I wonder if anyone has been able to play with this camera yet on the end of a prine 5 or 600 lens. I have only managed to use 300 2.8 and I must say resolution was fantastic. or is it the D7000?
or is the wait for the D400 or what ever it is going to be called going to be worth it?
Paul
I,ve had a few Nikons and the D7000 does me . The results I get with my crap gear will do me.. The camera may not see me out but I'll get another. Who needs thirty odd Mega pix ?
Cheers
JR
Paul i'm still waiting for a D800 the reports really rate it but they are like rocking horse _ _ _ _ at the moment.
Posted by David Sewell on June 12, 2012 at 4:41 AM
Paul, I think what you have to remember is that the D3200 is an entry level camera. It may have the megapixels, but I don't think it has the number of focusing points or the number of frames per second of more expensive cameras. It is unlikely to have the build quality either, and all these things are important in wildlife photography. According to the Nikon Rumors website at least one more DSLR is likely to be launched this year, so unless your need is an urgent one I would suggest waiting a little bit longer.
Thanks for the replies, my thoughts are as Davids. wait for the rumoured new one then decide on the 800 or the new one,
cheers
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 12, 2012 at 6:11 AM
As stated the 3200 is a basic camera and misses out on a number of features that can be found in the more expansive semi pro (D7000) and Pro Nikon camera,s (D4/D800)
I now use the D4 and D800 side by side. I have used the D4 a bit more then the D800 as i got hold of one earlier but i must say that i really like the D800. It is not as "fast" as the D4 but to be honest, 5-6 frames per second work out just fine! I do not always have a need for speed! It also makes you think more about the images you are taking.
The D800 has a few tricks up its sleeve. I love the various crop settings. So in fact you get the best of both world: a full frame camera and if necessary a DX body. In crop mode it will give you 25 megapixel 1.2 crop mode, a 15 Megapixel DX crop mode (a la D7000) and a 30 megapixel 5.4 mode.
So if funding isnt an issue, i would know what i would get!
Thanks Rene, just about on line with that thinking at the moment..
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 14, 2012 at 3:36 AM
From a landscape and pixel peepers point of view!!!!!
Well, just to put another slant on things, I've had hold of a D800 and was so unimpressed that I got hold of another 2 and was still unimpressed. I did a very quick side-by-side comparison with a D800E last week and the results were "chalk and cheese" - a much greater degree of clarity in the image, but perhaps not quite the degree of image acuity of the D3X.
Bare in mind I'm coming at this from a landscape PoV - neither a D800/800E or a D3X would be my natural choice of body for general wildlife photography as the working constraints of frame rate on all 3 are too slow; and also bare in mind that I'm a 'pixel peeper' when it comes to large chunks of fiscal input.
I shall be doing some more rigorous comparative testing between the D800E and the old D3X next week sometime.
Maths has always suggested 16Mp to be an optimum capacity for a 36x24 sensor area, so in theory the D4 should be 'the bees knees' in terms of all-round application - if I was going to take a chance and buy new Nikon "blind" and without exhaustive testing then it would be that one.
From my test results of the D800 and D800E I'd venture the Moire filter on the 800 is little thick and heavy for my personal tastes as a dedicated landscape camera. The 800E gets over that problem for obvious reasons and it's corner to corner clarity is very noticeably better than the 800.
Yes the D3X has too many pixels, but as long as you stay above the diffraction limit of f9 the pics are staggeringly detailed - using a PCE/TSE lens allows easy 'infinite' DoF with this camera - all that remains to be seen is if the 800E gives me more pixels for the same or better IQ - if it's the same then I'd be turning my computer inside out in post process for nothing - those files are really big.
John raises a good point - who needs 36Mp?
The simple answer is LESS people than think they do!
But it's all a case of horses for courses and a lot of buyers will be very happy with a D800 as it's a good camera; just not good enough to tempt me into obtaining one.
Apologies to you Paul for slightly hijacking your thread mate
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9 repliesor is the wait for the D400 or what ever it is going to be called going to be worth it?
I,ve had a few Nikons and the D7000 does me . The results I get with my crap gear will do me.. The camera may not see me out but I'll get another. Who needs thirty odd Mega pix ?
Cheers
JR
David
cheers
I now use the D4 and D800 side by side. I have used the D4 a bit more then the D800 as i got hold of one earlier but i must say that i really like the D800. It is not as "fast" as the D4 but to be honest, 5-6 frames per second work out just fine! I do not always have a need for speed! It also makes you think more about the images you are taking.
The D800 has a few tricks up its sleeve. I love the various crop settings. So in fact you get the best of both world: a full frame camera and if necessary a DX body. In crop mode it will give you 25 megapixel 1.2 crop mode, a 15 Megapixel DX crop mode (a la D7000) and a 30 megapixel 5.4 mode.
So if funding isnt an issue, i would know what i would get!
Rene de heer
Well, just to put another slant on things, I've had hold of a D800 and was so unimpressed that I got hold of another 2 and was still unimpressed. I did a very quick side-by-side comparison with a D800E last week and the results were "chalk and cheese" - a much greater degree of clarity in the image, but perhaps not quite the degree of image acuity of the D3X.
Bare in mind I'm coming at this from a landscape PoV - neither a D800/800E or a D3X would be my natural choice of body for general wildlife photography as the working constraints of frame rate on all 3 are too slow; and also bare in mind that I'm a 'pixel peeper' when it comes to large chunks of fiscal input.
I shall be doing some more rigorous comparative testing between the D800E and the old D3X next week sometime.
Maths has always suggested 16Mp to be an optimum capacity for a 36x24 sensor area, so in theory the D4 should be 'the bees knees' in terms of all-round application - if I was going to take a chance and buy new Nikon "blind" and without exhaustive testing then it would be that one.
From my test results of the D800 and D800E I'd venture the Moire filter on the 800 is little thick and heavy for my personal tastes as a dedicated landscape camera. The 800E gets over that problem for obvious reasons and it's corner to corner clarity is very noticeably better than the 800.
Yes the D3X has too many pixels, but as long as you stay above the diffraction limit of f9 the pics are staggeringly detailed - using a PCE/TSE lens allows easy 'infinite' DoF with this camera - all that remains to be seen is if the 800E gives me more pixels for the same or better IQ - if it's the same then I'd be turning my computer inside out in post process for nothing - those files are really big.
John raises a good point - who needs 36Mp?
The simple answer is LESS people than think they do!
But it's all a case of horses for courses and a lot of buyers will be very happy with a D800 as it's a good camera; just not good enough to tempt me into obtaining one.
Apologies to you Paul for slightly hijacking your thread mate
Rene de Heer