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Sorry if this has been posted before but this blew me away when I saw it on PretaPixel

Resoloution test of nikon D800

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I really wish people would stop posting D800 images. My financial self restraint is starting to wane! :)
 
It looks amazing.Where did you manage to find one as my order is still in process,as there is no stock.
 
36mp is all very well and good but is it of any use to anyone other than pro's working for advertising clients that need billboard size images?
 
Orbster said:
36mp is all very well and good but is it of any use to anyone other than pro's working for advertising clients that need billboard size images?
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Well it would be handy for close cropping like the photos above


Anyway aren't billboard adverts usually low resolution
 
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I don't know to be honest.

I think the cost for most people will be prohibitive though.
 
Orbster said:
I don't know to be honest.

I think the cost for most people will be prohibitive though.
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Why?

Jessops are advertising this camera at £400 LESS than the 5D MkIII and lots of people seem to have no problem buying that one.

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do average joes really need a camera that pumps out raw files that weigh nearly 80 megabytes? just means faster higher capacity memory cards, more of them possibly, faster editing machines, for images to end up viewed at 500px across their widest on bloody flikr!
not my money, just my thoughts
 
Simon photo said:
do average joes really need a camera that pumps out raw files that weigh nearly 80 megabytes? just means faster higher capacity memory cards, more of them possibly, faster editing machines, for images to end up viewed at 500px across their widest on bloody flikr!
not my money, just my thoughts
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Won't the 'nearly 80 megabytes' be for the full 36MP 14 bit uncompressed files? I think not everyone will shoot at 14bit uncompressed files. Just my thoughts. ;) :lol:

With such a big increase in pixels, your whole system has to accessed.
If you want the gain in resolution it has to be paid for in in at least storage space (which is relatively cheap) and RAM (which is cheap).

BTW, somebody has posted this from the D800 manual which gives an idea of the files sizes for the different D800 file options.
 
But still, some people, not all but some will ultimately only end up posting tiny images on the web or even worse have them slideshowing on a digital photo frame.
I only ever shoot raw, granted they are coming out of an olympus e3 and the comparison is hugely different.
 
Simon photo said:
But still, some people, not all but some will ultimately only end up posting tiny images on the web or even worse have them slideshowing on a digital photo frame.
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By that argument most people would only need a 3-4MP camera to capture images. :shrug: And that is giving some cropping room too. ;) :lol:

The D800 is too many pixels for for me, mainly because my lenses would probably not be good enough (ignoring the fact that I have no money ;):lol:) and the lenses I have are the size/level I'm happy with. But if someone feels their images would benefit from more pixels, amongst other things the camera can give, then good luck to them. :thumbs:
 
redhed17 said:
By that argument most people would only need a 3-4MP camera to capture images. :shrug: And that is giving some cropping room too. ;) :lol:

The D800 is too many pixels for for me, mainly because my lenses would probably not be good enough (ignoring the fact that I have no money ;):lol:) and the lenses I have are the size/level I'm happy with. But if someone feels their images would benefit from more pixels, amongst other things the camera can give, then good luck to them. :thumbs:
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Well when you actually consider the end use of most amateur photographers work then yea! Why do any of us need ridiculous resolution? Sure people get swept away on the tide of pixel counts and frames per second. And people can spend their money on whatever they want but until im shooting ad campaigns then Im happy with my gear...but when i am shooting ad campaigns i won't be using a d800 that's for sure lmfao
 
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Chris Primadona said:
Hmm, so tempting to move over to the "dark" side now that I have shifted some canon gear. Maybe if the 7d sells I might look into the D800 :naughty:
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there are a few things that don't appeal to me about the D800

1/ high resolution means you need very good lenses = lots of money

2/ high resolution will show up any camera shake

3/ files are huge and my computer won't haddle them neither will my HDD space lol

4/ its a nikon and it handles crap comapred to a canon lol

5/ AF is a bit iffy according to a few sites

6/ high iso is not as good as 5D3 (where I tend to shoot most)

however untill I see a proper test comparison I can't make my mind up :thinking:
 
Probably so they can target the commercial photographer, much like how the D3 fluttered its eyelashes and hitched its skirt up at the sports photographers.
Until now, the guys at Hassleblad and Phase One are doing nicely because they pretty much own that sector. The D800 is quite a threat when you consider the number of lenses available to it.

Low light, location fashion shoots will probably become more popular too.
 
POAH said:
there are a few things that don't appeal to me about the D800

1/ high resolution means you need very good lenses = lots of money
2/ high resolution will show up any camera shake

Only if you plan on blowing up your prints to huge sizes and need perfect sharpness across the frame. For the majority of shots, they can be downsized to 12MP and you'll have no issues with the above.

3/ files are huge and my computer won't haddle them neither will my HDD space lol

Lossless compressed RAWs are 32-41MB (12/14-bit respectively) in size (12-bit will suffice for most). AFAIK, 5DIII RAWs are 30MB?
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I'm saving up for one, purely because I want one :D I don't need one by any means, but if you only ever bought things you needed rather than wanted, how fun would that be? :D
 
BertUK said:
I'm saving up for one, purely because I want one :D I don't need one by any means, but if you only ever bought things you needed rather than wanted, how fun would that be? :D
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I want an m9 i don't need one but i find it desirable enough to want one. However, i would happily fork out cash for something like the m9 over anything made by nikon. Don't get me wrong nikon make brilliant cameras but they come and go, because they are a marketing machine.
 
POAH said:
there are a few things that don't appeal to me about the D800

1/ high resolution means you need very good lenses = lots of money

2/ high resolution will show up any camera shake
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Ive never understood either of these arguments.

1. all im using at the moment is a 50mm 1.8 that cost me £80 and a second hand 35-70 2.8 that cost me £250 Hardly breaking the bank for either and both could resolve the nostrils on a bluebottle with this camera. So in real life tests this argument is out of the door

2. No, not seeing this either. How could this show up any more camera shake over other cams? I dont know the real name for them, but the sensor "pixels" are so microscopically small on this and say my d300 that however shakey my hands are, i would have to shake to such a small degree of difference in using both cameras for one to show shake and not on the other as to be unmeasurable. Im just not seeing camera shake at all. So dont worry about it. As a side argument, whats the resolution of 35mm film? That a damn site more than 36mp yet people of all ages seemed to manage fine for decades without blurry photos.

In fact thinking about it some more, in order for camera shake to appear on my d800 and not my d300 i would surely have to move my hands/body just slightly more than the difference in pixel size between the two cameras, which is what, a few microns? ridiculous argument.

There just seems to be a lot of rumour and nonsense spread by people who dont own one and who just sit there with their pocket calculators and their graph paper working out all these theories as to why it should be bad, and other people without the camera lap it up, but in real life, actually with one, you dont see any of this.

Just buy one and love it :) Theyre awesome.
 
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Just seen this

Nikon has confirmed that its D4 and D800 DSLRs will cost significantly more than was first announced – insisting it set the wrong prices, and that the move is not market-led.

Blaming an 'internal systems error', Nikon UK confirmed in a statement that the D800 will cost £2599.99, £200 more than it said the camera would cost when it was announced last month.

The D4 will cost £5289.99, rather than £4,799.99.

And the Nikon D800E will now carry a £2,899.99 pricetag – not £2,689.99 as was originally stated.

Nikon has confirmed that photographers who 'pre-ordered' one of the cameras before 24 March need only pay the original price.

London-based photographer Joaquim Barreto, who ordered a D800 through dealer Robert White, described the move as 'opportunism of the lowest kind'.

'It can't possibly be a pricing error after all this time,' he claimed.

Nikon UK's group marketing manager Jeremy Gilbert said the RRPs given at the press announcements were 'incorrect' and suggested that the new, higher, prices do not reflect a change of market conditions.

Nikon insists the mistake was purely administrative – rather than a decision made since the press launches – but declined to comment on precisely how it happened.

'There is no back-story to this... We apologise sincerely to our customers,' Gilbert told Amateur Photographer.

The firm was quick to stress that the glitch only affects customers in the UK and Ireland, and is not Europe-wide.

A spokesman for Robert White told us that the issue was a 'foggy subject' and that it was attempting to clarify the position with Nikon UK this morning.

Robert White is telling customers that the D800 will be available at the end of March, or early April, while the D4 will go on sale in 'mid-April'.

Full statement, as released by Nikon UK

NIKON UK Press Statement 26-March-2012

Nikon UK can confirm a correction to the originally published recommended retail prices (RRP) on the D800, D800E and D4 products.

Due to a local internal systems error, the incorrect RRPs on the D800, D800E and D4 products were communicated in the UK and Irish markets at the time of announcement. The correct RRPs for the products should have been D4: £5289.99, D800: £2,599.99 and D800E: £2,899.99. We would like to apologise sincerely to our customers for this unfortunate mistake, which has been corrected with immediate effect. We know that there has been strong consumer interest in these products and a high level of pre-orders placed with retailers; Nikon will be honouring the original prices to retailers on all customer pre-orders placed before March 24th 2012.
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TheCrewDesigns said:
Well it would be handy for close cropping like the photos above


Anyway aren't billboard adverts usually low resolution
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I am of the opinion that having shed loads of MP goes against the craft of photography ie getting in close to your subject if possible (fieldcraft if you're a wildlife 'tog), choosing the right lens and framing the subject correctly.

Sooner or later all you'll have to do is roughly point the camera roughly in the direction of your intended subject and then crop out what you don't want in PS.

Just my 2p's worth.
 
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