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 p.6 #2 · Nikon D800 on February 7th... | |
patriot wrote:
Try downloading 1,000 images ... 1,500 images. Then reviewing, sorting, processing. Try that on something other than a late model, highest end PC or MAC, maxed out with processing speed and RAM.
When I shoot airshows with a 24MP D3x, I come home with 2500-3500 images a day, so a weekend may result in 7000 images to triage and process. I use LR3, and usually do ingestion at night after the event, on a dual-core 2.5GHz notebook with 4GB of RAM. Although I sometimes edit on a faster desktop, I also sometimes use the notebook, so I can comfortably say that processing 7000 24MP images on an older, slower machine has not been a problem for me.
patriot wrote:
People have all kinds of needs, skill levels, equipment, etc. Not everyone may have the same technical file handling and processing skills. Seems like a fair number of working pro's and amateurs shooting weddings and events with large amounts of files to work with do not want the added time from dealing with huge files. [...] Sounds reasonable to me.
Sure it is. A friend of mine has just finished switching from D70s bodies to D90 bodies for weddings, too. And I'd bet that a large number of those people are going to move to D7000 or D700 bodies for the reasons you mention, and that's reasonable too. What's not reasonable is expecting or hoping for that (IMHO small) segment of the market to drive Nikon's design of new products. If current technology and the competitive landscape mean that Nikon's best chance for success (over the next four years, mind you) is a 36MP body, then those who don't want a new computer of larger files should look to the D7000, D700, D3, and D3s used market for their cameras instead of wanting Nikon to hold back progress for everyone else.
Personally, I upgrade my computers about every three years. My average new desktop is about $1500, making that a regular $500/year expense. And I would do that regardless of whether a new camera came out, simply because the newer, faster computer also helps me process my old 12MP files more quickly and get more done in the same or even less time. So in the end, I respect that others see their new-camera and new-computer decisions as being somehow intertwined... but I don't understand that view, and I don't share it.
I see it this way: if buying a new $3500 camera (or two) is important for your business or hobby, then consider the new $1500 computer to be a part of that purchase and be done with it. If you don't want to deal with the huge files, you are probably not a D800 launch customer, and that's OK... there are certainly other options from Nikon right now which you can use instead of the D800.
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I'd be happier if it's D4 sensor in the D800.
I really hoped they would do a D700s, I think they could milk even more money out of that. When are they going to run out of numbers? If the D800 replaces the D700, then we'll see a D900 replace the D800, but then what, the D1000?