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Ive always been with Canon for years. But I keep wanting to give Nikon a go. But many people say don't do it. But a few do but they are Nikon users LOL

Ive a Canon 5DMKIII so thinking of going Nikon D800
 
Why? What do you think you will gain by it?
I am a Nikon user and from the few times I have used a Canon the biggest thing to stand out (to me) was the superior GUI of the Nikons. Apart from that functionality, IQ, build quality, lens choices, etc are pretty similar.................Once you have gone down a brand route and have a selection of lenses & accessories it will be a costly changeover. If the difference between the brands was vast I could understand it but...................................
 
I keep reading some reviews stating the D800 had better IQ and Noise Handling??

Also I think some of the nikon glasses are cheaper for the same quality such as 50mm 1.4
 
Rent a Nikon set-up for a week, take it on a road trip (leave the 5d behind), see what you think. It's the only way to answer the question for yourself and really know the answer.
 
Apart from anything else you might have heard, the 50mm 1.4 is £279 for both Canon and Nikon from WEX (as a comparator). But if I owned either a D800 or 5dIII, I'd get the Sigma Art 50mm.

The other thing I find troubling? The 5dIII is the camera most responsible over the last few years for people switching brands (Nikon to Canon). So I'm not sure you'd see the vast improvement you expect.

In the grand scheme of things, you can do what you like, it's your money. But someone would have to pay me to do the switch, enough to pay the difference and compensate me for the re-learning time.
 
The camera / lens will make no difference, there is no golden bullet! If you fancy a change then why not, but the pictures will not be any different.
 
Having a 5d3 myself I'm wondering where it is failing you. I have happily shot at ISO 12800. Or is a case as you feel you have an itch that needs scratching. If so as someone has suggested hire or borrow a Nikon and see what you think.
 
Canon vs Nikon is six of one, half dozen of the other, and they've been neck and neck for decades. Sure, one brand might have a small advantage with a particular camera or lens, but look again next year and it'll be different.

The main reason why people don't switch brands too often is the huge cost and hassle of doing so, once you've invested in a few lenses and other stuff.
 
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Why would you want to even contemplate this? The 5D MkIII is a fabulous camera. Upgrading to a D800 will do nothing for your photography and you'll have to replace everything... camera, lenses... everything, at great expense. After you've done all that, your images will be the same. Why bother? Do you print your work big? If not, you'll not even notice the difference in quality.

Total waste of time and money.
 
Why? What do you think you will gain by it?
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He wants more pixels than Canon can offer.
 
rookies said:
I keep reading some reviews stating the D800 had better IQ and Noise Handling??

Also I think some of the nikon glasses are cheaper for the same quality such as 50mm 1.4
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You have a Canon 5d3, there's absolutely nothing in it!

Pointless, expensive change for the sake of it.

And you'll wonder why you bothered!
 
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redsnappa said:
He wants more pixels than Canon can offer.
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Only really an issue if you print, and print big. Only he knows the answer to that. If all he does is view and publish on screen, then it's a waste of cash.
 
How big can we print with the 5d if not cropping
 
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How big can we print with the 5d if not cropping
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As Phil says... as big as you want. Without seeing aliasing at normal viewing distances though, around A2 should be OK.

In terms of document size at 300dpi (the accepted print standard most people agree upon... although this is arbitrary) straight from camera a 5D MkIII gives an image that prints 49cm across the longest side. The D800 gives 62cm. As you start to increase print size over these values, then ppi will become lower. The D800 has a clear advantage, but up around A2 the 5D will look fine. A2 is 59.4 x 42cm, so the D800 output, at 300ppi is actually larger than A2, whereas the 5D MkIII is nearer to A3.

Academic though if you don't print to A2. The D800 is lens limited anyway, so it's not as cut and dried as merely looking at 300ppi document sizes.
 
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If you was to change, wouldn't you better off with the newly realesed Nikon 810??
 
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If you was to change, wouldn't you better off with the newly realesed Nikon 810??
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Do try and keep up. The OP has decided to stick with what he has.
 
TBH, if I was contemplating a sideways swap, I would rent a small system for a week for an extended test drive. Having upgraded from a D700 to a D800 (but keeping the D700 as a spare FF body) I ended up keeping the D700 and PXing the D800 against some other kit since I simply wasn't getting the use out of the D800 (although it is a better camera in most respects). The best camera for a shot is the one in your hand, regardless of make and model (although using a D3200 yesterday was a little frustrating since I kept shifting the focus point to the far right and missing shots as a result! I'm sure that familiarity with the body would cure that for me but it was a borrowed body, now given back!)
 
The cost of swapping alone doesn't make it worth it, the 5D3 is a great camera from what I've heard/seen. The only sensible reason I've ever heard was from a guy was looking at getting a 500mm f4, the price difference was £1-2K new so I could see the reasoning behind it. many people go nikon to canon for the 5D3 so no need to move, otherwise it's a costly move for no benefit.
 
StewartR said:
Do try and keep up. The OP has decided to stick with what he has.
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Read my post again and you can see it was a question. Perhaps to make it clearer, I should have started post with "Even" ;)
 
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