Nikon D800 press release - LL D800 vs D800E

[Nikonfan]

Originally Posted by Tom

D700 was also announced like 4 years ago. It should blow it out of the water.

Yep!

[KenJulio]

Video shot with the D800

Joy Ride on Vimeo

Joy Ride on Vimeo

[KenJulio]

Behind the scenes

Joy Ride - Behind the Scenes on Vimeo

Joy Ride - Behind the Scenes on Vimeo

[Jake]

Originally Posted by darktiger

Meanwhile at Canon HQ the upper brass are gathering for an emergency meeting.
Exec A: "Nikon just dropped the bomb on us."
Exec B: "36MP and 51-point AF and 100% VF?! For $3000 Nikon are trying to bankrupt us!"
Exec C: "What are the specs on the 5D Mark III again?"
Engineer (on conference call): "24MP, 9-point AF, sir."
Exec B: "Why the hell aren't we on par with the D800 specs"
Engineer: "Uh, because you told us not to sir. Something about profit margins and market segmentation."
All execs: ... [silence] ...

I can see Hitler complaining about this on youtube soon....lol

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Charles Putnam

Somebody 'splain to me why you'd need a 36megapixel sensor? [other than to satisfy the whiners on DPReview]

Love the DPReview comment.

The pixels could easily be used by studio and landscape photographers. The less you have to upres the better. And the more detail to work with the better for the fashion guys.

But for most people, it is a waste of hard drive space.

[darktiger]

Nikon Marketing Master...
"Sweep the legs!"

[Snarfy]

Originally Posted by Tom

Love the DPReview comment.

The pixels could easily be used by studio and landscape photographers. The less you have to upres the better. And the more detail to work with the better for the fashion guys.

But for most people, it is a waste of hard drive space.

On the other hand, options like "JPG+Small" will be usable to some...

...'cept those of us that only shoot RAW...

[therest]

Does this mean we could possibly be seeing D700's below 2 grand???

[tukaniray]

Originally Posted by KenJulio

Video shot with the D800

Joy Ride on Vimeo

Cool video ... but the Baby Delivery at the end was a bit much in my mind. I understand the adrenaline of bringing a child in the world from a medical stand point, having to hold a person's life in your hands ... but again a bit graphic for an ending.

I think they should have finished it with him like visiting a grand parent and handing them the keys or saying, still purrs like new.

But overall, some very nice video from the camera.

-Ray-

[dmcantrell]

Originally Posted by Tom

D700 was also announced like 4 years ago. It should blow it out of the water.

Forgive my naivete, but at first glance it seems that the D700 and the D800 serve different markets. Is the D800 really a D700 replacement or is the D800 filling a new spot in the lineup?

[TheFantasticG]

D800 is really servicing the D3x market.

I read all the specs but I can't seem to get excited about this camera. Either I'm that content with my D7000 or I just don't care.

[d2creative]

Originally Posted by TheFantasticG

D800 is really servicing the D3x market.

I read all the specs but I can't seem to get excited about this camera. Either I'm that content with my D7000 or I just don't care.

Probably both, because like you said, the D800 is not marketed to D7000 users.
It's a logical upgrade for D700/D3 users. I'm even content with my D700 for the most part. Enough that I will not be rushing out to buy an 800 any time soon. But it's nice to know I've got the option in the future.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by d2creative

Probably both, because like you said, the D800 is not marketed to D7000 users.
It's a logical upgrade for D700/D3 users. I'm even content with my D700 for the most part. Enough that I will not be rushing out to buy an 800 any time soon. But it's nice to know I've got the option in the future.

You know you want a Phase One. That is your open for the future.

[d2creative]

haha, if I was full time studio pro I would!

[Jim Victory]

After printing some large prints of the D800 files I think it will be a very good camera for many applications.

For sure landscape and studio but with those large files you could do some heavy cropping for wildlife shots and still have a nice file. Maybe the fps won't be enough for the sports crowd but I could live with 6fps with the grip.

I need to see some high ISO files before I place my order because I still need a low light performer.