I shoot at night a LOT, and high ISO is very important to me. My thinking is that if the D800 can give the same image quality at ISO 3200 as the D300 can at ISO 800, it could work for me. Those two extra stops have meaning for me. I can get away with a Nikon 16-35mm f4 instead of a Nikon 14-24mm f2.8, an $800 savings right there. I will no longer need any f1.4 lenses, and that saves me at least $500, maybe $1,000. I can sell my seven high powered White Lighting X3200 strobes and replace with much cheaper Alien Bees B1600. My suspicion is that current online samples from D800 are made of images that are relatively \"easy\" for a camera, not the hardcore night stuff I do. I\'m definitely sitting tight, waiting to see some real shots from \"everyday\" photographers, not the ones hand picked by Nikon. Nikon is still likely to release another camera this Spring, maybe even a fourth one. What if it turns out that a D400 is actually as good or better than the D800 at ISO 3200? I don\'t think I can justify buying ANY camera now that doesn\'t shoot relatively clean at ISO 3200, let alone an FX one that\'s going to cost me some big bucks to change pro lenses from DX to FX. The D3s might work for me and will eventually be hitting the used market, but really, I want more than just 12mp. I sometimes find myself cropping quite a bit. I also don\'t like the large size of the D3s type cameras.
Kent in SD
Feb 08, 2012 at 09:14 PM
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