I got my D4, ready for my African trip. For 10 days, It looked and seemed familiar, almost like my old and trusty D3. When suddenly i see the red button on the right. I pushed it and it started recording movies!!! Well this was not I was bargaining for. I can take movie with my D7k, heck... with my cell phone. I paid $6000.00 for this movie?
Well it comes with the package.
I just want a good camera! ! periode. Can't they do just that?
nugeny wrote:
I got my D4, ready for my African trip. For 10 days, It looked and seemed familiar, almost like my old and trusty D3. When suddenly i see the red button on the right. I pushed it and it started recording movies!!! Well this was not I was bargaining for. I can take movie with my D7k, heck... with my cell phone. I paid $6000.00 for this movie?
Well it comes with the package.
I just want a good camera! ! periode. Can't they do just that?
Hey Bob? What happened to your D800E? And weren't you trying to decide between the D700 and D7000? Now you got the D4? I think there is more going on here then just a red button...
nugeny wrote:
I got my D4, ready for my African trip. For 10 days, It looked and seemed familiar, almost like my old and trusty D3. When suddenly i see the red button on the right. I pushed it and it started recording movies!!! Well this was not I was bargaining for. I can take movie with my D7k, heck... with my cell phone. I paid $6000.00 for this movie?
Well, clearly, if pushing the red button makes the camera worth substantially less than $6000 then don't push the red button.
Buy a film body. I will guarantee you will never see a movie being recorded in your LCD. Hell, you won't even have an LCD. You will in fact have what you asked for.... A Camera.
Me i'd go rangefinder but I spend too much time at cameraquest looking at .95 glass going that's kind of cool I admit.
JimFox wrote:
Hey Bob? What happened to your D800E? And weren't you trying to decide between the D700 and D7000? Now you got the D4? I think there is more going on here then just a red button...
Jim
Jim, first I don't know if D800e would show up in time for my upcoming trip to Kenya. second D4 ---and D3-- would make sure I get all the shots I want, each of these two camera can shoot at 11fps in addition to D7k. I will take 3 lenses and 3 cameras. So not changing lenses in the dusty serengeti.
Seriously...You spent 6K on a camera and was not aware it had video? The camera is no less the camera because it has video. Get over it and enjoy the many hi-lites of the D4.
aztwang1 wrote:
Seriously...You spent 6K on a camera and was not aware it had video? The camera is no less the camera because it has video. Get over it and enjoy the many hi-lites of the D4.
Just kidding, because i don't care about video. I used to take video years ago with films, that i hardly look at. In the last 12 years since I am serious about photography, I just take still images and I get to see them a lot more. I can go on vacation for two weeks oversea and hope to get ONE good picture, that I would print and frame ....It has been this way and I and all my family, friends get to see my trip through this one picture. It is so much more rewarding.
nugeny wrote:
I got my D4, ready for my African trip. For 10 days, It looked and seemed familiar, almost like my old and trusty D3. When suddenly i see the red button on the right. I pushed it and it started recording movies!!! Well this was not I was bargaining for. I can take movie with my D7k, heck... with my cell phone. I paid $6000.00 for this movie?
Well it comes with the package.
I just want a good camera! ! periode. Can't they do just that?
Sorry, but all DSLR camera have video, just the way it is now. I so wish my D700 had video on it. Anyway, enjoy your D4 and remember you don't have to use the video feature.
I got my new 458 Italia, ready for my grand tour. For 10 days, It looked and seemed familiar, almost like my old and trusty F40. When suddenly i see the red button on the right. I pushed it and seconds later it popped out of the dashboard, glowing hot!!! Well this was not I was bargaining for. I can light my crack pipe with my Zippo, heck... with my Bic. I paid (insert large number here) for this?
Well it comes with the package.
I just want a good car! ! periode. Can't they do just that?
nugeny wrote:
Just kidding, because i don't care about video. I used to take video years ago with films, that i hardly look at. In the last 12 years since I am serious about photography, I just take still images and I get to see them a lot more. I can go on vacation for two weeks oversea and hope to get ONE good picture, that I would print and frame ....It has been this way and I and all my family, friends get to see my trip through this one picture. It is so much more rewarding.
Sorry Doctor, you may have taken movies years ago with a film movie camera but you never ever took video, that would be quite impossible.
