much the dslr I always wanted when I moved from 6x7 film.
My biggest complaint is probably the handling which is a step back from the D700 , it is quite uncomfortable to use for any period of time for anyone with normal sized hands.
The af system could have really have done with a bigger update from the D700/D3 version too. Shooting at 1.4 is still a lottery and canon has cross points away from the central area as well as double cross points.
p.1 #8 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
Well since we are nit picking about the price I wish the D800 was below $1500. The only thing I feel missing is like what mrkon said. I want lower resolutions for times when I don't need it.
p.1 #10 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
Dave_EP wrote:
So many "It's a perfect camera, except for XYZ".
Isn't that the case with most newer cameras?
And televisions, computers, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, boats...
It's life, human nature, and the world keeps turning.
It's progress. The good news is it will never end.
Features & quality will keep going up and prices will keep going down.
p.1 #14 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
Live view improvements and S/Mraw would be awesome. The latter could be done via firmware. Live view is a problem we are stuck with until a new camera comes out.
p.1 #15 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
Hardcore wrote:
Live view improvements and S/Mraw would be awesome. The latter could be done via firmware. Live view is a problem we are stuck with until a new camera comes out.
Nuts, how could I forget the auto gain and interpolation live view issues in my list? Both really annoying.
p.1 #16 · The Nikon D800 is probably a near perfect camera.. But
Why couldn't the live view be fixed with firmware ? I doubt that they hard-coded the level of data loss into a cpu; it's far more likely to be done in firmware. Ditto for the gain. It fixes itself briefly when AF is started and so it must be possible at other times too. All it needs is stills mode vs a video mode selector with different attributes for each.
