Gregstx wrote:
I expected that people would be complaining that it only shoots 4 fps without the grip.
It's a shame it's only at 4 full frame, but I understand why it's 4 - at 4 fps it's still pushing 80% of the datarate the D4 has. The 1.2x crop has 5 fps, better but not great.
That's why I'm not that bothered. It's unfortunate it doesn't have faster FPS, but there's a real reason for it, not just an arbitrary crippling. And it's a weakness that can be worked around relatively easily.
GOVA wrote:
36MP - half of the existing lenses need to be trashed.
Nikon already did that around 2004-2006, when they decimated their existing film-camera based lens lineup. Currently Nikon has a MUCH more modern lens lineup than Canon. I would say that any FX lens released since 2007 should handle the D800 very well.
It should be noted that the D800E does still include a low-pass filter, but it functions only on a vertical axis, and its effects are cancelled out by a second low-pass filter layer that reverses the effect. We're currently trying to determine the reason that the low-pass filter layers haven't been removed altogether, but speculate that either it's necessary to retain a low-pass filter in the image path so as not to alter the camera's optical properties, or perhaps that it serves a secondary purpose as an infrared cut filter. Either way, given that its effects are reversed by the secondary layer, it shouldn't reduce sharpness.
We understand that the Nikon D800E will still attempt to detect and remove moire in firmware, and that this will happen before raw processing, meaning that even raw files will potentially have already had moire removed in software. Should moire make it past this filter, however, Nikon will also be providing a color moire correction tool in its Capture NX2 imaging suite....Show more →
"Currently Nikon has a MUCH more modern lens lineup than Canon."
Leaving yah boo sucks fanboism out of this, Canon have been upgrading most of their important lenses over the last few years. Just now the 24-70 Mk2 and new image stabilised 24mm and 28mm lenses. With the exception of the Nikkor 14-24 G its hard to see where Nikon exceed Canon lenswise. Can Nikon sell you a zoom fisheye, or autofocus 50mm f1.2, or a tilt shift 17mm.
But clearly now body resolution is a different issue. This new Nikon is really going to raise the bar for the 5D3!
ausemmao wrote:
It's a shame it's only at 4 full frame, but I understand why it's 4 - at 4 fps it's still pushing 80% of the datarate the D4 has. The 1.2x crop has 5 fps, better but not great.
with the grip and AA's it does 100% the data rate of the d4... it needs the voltage.
tkearney wrote:
I think this will affect the price of used D3X's more than D700's. I'm keeping my D700, but would eventually like to add a D800. I will wait until the dust settles. I'm also curious to see how the D800E stacks up to the regular version.
+1 - Could be why B&H doesn't have any. Who would pay 8K for 24.5MP now with the D800?
its on nikon netherlands already. As new nikon stuff is most of the time (european headquarters in Amstelveen near Amsterdam). Yeah 3.000 euros.... give or take a few. Better get the d700 for 1500 in the next few months....
Will be interesting to see if the MB-D12 grip will come down in price - it's $600 at this time, and I don't immediately see any additional functionality vs. the significantly cheaper MB-D11 (D7000 - for approx. $220) and earlier versions.
