Nikon D810

arclight said:
Yes, David was correct. These did disappear for a time with only the thumbnails being available.
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I can't think why Nikon took them down - unless it's because the exifs show which software was used for editing (i.e. it wasn't edited with NX-D).
 
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ST4 said:
The D810 is that camera. Lots of Pro Glass in the Nikkor range, fully weather sealed, plenty crop ability if you don't need the full 36mp file. Why wouldn't you want a full frame camera anyway? It can run in crop mode anyway at a higher res than the D300S had and have lovely 36mp FX images when you don't need the tightness. Or if you want high frame rate, but not the resolution put your hand in your pockets and buy a D4.
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Been offline for a bit, but here goes. Why wouldn't I want a full frame camera anyway? Because I don't want to go FF, I don't need to go FF, my favourite lens is not FF and I don't want to pay for FF, and for the lenses to get the full potential of the sensor. A new D810 is approximately £1k more than a potential D400 would be, and even more than a D7**** if I thought it was good enough.

While having the option to crop and still have lots of resolution is a plus with 36mp, to get the high FPS you have to go to DX mode which leads to a smaller view of the subject in the viewfinder. :rolleyes: No thanks. :( For some, and contrary to what Nikon may think, not everyone wants, or needs, FF.

Looks like there are more Canon 7DII rumours by the day, which will may hopefully lead to a new camera which may be good enough to replace a D300S and the 7D. And you never know, give Nikon a kick up the behind. ;)

And if I don't want to put my hand in my pocket for a D810, then I definitely don't want to dog deeper for a D4. :eek: :rolleyes: :LOL:

Contrats to anyone who can make the jump from a D300S to a D4 whilst not getting paid to do so. :clap:
 
redhed17 said:
Been offline for a bit, but here goes. Why wouldn't I want a full frame camera anyway? Because I don't want to go FF, I don't need to go FF, my favourite lens is not FF and I don't want to pay for FF, and for the lenses to get the full potential of the sensor. A new D810 is approximately £1k more than a potential D400 would be, and even more than a D7**** if I thought it was good enough.

While having the option to crop and still have lots of resolution is a plus with 36mp, to get the high FPS you have to go to DX mode which leads to a smaller view of the subject in the viewfinder. :rolleyes: No thanks. :( For some, and contrary to what Nikon may think, not everyone wants, or needs, FF.

Looks like there are more Canon 7DII rumours by the day, which will may hopefully lead to a new camera which may be good enough to replace a D300S and the 7D. And you never know, give Nikon a kick up the behind. ;)

And if I don't want to put my hand in my pocket for a D810, then I definitely don't want to dog deeper for a D4. :eek: :rolleyes: :LOL:

Contrats to anyone who can make the jump from a D300S to a D4 whilst not getting paid to do so. :clap:
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I really do hope the new Canon 7D Mark II comes out soon and Nikon rival it with a D400 style camere aswell as I would change from my D800 to one in a flash!
 
What would a D400 be anyway? A d610 style mid range full frame in a d300s type body? I want to go full frame at the moment from my d300s, want to keep that style body shape and size but feel the 800/810 is overkill.
 
Joeturner11 said:
I really do hope the new Canon 7D Mark II comes out soon and Nikon rival it with a D400 style camere aswell as I would change from my D800 to one in a flash!
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Why did you buy a camera you clearly don't really want then?

pope said:
Have the Germans crossed the boarder again??
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LOL
 
This forum is weird sometimes. All this talk about overkill. I thought that's what us blokes crave. Why settle for 10 when you can turn it upto 11
 
Joeturner11 said:
I did want the camera just situations have changed since I have had it so a D400 style camera would suit me better now if it came along.
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Fair enough :)
 
Ozei said:
Do you mean these?
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Yeah. They've disappeared off all Nikon sites though. Only those who downloaded the images are still hosting them. Nikon France have removed them Flickr too.
 
I had a good look at those too, never where those images described by Nikon straight off the camera? If so then I take my hat off, and if the case will most defiantly be trading for a new D810 camera, outstanding quality straight off camera ?
 
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Kevin O'Brian said:
Thought so I did read that they where straight off, what are they like hey ?
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In the brochure and on the main Nikon site there are some images of a mermaid taken on a partly submerged set. There are also some images in a white room with a model looking at a flamingo, zebra and other taxidermy mounted on the wall. I'm sure you have seen these.

I'm unable to post a link but on You Tube which shouldn't be to hard to find is a short video on how these images were taken. It's an interesting video in its own right. The photographer stresses in the video how important it was to get right as there would be no post processing and the resultant images would be straight out of the camera.
 
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Blank_Canvas said:
In the brochure and on the main Nikon site there are some images of a mermaid taken on a partly submerged set. There are also some images in a white room with a model looking at a flamingo, zebra and other taxidermy mounted on the wall. I'm sure you have seen these.

I'm unable to post a link but on You Tube which shouldn't be to hard to find is a short video on how these images were taken. It's an interesting video in its own right. The photographer stresses in the video how important it was to get right as there would be no post processing and the resultant images would be straight out of the camera.
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Youtube link.....
HERE

Facebook page for Miss Aniela....
https://www.facebook.com/missanielaphotography
 
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Blank_Canvas said:
The photographer stresses in the video how important it was to get right as there would be no post processing and the resultant images would be straight out of the camera.
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I just watched all 7m 6s of the video and I didn't hear anyone say there was no post processing - I only heard them say Photoshop wasn't used.

On her Facebook page, Miss Aniela says "no Photoshop, processed in NX-D." ***

The full res shots are here (click on images, then save picture as) - the exif for the zebra shot (and others) says 'Software .... Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Macintosh'.
Artist is shown as Natalie Dybisz (Aniela is her middle name) so the exifs appear to be original.

*** CS5.1 might have been used afterwards by someone else - i.e. Natalie only used NX-D on her shots.
 
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Ozei said:
I just watched all 7m 6s of the video and I didn't hear anyone say there was no post processing - I only heard them say Photoshop wasn't used.

On her Facebook page, Miss Aniela says "no Photoshop, processed in NX-D." ***

The full res shots are here (click on images, then save picture as) - the exif for the zebra shot (and others) says 'Software .... Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Macintosh'.
Artist is shown as Natalie Dybisz (Aniela is her middle name) so the exifs appear to be original.

*** CS5.1 might have been used afterwards by someone else - i.e. Natalie only used NX-D on her shots.
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Perhaps, but at 1.46 and 3.32 my interpretation was the original intention was not to carry out PP. Maybe that was the initial brief, maybe it changed who knows ?
 
Blank_Canvas said:
Perhaps, but at 1.46 and 3.32 my interpretation was the original intention was not to carry out PP. Maybe that was the initial brief, maybe it changed who knows ?
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Apart from resizing & sharpening etc., I don't think much PP would have been needed anyway - they've got such a big crew they probably had time to get the lighting (& everything else) right first time.

Anyway, Natalie did a fine job - especially after what happened to her in December (see here) - so well done her.
 
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I had a D800 when they first came out and was never really taken with it enough to justify the huge jump in file sizes, this looks like they may have tweaked enough to get my interest again, better buffer and battery life, improved AF, RAW S, highlight weighted metering, base ISO 64 etc. The launch price seems steep to me considering they are marketing this as a D810 and not D810e. It will be interesting to see what the initial demand is like, if its not crazy (like with the D800) then a drop of a few hundred £'s within a month or two is possible.
 
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The base ISO 64 is interesting, does this mean Nikon will be looking at a lower ISO in future? Is there a point where it into diminishing returns?
 
People keep mentioning sRAW as a god send. To me it's a bad thing.

It's not actually raw. Okay it's not as baked as an 8bit jpeg but it's baked and not a true raw. A smaller raw yes please, sRAW? may as well use jpeg fine and have done.

Other thank that the small changes have added up to enough to peak my interest. I spent a bit of time considering the D800 in the spring and ended up buying a D700 and grip.

Come next spring I might well be ordering a D810 once the prices have settled down to where they will.
 
I doubt I'll trade, I can't see enough advantages over the E, for the money. I would like the 2x SD card slot, and a couple of other updates, but none of them are essential to me.
 
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