What happened to these Nikon/Canon cameras

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This is one of those Just Wondering Posts

With all the talk going on with the new Nikon D850 which replaced the D810 there are still loads of posts regarding the D750, but almost nothing for the D800, what happened to the D800 did no one buy it, was there something wrong with it?

Also with all the Talk of the canon 5D mark **** what happened to the 5DS nothing on the forums, was there a problem to stopped everyone buying it ?

Just wondering
 
People bought them but for some reason they weren't as popular as the erm popular models.

The D800E superseded the D800.

The 5DSR is a cracking camera but needs the very best lenses to get the most from it.
 
Reports that I've heard suggest that the 5DSR was just too good. To get all those pixels in caused noise at much about ISO 800, or so I'm told. This meant that it became very much tripod only use. Studio work and specialist landscapers, but not for the general camera buying hoi poloi.
 
mickledore said:
Reports that I've heard suggest that the 5DSR was just too good. To get all those pixels in caused noise at much about ISO 800, or so I'm told. This meant that it became very much tripod only use. Studio work and specialist landscapers, but not for the general camera buying hoi poloi.
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Surely these are a bit contradictory ;) :p
 
GreenNinja67 said:
The D800E superseded the D800.
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I would not have gone for the D800…
but went for the D800E. Now the D810
and in the very next future the D850.
 
I was going to buy the 5DSR, tried both for a few days and got the 5D4 instead as in the real world it kills the 5DSR in terms of getting shots on the move and working on location in variable conditions.

5DSR, is a great body but like the first wife, too high maintenance, it's fussy about wearing certain glass and prone to making things look bleak unless the conditions suit it to perfection.
 
I found that when I shot with the D800E, the thread for it on here often had tumbleweed blowing through it :tumbleweed: Great camera, I just found it a PITA for casual shooting, always felt I needed a smaller set up on the side.
 
Cagey75 said:
I found that when I shot with the D800E, the thread for it on here often had tumbleweed blowing through it :tumbleweed: Great camera, I just found it a PITA for casual shooting, always felt I needed a smaller set up on the side.
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You cant beat a bit on the side lol
 
I don't know what the sales figures were, but there's nothing wrong with the D800. Some early cameras had a focus issue that Nikon later fixed. It's slow at 4fps, but the D810 is no speed demon either. The D800E wasn't a a replacement, but was sold in parallel as an option without the anti-aliasing filter (sharper, but greater risk of moire). The D810 had some other improvements, like better AF and a quieter shutter. The D850 looks a lot better than either, a true general purpose camera that can handle subjects like sport.
 
GreenNinja67 said:
People bought them but for some reason they weren't as popular as the erm popular models.

The D800E supersedede the D800.

The 5DSR is a cracking camera but needs the very best lenses to get the most from it.
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LOL - The D800E didn't superced the D800, its the same camera but specialised with a diffenet anti aliasing filter and NO low pass filter
 
I think most people bought the D800e rather than the D800, we tried one but we wern't impressed with the high iso from it so we didn't bother.
 
FrattonFreak said:
LOL - The D800E didn't superced the D800, its the same camera but specialised with a diffenet anti aliasing filter and NO low pass filter
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AA and OLP are the same thing... they lied when they said the D800e doesn't have one. But the way it works is different and largely negates the effect.

I had the D800, replaced it w/ the D810... I'm staying with the D810 (and D5) for now.
 
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swanseamale47 said:
I think most people bought the D800e rather than the D800, we tried one but we wern't impressed with the high iso from it so we didn't bother.
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Looking at the used market I would have to assume the opposite. Always seemed to be way more D800's available than D800e's. They seemed quite rare in comparison. Of course you may assume that is because everyone kept hold of their D800e's but I suspect it just didn't sell in anything like the same numbers.
 
gad-westy said:
Looking at the used market I would have to assume the opposite. Always seemed to be way more D800's available than D800e's. They seemed quite rare in comparison. Of course you may assume that is because everyone kept hold of their D800e's but I suspect it just didn't sell in anything like the same numbers.
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As I recall it - the D800E came with a price premium that didn't offer too much improvement over the D800 (unless you were a 'stargazer')
 
mickledore said:
Reports that I've heard suggest that the 5DSR was just too good. To get all those pixels in caused noise at much about ISO 800, or so I'm told. This meant that it became very much tripod only use. Studio work and specialist landscapers, but not for the general camera buying hoi poloi.
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I thought the issue was that the significant increase in resolution means the camera is even more prone to camera shake & mirror slap blurring the final image. Add that to an ISO max of 6400 and it shows it's designed as a studio only camera, so very specialist, meaning the 5Dmk3 and now Mk4 is more attractive for general use.
 
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