Nikon D800......

JonathanRyan said:
Never seen an owners' thread go so long without pictures....

From bridal prep last week. I bet somebody tells me that it's out of focus....

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Try letting go of that that pneumatic drill when you take pics :lol:
 
I have the D600 as I was scared off the D800 for varying reasons.

I have been lucky enough to have a D800 for today and I am hugely impressed with it. It feels so much better in the hand and more intuitive. I actually found it easier to use than the D600 which perhaps sounds a little odd as the D600 is deemed to more of a consumer camera.

In short, I think I am going to be joining the ranks and getting one.

Cheers

Ray
 
Traubrey said:
I have the D600 as I was scared off the D800 for varying reasons.

I have been lucky enough to have a D800 for today and I am hugely impressed with it. It feels so much better in the hand and more intuitive. I actually found it easier to use than the D600 which perhaps sounds a little odd as the D600 is deemed to more of a consumer camera.

In short, I think I am going to be joining the ranks and getting one.

Cheers

Ray
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Nice, be sure to ask for left AF point tests if buying used. :thumbs:
 
Mine seems spot on. Definitely better than my last!! Will get doing some proper tests tomorrow
 
TonyNI said:
Mine seems spot on. Definitely better than my last!! Will get doing some proper tests tomorrow
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Great to hear. Hopefully Pmac's new D800e will cut the mustard also and then we all get back to complimenting each other on what great cameras we have. :-)
 
Thread will close because apparently owners threads are only about sharing photos. Shame.
 
Traubrey said:
It's still clearly an issue. I thought it may have been early batches and has since been rectified.

Cheers

Ray
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New or used, the effected batches may still be in circulation depending on how much stock the stores have moved. Mines earlier but fine, so dont think its only early batches.
 
Was out shooting again last night with mine and I'm starting to notice and like new features over the D700 - like the artificial horizon markings in viewfinder, the readily accessible live view, the increase ISO range.

I was also experimenting with the intervalometer and star trails. I set it up for 130 exposures, 1 sec intervals, but each time I did it the camera stopped after ten or less. When I went back into the settings the intervalometer was showing as 'off'. I'm still waiting delivery of faster and increased capacity CF and SD cards - so I had in a 60 MB/s 8GB CF card and I'm wondering was it a buffering issue that caused the intervalometer to knock itself off like that. Any ideas?
 
Does having LENR on make a difference when using the intervalometer maybe? Also I think it resets to off after using it. I found using the intervalometer not intuitive at all (unless I'm a bit thick) and prefer a wired remote locked on and the shutter on continous with LENR off.
JohnyT
 
So I was editing a D800 file yesterday. I wanted to do a little work on the colours so opened it in Photoshop in 16 bit. Then I added a couple of layers and a bit of retouch.

Then I came to save it, and my computer sat there for an awfully long time.....

I went and found the file to check it was OK because it had taken over a minute to save. Yeah, it was OK. It was also a shade over 2GB.
 
hairboy said:
TBH, it will depend on what you shoot, and how you shoot. If you are shooting on a cloudy day outdoors in daytime, you will probably not see much improvement in IQ. But if you shoot in high contrast setting, you should see more of a clear difference in IQ. Dynamic range is wider by more than 2 stops, so shadow details are kept nicely, and relatively noise free. I think AWB is better in D800, too, although I mostly use custom WB, so not the best judge of that.

Regarding sharpness, camera bodies don't determine that as much as lens and focusing technique. If you want sharper image, make sure you got those covered. If you already have quality lens, you may need to fine tune AF, maybe?

I've had my D800 for less than 1 month, and I am definitely finding it superior to D3 in terms of pure image quality - I am keeping D3 for speed and robustness for weddings. But to be honest, if you don't see a difference in IQ, I'd go back to D700 and save the disc space; it's still a wonderful body.
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I would go back to the D700 but unfortunately it was sold.
 
JonathanRyan said:
So I was editing a D800 file yesterday. I wanted to do a little work on the colours so opened it in Photoshop in 16 bit. Then I added a couple of layers and a bit of retouch.

Then I came to save it, and my computer sat there for an awfully long time.....

I went and found the file to check it was OK because it had taken over a minute to save. Yeah, it was OK. It was also a shade over 2GB.
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Time to invest in a solid state drive? Made a big difference to my life. Far fewer tea breaks now though.
 
Anyone updated the Firmware and noticed a difference.. There's an Interesting thread on the FM forums showing shots take with a sigma 35 before and after.. If the results are true it's quite interesting.
I know the guy has been having issues with his d800 before this with AF.

Not sure I'm allowed to link.. If I am let me know and will post it.

Edit..not sure if MA was done also.
 
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pmac said:
Anyone updated the Firmware and noticed a difference.. There's an Interesting thread on the FM forums showing shots take with a sigma 35 before and after.. If the results are true it's quite interesting.
I know the guy has been having issues with his d800 before this with AF.

Not sure I'm allowed to link.. If I am let me know and will post it.

Edit..not sure if MA was done also.
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Please can you PM me the link, Im curious.
 
Yeah i wasnt sure the rules regarding linking other forums..forums used for my other hobby generaly dont allow it.

He say that thats after the firmware only no MA.. ive seen him post quite a few times regarding AF issues as well.

would be good to hear if anyone else noticed any difference once they updated.
 
I can confirm this... big improvement imo, even in dim artificial light it tracks very fast and very accurately.

Subject tracking performance in AF-C (continuous-servo autofocus) autofocus mode with framing using the viewfinder has been improved.

more as I test...

Weird, my 70-200 OS seems sharper?! More accurate. Update, Just compared to some other shots of the same subject @ 1:1, definitely better after update.
 
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got my d800e about 5 min ago.

All seems good so far. my 70-200 is sharper than sharp as is my 85.
My 50 deff needs MA and my 24-70 is sharp at 70mm but out at 24mm so needs MA also.

going out in a bit, but will run it all through Focal later today.
 
pmac said:
got my d800e about 5 min ago.

All seems good so far. my 70-200 is sharper than sharp as is my 85.
My 50 deff needs MA and my 24-70 is sharp at 70mm but out at 24mm so needs MA also.

going out in a bit, but will run it all through Focal later today.
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Really keen to hear how you managed to check your lenses so quickly. I've never done any MA before. Was this just a case of taking a couple of shots with each lens and zooming in tight on the monitor? Also, is Focal worth investing in?
 
Yeah just took a few test shots of the wife and zoomed to her eye.
All lens wide open and at each end of the zoom focal length.

Can't say with Focal.. I found it useful, worth the price I'm not sure but I'm not one for sitting going through the MA trying to figure it out.
 
pmac said:
my 24-70 is sharp at 70mm but out at 24mm so needs MA also.
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You can only set for one or the other... or in the middle.
 
pmac said:
Yeah i wasnt sure the rules regarding linking other forums..forums used for my other hobby generaly dont allow it.

He say that thats after the firmware only no MA.. ive seen him post quite a few times regarding AF issues as well.

would be good to hear if anyone else noticed any difference once they updated.
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Updated mine this morning, used on a shoot this afternoon and not noticed a blind bit of difference
 
Ranged MA would've been nice. I'll try get some crops up of my 70-200 tomorrow, difference at 1:1 is noticeable. At normal viewing sizes not so much but any improvement IMO is good.
 
Anyone using NiMh AAs in their grip? Just picked up a Pixel Vertax grip and am considering the rechargeable AA options. Does the D800 play nice with 1.2v cells?
 
I use the Meike grip (excellent fit) but use it with a third party EN-EL15, why would you want to use 2 types of battery in the same camera David, surely the EN-EL15 would be longer lasting then AA's as well, would have thought its just less complicated to stick with the same battery type and less stuff to carry round as well.
 
Well.. my logic was that if I get caught short of power I could just run into almost any shop and buy batteries... and if I have rechargeable AAs in I only have to carry one battery tray. Plus... something like the 2500mAh Eneloops surely would out last the EL-EN15?

Am I wrong? Last time I used AAs was in my old F5 :)
 
Pookeyhead said:
Well.. my logic was that if I get caught short of power I could just run into almost any shop and buy batteries... and if I have rechargeable AAs in I only have to carry one battery tray. Plus... something like the 2500mAh Eneloops surely would out last the EL-EN15?

Am I wrong? Last time I used AAs was in my old F5 :)
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Never thought of that but seeing as its my 3rd body not really a consideration, having only used any type of AA's in a flash i cant comment on their longevity compaed to an EN-EL15
 
I currently use 2500mAh Eneloops in my Meike grip. I've not done any scientific testing at all and both will last me all day at the track and then some. I do feel that the Eneloops do last a fair bit longer than the normal battery, but as I said I have no proof.

I've had absolutely no issues using AA with my D800 at all. Both the grip and the batteries have been superb.
 
Toggerman said:
I currently use 2500mAh Eneloops in my Meike grip. I've not done any scientific testing at all and both will last me all day at the track and then some. I do feel that the Eneloops do last a fair bit longer than the normal battery, but as I said I have no proof.

I've had absolutely no issues using AA with my D800 at all. Both the grip and the batteries have been superb.
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That answers half of my question then... whether it would work at all with 1.2v cells in it. If they outlast a EL-EN15, then that's definitely the way I'll go... as a genuine Nikon EL-EN15 is stupid money for what you're getting.
 
well did some more testing and ran most my lens through FoCal.
85 + 8 MA, 50 +13MA 24-70@ 24 +9 MA.

even without this there was a vast improvement compared to my repaired d800 and maby even more so than before it went in for repair. The 85 is tack sharp after the MA.

Here is a SOOC shot from this afternoon without any MA on the 85mm @ 1.4

DSC_0303web-2 by pmac1985, on Flickr

DSC_0303web by pmac1985, on Flickr

Just realised this will have lightroom export for web sharpening applied.. so not SOOC
 
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