If this is the way you mostly shoot-yes.Actually with tripod and LiveView you can focus those camera pretty darn well with MF lenses
I shoot a lot without tripod, so it doesnt help me much.
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If this is the way you mostly shoot-yes.Actually with tripod and LiveView you can focus those camera pretty darn well with MF lenses
HI DavidIt's not just you. I just downloaded all the D800 sample images from the Nikon website. Based on what I see here, these don't look anything like what I get with my S2. They have the look of a D300 with a lot more pixels. Missing is the per-pixel sharpness, microcontrast and texture. In fact, nothing in these images is actually sharp. I'll reserve final judgement until a controlled test can be done and we're not just looking at JPGs from CaptureNX.
David
If you look at the high quality Nikon lenses-they are not cheap either.I agree a step up but at almost 10X the price it's making me reconsider the S2!
1.25X linear size difference. That's visible, but not dramatic.Still, the S2 sensor is quite a lot bigger, physically, so there's that "MF" look to images that the D800 will not be able to meet—but I think the Leica R lenses on this camera will produce very fine images, to be sure.
Yes - from my experience I don't think they're in the same league as the S lenses (in performance or price).If you look at the high quality Nikon lenses-they are not cheap either.
10x is much overrated, however I admit 4x is still a veeery big difference.
Well, that's where I'm coming from as well - but then I don't use the NEX7 for my 'main' detailed work, nor would I the D800 - if I didn't already have an M9, an A900 and a pile of Zeiss glass , and you didn't already have an S2, then maybe the D800e would be unmissable!:ROTFL:But do you think the IQ difference between the D800 and the Nex7 is worth to spend double the price of a Nex7...which by the way would make much more sense if you like to use life-view for focusing and using third party lenses.
But what decent glass? It seems to me they are few and far between.I think we're going to have to wait for some raw files shot with decent glass (not zooms) to get a better idea.
Good question! I was on the upgrade path from a 65+ and I wanted the new touch screen, the USB and the live view and focus mask... And I still thought it would all improve my work! I also didn't realise it would compromise my 35XL so badly :-(Tashley-if 40MP is good for you why didnt you buy a IQ140 instead of the IQ180?
But what decent glass? It seems to me they are few and far between.
I'm not siding with the D800 but only quoting the new camera's features and asking if the announcement makes some people reconsider their investments in gear.Paul, I thought in your other thread you were boasting about the 'superior' AF of the d800, but you only have manual focus lenses in your list that are going to need stop down metering--and it will have to probably be simple center weighted. That does not sound like a good deal compared to a MFD that has multi-segment metering with AF. But if that is where you want to save money...
Actually, my four lens MFD system cost much less than what is on your list--nearly half price