Apr 14 2012, 01:07 AM
QUOTE(celciuz @ Apr 12 2012, 10:08 PM)
Putting that aside... I'm anticipating for your images from Bangkok... wanna see full size too... D800's 36MP glory!
Ah... Clever to steer back to a hot topic ! I thought I can avoid a bit. Been very busy meeting datelines till no time to be online. I'll try and post a few.QUOTE(celciuz @ Apr 12 2012, 10:08 PM)
My friend just came back from China with shots taken on his D800... doesn't look impressive 
I'm losing interest... come on let me see some great stuff.
What kind of pics he takes? What lenses does he have? The D800 has a lot of tech in there and if you overdo it, the pics look a little flat. I'm losing interest... come on let me see some great stuff.Anyway, to be honest with you, I felt I could have gotten more keepers with the D700. The D800 is very sensitive to camera shake so much so if I'm shooting at 200mm, I need 1/400s to get consistant results. Perhaps people with more steady hands and VR can do better. Secondly, I found the first day was a little bit of a letdown. Trying to find the best settings on a new camera is not easy.
QUOTE(hkenh @ Apr 12 2012, 10:19 PM)
actually the difference on screen is subtle la. . . unless you have two identical frame of shots taken with the cameras
it's only when you print a large final image that can you can appreciate the improvement the new camera gives you, even then it depends what are you shooting.
but of cos, other than the IQ, there's many new added features for the better experience of the photographers that final images can't tell.
if one just show a 2MP picture I bet no one can tell it's a D800 from a D700. It's doesn't do magic or makes a picture taken with an already amazing D700 suddenly look incomparable.
Don't know leh... But taking pics from the D700 and the D800 and resizing them to the same size, I find the D800 pics has a little more zing to it. Perhaps that's just me. I'll try and post last year's Bangkok photos. Their lighting didn't change much. In fact, the placement of car manufacturers in the hall almost the same as last year !it's only when you print a large final image that can you can appreciate the improvement the new camera gives you, even then it depends what are you shooting.
but of cos, other than the IQ, there's many new added features for the better experience of the photographers that final images can't tell.
if one just show a 2MP picture I bet no one can tell it's a D800 from a D700. It's doesn't do magic or makes a picture taken with an already amazing D700 suddenly look incomparable.
Anyway, the details on the D800 pics is scary. When focus is spot on, everything can be seen.
QUOTE(hkenh @ Apr 12 2012, 10:48 PM)
i posted once 
. . . have been busy preparing my for my final year in uni so it's been long since I last went out to shoot.
not yet own the D800, at first plan to get one this month, but with all the issue and it seems like they stop sending new stocks for now (probably dealing with all the issue reported?), I'll probably get it by June just to hope they sorted out the AF (I don't bother about the green tint, it's the AF that is worrying because I shoot lots of wide angle shots).
I did a quick test and indeed there is a problem with the left side AF when shooting with the 24mm f/1.4 at f/1.4 and the 14-24mm f/2.8 at f/2.8 near MFD. Need to investigate more because DoF is so thin when the subject is so close. More often than not, just a slight movement of the subject or the hand will get the subject OOF. . . . have been busy preparing my for my final year in uni so it's been long since I last went out to shoot. not yet own the D800, at first plan to get one this month, but with all the issue and it seems like they stop sending new stocks for now (probably dealing with all the issue reported?), I'll probably get it by June just to hope they sorted out the AF (I don't bother about the green tint, it's the AF that is worrying because I shoot lots of wide angle shots).
QUOTE(hkenh @ Apr 12 2012, 10:48 PM)
for the IQ, I've been looking everywhere that has pro photog posted pictures with D800. But seriously, if not for the EXIF reader they could have posted pictures taken with D90, D3, D700 and I won't have a clue it's not from D800.
That's true. You will only appreciate the resolving power of the D800 when viewing 100% on the monitor. I don't print billboards but then again, I see the huge MP as an advantage because when reduced, the noise and details is far far better than the D700.QUOTE(hkenh @ Apr 12 2012, 10:48 PM)
the one new features I like a lot is the new metering and face detection. I shoot loadsa streets photo and with D700 a lot of time it underexposed the face of the subject and by the time u realized you've missed the moment. But I have yet to hands on one though, so not sure how good is it. All I know now are from info and views of those who have used it.
Metering and focus is good. Better than D700. Yet to try the face detection. I read it's only available in LV mode? I may be wrong.QUOTE(hkenh @ Apr 12 2012, 10:48 PM)
but if i really bought it, it's because my hand really itchy rather than it will improve the IQ of my image. hahahaha because not like i'll print 40'' size or larger for all my pictures anyway 
That's true. I do miss the faster fps on the D700. At some points, I shot the D800 continuously and after like 100 shots of so, I noticed that it was quite warm to touch. It is as if I put the camera in the car for an hour under the hot sun.QUOTE(iloveOov @ Apr 13 2012, 02:39 PM)
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QUOTE(celciuz @ Apr 14 2012, 01:01 AM)
I think these location best to use flash... just like when I was at BIMS2012, flash yields better results.
Agreed.
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). So I really can't relate to the fuss of 4fps is too slow etc by all the ppl. 
But I didnt that wont be a problem for me, as my d300 is still serving me very faithfully. 
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