@ I have it and am dealing with an absolute nightmare trying to get the lens replaced due to fungus in the front element. I bought a replacement lens from aliexpress after the Sony service centre couldn’t source parts and then the service centre decided to shut down entirely and send my camera back not repaired.
@@AprilReid-z6j oh damn that's terrible. Sorry to hear they aren't helpful. Are there any potential independent repair shops that might be able to help out?
Thank you for the video and amazing photos. I have to take my d800 more often, a very powerful camera with great colors and feel. Love Nikon DSLRs and the flexibility to adapt classic manual lenses
@@garyallen7868 There's a D800E on my radar at the moment but I hear about it being more sensitive to moiré. Can you tell me if that's been an issue for you at all?
@@HoggetBlanker I have one, and it is rarely a problem. On fabric with complex linear patterns you will see it from time to time, so if you want fashion photo shoots as a primary use, that would be my only caution. I have literally never seen moire in any wildlife or landscape photograph.
I just picked up one for $400 a couple weeks ago…I have some old manual focus lenses that I wanted to use on digital body without adapter…so far really enjoying it…what autofocus lenses do you recommend on limited budget?
Good day, depending on the budget the Tamron SP series 1.8s aren't too bad and they are really quite nice. I believe the 45mm F1.8 is around $200-230 usd. They also have VC so extra bonus!
Hi, if you're on a limited budget I can recommend the Nikon Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-D. Depending on the condition, you can get it used for less than USD 100 upto USD-200. I have the AF-D version. I'm still using it with great joy on my D700 and D800. On the D800 with the 36 MP it's plenty sharp. The lens is kind of a little gem and an excellent performer.
Im D810 user since 2017 what i can say ;) amazing camera superb Image Quality i guess D800 is not much worse than D810 . When i total switch to manual lenses and purchase Zeiss Apo Sonnar 135mm F2 and 85mm planar 1.4 in pair with D810 provide superb images .Thanks Mr.50mm for your work
Nice! In yeah from what I'm reading the D810 takes much of the criticism from the D800 and corrects it while also employing a variant of the sensor that natively doesn't include an AA filter (Rather than the D800e AA canceller)! Those Zeiss lenses sound awesome, how do you like the 85mm I've always wanted to try that one out!
@@Mr50mmish Planar 85mm 1.4 is great lens classic stuff from Zeiss , build like true lens metal+glass Great microcontrast +3D pop amazing focusing ring very accurate and smoth if you start using one time i guess you will never want to stop it :).Ofcourse is soft at 1.4 but i was very suprised how it preforms with such a huge resolution on D810 ,soft wide open but close to F2 became sharp maybe late i post some my images special 4u :) the planar 100mm f2 is amazing too :) cheers ✌
My first full frame I bought the d600 (couldn't afford the d800) and always wished for the 800 with it's extra mega pixels... Someone at the camera group I attended had one. I spent years getting mostly second hand glass together. Few years later I got the D810 and have been using that for 7-8 years solid, until a few months ago. It was a massive upgrade over the d600. I only just moved to the Z8 (which by the way, feels like cheating compared to the D810.) Bells and whistles aside, the few extra pixels are barely noticeable. You have auto focus/tracking on the eyes, 4K 60 video (8 really, but who uses it) and much better low light performance. The eye piece screen seems really gimmicky until you try it, although you could argue it's a glorified "live preview" function the D810 had. Those are the only features I could really argue set this apart from the 810 and it's a lot of money for it. I'm sure other people will like the 20fps RAW, but there's almost no situation you'll use this, for this equals time wasted at the end deleting hundreds of photos. I realise your videos about the 800, but this line of cameras is (and always was) my favourite, and the z8 looks almost identical anyway, to the point your family and friends won't notice the difference, which is good because you don't have to justify the cost to anyone but yourself. If it weren't for the cost of glass, I'd recommend the old d800/810 as starter cameras. The mirrorless transition means that second hand glass has never been cheaper for Nikon as well, another reason to give the 800/810 extra life
I do agree when it comes to just photography the D8x0 series is very hard to beat and if speed and video aren't a concern I would still recommend it most of the time. Since as you said with the new Z mount many F mount lenses are getting cheaper and are still excellent!
I used my d810 for 5 year before upgrading to my Z8 one year ago. I still have the D810, but it gets no real use anymore. I love the D810 so much that I just can't sell it.
@marcusgrandon3640 I decided and kept mine as well. Ive put the 28-300mm lens on it. Before I got the trinity lenses, I'd use that setup all the time. That lens is so versatile and sharp, and while it certainly lacks the "wow factor" it would make for a very handy second camera option. I don't do weddings, but if I did, that may be my second camera/lens.
I bought mine for a lot of money a long time ago. Still have and use it frequently, for Studio work it's still excellent for everything you can imagine.
@Mr50mmish Yes sure I'll update you for the outcome of D800. But having other nikon and canon flagship bodies that are in use. However your ch give a lot of info about various camera bodies Highly appreciated.!!
Hi, D700 and D800 user here. Got mine a few months ago in mint condition (just a bit over 8K clicks...EUR 450....LOL). Well, I am super happy with my couple.
I used a D800 frequently when they were new, but didn't own it. Focus was sluggish and always seemed to favor the bright points anywhere except where I wanted if I used any of the area modes. I almost akways used AF-S and selected single point mode. Expreed 3 processor bodies were a host of compromises, but at the time it seemed like a remarkable camera afterbusung a D100, D70, D200, and D700 previously. About 7 years ago I found a D800 in a pawn shop. Picked it up for $500. I was disappointed because Expeed 4 cameras were already well established and has much cleaner high ISO images, improved autofocus, more useful video features, and native WiFi. I was already used to these on D7200 and D750 so that's where comparison is the killer of joy. The D800 is still a valued part of my kit for events and weddings. Where it has been most valuable to me is legacy lens support. If i found a sweetheart deal on a D810, i would drop the D800 like a low gear.
That's fair the D810's improvements did seem to really help but like you I got my D800 for an insane price, plus it's neat to see how the original kicked off the line of cameras.
@@Mr50mmish in use a lot of "classic" lenses, but most of them I bought new, or at least while they were still in common use. I still have my Nikkormat I bought in 1975 and the FM I bought in 79. Those older lenses find their way into the D800 and Z5 fairly often.
Its an amazing time where "pro" camera bodies are available for relative low price imho. Even though old? they were/ are still top of the line against modern offerings ...and we can afford them! Its great times!
I can't seem to make up my mind. Looking to get my first Nikon DSLR and I think I want to go full frame, if only to narrow down the selection :P There's some hype around the D700 but really I seem to lean more towards the D600/D610 or the D800/D810. My biggest concern with the latter is size. I fear that if it's too big I may not want to lug it around as much, but maybe good ergonomics can make up for that. I may not pull the trigger until after Christmas but am eyeing a couple of deals from a store out of Montreal. There's a D610 and a D800E, both including battery grips and rated at 7/10, just under $500 each. You did mention the size difference between the two but any additional thoughts on how the shooting experience compares?
When it comes to ergonomics I do overall prefer the D800 over the D600, there are a few more controls that can be rapidly changed by dedicated buttons and the viewfinder in the D800 is just better, more data, more functions (better virtual horizon). The one place where it has it beat is the more conventional mode dial. I don't mind the way the D800 does it but I do like a normal one. Both to me feel solid in my hands and given the usually chunky primes I use the weight offset of the heavier D800 doesn't bug me. I do admit the chunk of the D800 does actually mean there are a few bags that I have that straight up don't fit it where the D600 will just fit. So yeah in short I do think the generally better ergonomics offset the extra chunk.
@@PJ-om2wq While I appreciate the recommendation, there are two reasons why I'm not considering the D750 at this time. The first is that the price jumps up for that model and I have a limited budget. The other is that I've heard the D750 was plagued with multiple recalls, so there are concerns about picking up a unit that may not have been sent back for fixing more than once or twice. Then again, the problems were probably addressed in manufacturing at some point and might have become non-issues later in production, but I don't know that's a coin flip I want to bet on.
@@HoggetBlanker The recalls only affected the very early D750s. This was one of the most popular wedding photographers cameras and one of the reasons was its utter reliability. Prices are still quite high though, that's true.
For wildlife, the D800 is the clear winner because you can crop in more. Lots of times, that little bird is too far away even with your longest lens. If you want to make portraits, there is no discernable difference. So I think it depends on what you want to do. I find that I use my D800 more often than my D600 or D610 but I do more wildlife than anything else. But (for instance) for landscape I would maybe give the D610 the edge because I can load more images into my post processing software at once because the images are much smaller. I always shoot RAW at the highest resolution the camera offers, so that matters to me.
@@Mr50mmish My current favorite lens, is the Nikkor AF 80-200mm f2.8D ED(N), that I bought recently, a bit heavy combo, but the photos it takes are absolutely fantastic
@@A1ko_ Ah that's too bad. Still sounds awesome otherwise. Haha another camera to go on my list. I'm a bit more interested as I just recently bought the Techart EA7 which seem to have better compatibility with older Sony cameras.
my first full frame camera was 500.000 clicks d800e, i dropped it from a cliff, it still worked but i had to part ways with it after that, it had 750.000 clicks, and was still going strong. I had no idea how spoiled i was, i have a GFX 50ii, it's only 10-20% better when it comes to image quality and post production.
Wow that is seriously cool 750k click! Haha I thought my D3s had some miles on it! But yeah that sensor really holds up still! How do you like your GFX?
I recently bought a D800. It looks very new, except for some tiny scratches near the battery door. What I don't like about it is the greenish colour. Other than that, it's great. It's so different from my D80 and D7500 in colour, system, handling, and building quality. Now the problem is I only have one telephoto lens for full-frame cameras: the Tokina 100 mm macro.
Oh I haven't noticed the greenish output, but maybe I'll have to do some side by sides with my other Nikons. Haha does this mean you are on the look out for more telephoto lenses? If so what are you looking for?
@@Mr50mmish I tested it this morning. I shot some trees and noticed that if the leaves were yellow or orange, the whole picture, including the blue sky, would become a bit yellowish. When I shoot something white indoors, I can see a bit more green in pictures. I adjusted the WB and the green is gone. I hope it also works for the yellowish colour. I will test it later today. Will you do videos on Nikon's old lens? I heard the AF-s 80-200mm 2.8D is good.
Ah good to hear it sounds like it's not too bad to edit out! I will probably eventually incorporate more lens testing in! I have also heard very good things about the 80-200 F2.8D. If the push pull variant comes up cheap I might get one!
I would love a D850 also, but the D850 is one of those collector cameras so the price of a used one with a lot of miles is still over a thousand dollars. The Canon 5Ds can be found for as little as $400 on occasion, but $650 is a more likely price. If you have a ton of Nikon glass and no EF glass, then never mind on that Canon spiel.
I couldnt see a significant difference between the d810 and the d850 other than the flippy screen. Perhaps 1/2 stop low light advantage. Also D810 better option than d800
I use still my D800 and my D810 when shooting digital - 99.xx% just with manual F mount AI/AIS NIkkors. I acknowledge some improvements made in sensor design, AF, mirrorless focus keeping display etc.| BUT: With capability to use all AI lenses and above it is not only lens cost efficient, it also allows to share those lens with analog a shooting + it allows to avoid all the plastic lenses for today. The only thing what it misses for me is the finder with split screen of an Nikon F4(s). Why I do not update to a Nikon Z: a) see above. b) I miss an even bigger jump is resolution. At moment only the Fuji GFX100s could fulfill this to some extend with reasonable price tag. But to be (self-)honest. I do not really need for most shots more than the 36 MP aside one use case: Camera scan of medium and large format film. That speaks for the Fuji GFX100s multishot feature to get 400 MP shots.
Yeah I don't remember if I brought it up in the video but using manual SLR lenses on DSLR I personally find to be a nicer ergonomic experience than on a mirrorless camara, mainly because the weight is better distributed since the adapters for mirrorless tend to be rather long by the nature of matching flange distances. As for the resolution jump, yeah it's slowed down a bit, the pixel pitch seems to have flatlined, but we'll see what is in store for the future, It seems like it'd be more than possible to see another big jump if Sony is able to scale their 40mp APSC unit to full frame.
The last DSLR body I bought was used D810, in 2021. Since then, while keeping most F mount full frame lenses, I got Z'd in 2024. Zf , Z7ii and various Z mount lenses. Traded away D7200, D7500, D750 and SONY a6300 and all APSC lenses toward the cost. That said, I really like the gear and my pics are not quite worthy of some very good gear.
@@Mr50mmish Z7's 8 and 9 are 45 mp. I am not sure th eZ9 has the same sensor as Z7's and Z8. If I had known of Z6ii coming out, I would not have bought Zf, not Z7ii. Maybe some future more advanced Z APSC (instead of the new Z50ii!) . Happy with D810, more than D750 I was OK to let go. It's my last DSLR. But the D850 price has certainly come down. I also think a year from now late 2025 will be last call for Nikon DSLR for all practical purposes. Lens I am very happy I kept and updated firmware to use on Z is F mount Tamron SP 45mm f 1.8 Di VC USD. Would not work on Z without the update, and on FTZii on Z it now works very well. it is large but not too large. Good lens if you can find one at good price, for your D800 and a Z if you do get one. It was a fuss to learn best use of Zf due to its schizoid controls system. No User settings, sadly. Great 24 mp cameras. Body looks good, but is a brick and ergonomics are unrefined. Z7ii is also fine for my typical use. No action, sports, no grand landscapes, no wildlife around here! It is more like the DSLR in controls. Has 3 User settings. I have to get better software and monitor to make better use of the files. I think it demands better light or more careful settings than Zf, finding in shadowed streets downtown Manhattan , or grey/ hazy no contrast days of NYC.
Funny thing is this 36mp cmos made by Sony and nikon tuning making it work better than sony themself ( in kind of dxo test ) One of the best cmos ever made
Hey Mr. 50mm. Thanks for the video. I've just bought a D800 with only 19000 shots, practically brand new. I was so amazed when I put an old 50mm AF lens I thought had no autofocus, and then suddenly it starts autofocusing with this camera. Fun fact, I was using this old AF NIKKOR 50mm 1:1.8 on a D3300 which has no in body autofocus system, so... hahahah Anyway, I was thrilled with the colors of this camera, and I bought and watched many reviews and I was reassured over and over again that buying this one was going to be the best transition to a pro full frame DSLR, attention, in the year of 2024! hahahah Btw, I see a Tamron there, can you tell which one is? I got myself a Tamron 70-300 VC and a Sigma 28-70 EX.
Ahh haha yeah I can see how that'd be a bit a surprise, a good surprise though. Hopefully you are enjoying the camera! Sure it's the Tamron SP 45mm F1.8 VC. It's quite a nice lens, if not a bit chunky.
@@Mr50mmish I've been shooting a bit of everything. I shoot the my kids a lot hahaha landscapes, city, people doing stuff... weird stuff too. I mean, what is photography after all if not capturing something that draws your attention, sometimes it has a meaning others can see, sometimes it means something to one, and others it's beautiful just because... I think... hahahah
I've had it since release, and still shoot it as my main dslr. It's beats out the D700 in every aspect. It beats out many of the current cameras that is being pushed out today.
Agreed! I am honestly very happy with the images this thing makes even compared to my a7iii. I do think in terms of stills this is still a good standard!
@@Mr50mmish As a camera that is in the line of the F3, F4, F5, and the F6, the D800 is the last of the line. What passes for cameras mainly today are toy cameras that are mainly gloryfied movie cameras. The D800 is just as much a tank as the F5 and the F6. And that's the problem with photography today, most want to be George Lucas, and do movies. I don't say there's a problem with that, just don't call yourself a photographer. A great camera shall first and foremost be an excellent stills camera.
@@arunphillips6977 If you what you judge the D800 by are the low light capability, yet you've chosen the wrong camera. Even a Phase One IQ is more crap in low light than the D700. And if want better build quality than the D800 you need to look at the F5. And I've shot my fair deal of Nikons through the years, both digital and analog. None have been better than the D800. That includes the Nikon F3.
@@ThorsteinBerg I have a D700 and D3S. Sometimes I would like to have another Nikon, not very expensive, with a little more resolution, D600 or D800 I think. The D700 is highly valued for its color reproduction, which interests me a lot. Taking this point into account, I wonder which one will be closer, the D600 or the D800.
I have a D800e and I absolutely adore it. The D700 is a nice camera, but the cost of the D700 is like the cost of the Canon 5D. Collector prices, not photographer prices. I love it for almost any purpose. Absurd image quality and trillions of Nikon and aftermarket F mount lenses. Great for macro, for portrait, for landscape, for wildlife, for whatever you darn well like. I will never sell my D800e. If it dies, I will buy another one. I have a huge collection of Nikon F glass, from the ancient to the G lenses. I guess the shutter might be slow for some kinds of sports photography and if a bird is close and flying right at you, it is not ideal. But I don't feel that any of the minor shortcomings are much of a bother. The D600 and D610 are also great bargains. I do have big hands, so I always attach a battery grip. With a battery grip attached, if feels great in my hands. I do wish they had more custom lenses {in the menu}, because i have a lot of the old manual focus glass. There are enough to do my favorites, so maybe I am whining about nothing. Another similar set is the Canon 5D series. I have a 5Ds and two 5D Mark II cameras (one is an infrared conversion). Those have the same sorts of benefits as the Nikon group. A second benefit of these types of older DSLR cameras is film photography. My F lenses for the Nikon DSLR cameras work just as well on my Nikon F4, F5, and F100. Similarly my EF glass works both on my 5D cameras and on my Canon 1N HS cameras. As to why shoot film? For the fun of it, and the special things you can do with film. Put some Lomo Purple in there. Put some Adox CMS II in there. And film photography forces you to slow down and think more. I like the Canon 5D cameras better for video, but none of these cameras are world beaters for video. However, for some situations, like talking heads, they can produce professional results good enough for a youtube channel. I agree with the cost of F versions of lenses being cheaper than EF lenses. I never had any problem focusing with my D800e and my D600 has the shutter upgrade. Besides the somewhat lower cost of F glass, there is also the D lens bonanza. Some of the D lenses are absolutely stunning. The 60mm D macro lens is an absolute wonder and cheap as dirt. The DC lenses for managing background blur are still incredible for portraits. And at about $500-$600 on ebay the DC lenses are incredible bargains. By yourself a 180mm D lens, You won't be sorry. I bought four of them, in case they eventually break down and I can no longer service them. There are plenty of good Nikon F mount lenses that can be had at bargain prices. If you do buy on ebay, read the whole advertisement carefully and try it out right after it arrives to ensure it is working properly. Anyway, good post and I pretty much agree with everything.
Thanks for sharing. Yeah the Nikon D series I think are now insanely amazing value and quality now. Haha yeah the 60mm macro is basically glued to the D800 or D600. I'll have to look into the 180mm I am trying to round out my Nikon collection a bit. Oh the 5Ds how do you like it? It piqued my interest quite a bit haha I am kind exploring what else to get in the new year that's on the list along with the 5D4!
@@Mr50mmish The 5Ds is my favorite camera. You can crop like mad. The prices have fallen so far, I may buy another one for backup. Things that will bother some people: No pop up flash. No WiFi The pictures are gorgeous. The RAW files are really big, so you need a good computer to process them, especially if you do batches at a time. But why do you buy a camera? To take photographs. It has the Canon color science and those 50MP let you crop when you need to. Now, I have literally more than one hundred EF lenses, and I have adapters for old glass with EF lenses including the chips to verify focus. So I did not need to invest in glass. Don't take my word for it, look up other people who have used that camera and you will see that it is a wonderful instrument. I am a fan of Canon and Nikon and not a big Sony guy, so that probably slants my view, especially since I already have a room full of EF and F glass.
The D800 😅. I bought it at a reputable second hand seller for a relatively good price. They however mixed the orders up and I got a Canon 5D2 😑. It was sorted out pretty quickly, I could keep the 5D at a very good price (plus a Coupon code) and got the rest of the money back. But now I have my first Canon (another system to invest into 😭) but I still want to get the D800 sooner or later… Well…
Haha that is a funky mix up! Hopefully you can find another D800, did the seller by chance have any left to sell? Atleast you got a 5D2 in the meantime! Buy any EF glass yet?
It is the big seller that has three letters with m at the beginning. So yeah, they still have some left but I don’t have the funds now to buy that camera. For Canon EF, I bought the nifty fifty lens. Not sure which ones to get next but yeah 😅. The 5D2 really feels like brick and I do not find it as comfortable to hold as my Nikon bodies but the shutter sound is very satisfying.
@thomasa.243 ah, I think I know the one. The nifty 50 is always a good pick. Maybe another 50?! The compact macro?! Haha sorry my preference for 50s is showing. Hmm yeah the 5D shutter was a great sound! When you do get a D800 let me know what you think of it!
I love both the 5D II and the D800. I have owned six 5D II cameras and currently have two of them (one is an infrared converted camera). I have given some away as presents but I think that the image quality of either camera (5D II and D800) is really fabulous. I like the DSLR direct image much better than digital viewfinders of the mirrorless cameras. My dots per inch is infinite. A thing to explore, if you are not afraid to take the risk, is to install the Magic Lantern software on your 5D Mark II camera. It gives all kinds of incredible abilities and makes it much more capable for video. Read up on it and see if it interests you. You will notice when you install it that there is no warranty for the Magic Lantern stuff, so if it bricks your camera, not their fault. I never had a problem, but like I said, for the adventurous sort.
@danncorbit3623 I'll have to give it a look I may or may not have a 5d2 on the way. I have used magic lantern before just not on a 5d2. Should be interesting haha :)
Super thanks for putting out another nice review video! Considering how small camera bodies have become in recent years, you would have to really like the D800's output to justify lugging around such a beast. Did you like the images from the D800 or the D600 better?
Haha the current crop of mirrorless cameras have indeed lightened up but my main camera is now the GFX 50s so even though it is mirrorless it's still about as heavy as DSLRs of old so I don't really feel it as much, rather when I do use mirrorless cameras they feel very light. Between the 2 I do like the D800 but that might be less about the actual output and more that I'm just kind of happy to use a full frame sensor that isn't 24mp. Haha.
I have one, withstanding the weight, it's the reason that I won't go to the expense of switching to the mirrorless version, for what I use it for 📷👍 Ps I don't shoot Video or fast objects
A lot of praise for a (certainly good) camera, but not backed up by numbers or examples (there is a chapter called Photo Gallery, but a YT presentation cannot be a basis for an evaluation). So the D800 may or may not have excellent high ISO, large dynamic range etc etc. All the video tells me is that Mr. 50mm is very satisfied, which means little to me. For hard info you should look elsewhere.
Haha indeed the reviews are more or less my opinion on it. If you want DR and ISO figures many many reviews do in depth about the specific numbers. Beside that I don't exactly have the gear to test DR or ISO in a repeatable manner. I'd just be pulling from sources like DPreview or Photons to Photos.
Easy, even though there were issues, it's hard to really say how many it affected, it does seem like it affected a specific batch, Nikon didn't do a general recall, but they did seem to take in units which got affected. If you have a specific figure to share please do. I wasn't able to tag a specific number on estimated affected units. So I'm not ready to paint the entire line as problematic. Generally otherwise they are excellent and it's not as if I glossed over that either. It was brought up in video and there is a link in the description on how to conduct a manual alignment. It's not very difficult.
I have never had a problem with my D800e. And Nikon is very good at fixing defects for free. My D600 has the repaired shutter, even though I never actually experienced any problem with it. It was a "Just in case" thing for me.
just found your channel recently and I've watched so many videos now, you make me wanna buy every one of these cameras 🤣
keep up the great work!
Haha they are all pretty great cameras!
Dziękujemy.
Thank you very much!
@@Mr50mmish No problem :) is a honest support for your work ✌
Just came across your channel due to the YT algorithm. I like the way you do your reviews, Lots of info and no BS. I just subscribed your channel.
Thanks!
A friend of mine had one of these at release, a legendary and significant camera. Thanks for another comprehensive review.
That's awesome. Do you know if they still have it? Or have they moved onto a new camera? No problem!
@@Mr50mmish From memory he ended up giving it to his girlfriend and we both picked up Sony RX1's around 2013~
@@AprilReid-z6j oh dang, haha ok follow up still have the RX1? That is a very neat camera!
@ I have it and am dealing with an absolute nightmare trying to get the lens replaced due to fungus in the front element. I bought a replacement lens from aliexpress after the Sony service centre couldn’t source parts and then the service centre decided to shut down entirely and send my camera back not repaired.
@@AprilReid-z6j oh damn that's terrible. Sorry to hear they aren't helpful. Are there any potential independent repair shops that might be able to help out?
DSLR forever!
Why?
1 - low price (body and lens)
2 - long batery time
3 - optical view finder
4 - high dynamic ranger
5 - 16 to 45 Mp
@@user-JM1967 6 to 45 😂
@@davidgambin2551 coz they are photographic cameras..not electronic devices with 3 years expiring date
Thank you for the video and amazing photos. I have to take my d800 more often, a very powerful camera with great colors and feel. Love Nikon DSLRs and the flexibility to adapt classic manual lenses
Dooo it! Haha yeah I'm pretty happy that Nikon F mount basically stayed interchangeable since its inception.
Thank you. I own one 800 but only use it for studio shooting. I like old 6 megapixel Nikon for my soul 😂
Absolutely love my D800E, great camera.
@@garyallen7868 There's a D800E on my radar at the moment but I hear about it being more sensitive to moiré. Can you tell me if that's been an issue for you at all?
@@HoggetBlanker I have one, and it is rarely a problem. On fabric with complex linear patterns you will see it from time to time, so if you want fashion photo shoots as a primary use, that would be my only caution. I have literally never seen moire in any wildlife or landscape photograph.
I just picked up one for $400 a couple weeks ago…I have some old manual focus lenses that I wanted to use on digital body without adapter…so far really enjoying it…what autofocus lenses do you recommend on limited budget?
Good day, depending on the budget the Tamron SP series 1.8s aren't too bad and they are really quite nice. I believe the 45mm F1.8 is around $200-230 usd. They also have VC so extra bonus!
Hi, if you're on a limited budget I can recommend the Nikon Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-D. Depending on the condition, you can get it used for less than USD 100 upto USD-200. I have the AF-D version. I'm still using it with great joy on my D700 and D800. On the D800 with the 36 MP it's plenty sharp. The lens is kind of a little gem and an excellent performer.
Im D810 user since 2017 what i can say ;) amazing camera superb Image Quality i guess D800 is not much worse than D810 . When i total switch to manual lenses and purchase Zeiss Apo Sonnar 135mm F2 and 85mm planar 1.4 in pair with D810 provide superb images .Thanks Mr.50mm for your work
Nice! In yeah from what I'm reading the D810 takes much of the criticism from the D800 and corrects it while also employing a variant of the sensor that natively doesn't include an AA filter (Rather than the D800e AA canceller)! Those Zeiss lenses sound awesome, how do you like the 85mm I've always wanted to try that one out!
@@Mr50mmish Planar 85mm 1.4 is great lens classic stuff from Zeiss , build like true lens metal+glass Great microcontrast +3D pop amazing focusing ring very accurate and smoth if you start using one time i guess you will never want to stop it :).Ofcourse is soft at 1.4 but i was very suprised how it preforms with such a huge resolution on D810 ,soft wide open but close to F2 became sharp maybe late i post some my images special 4u :) the planar 100mm f2 is amazing too :) cheers ✌
My first full frame I bought the d600 (couldn't afford the d800) and always wished for the 800 with it's extra mega pixels... Someone at the camera group I attended had one. I spent years getting mostly second hand glass together.
Few years later I got the D810 and have been using that for 7-8 years solid, until a few months ago. It was a massive upgrade over the d600.
I only just moved to the Z8 (which by the way, feels like cheating compared to the D810.)
Bells and whistles aside, the few extra pixels are barely noticeable. You have auto focus/tracking on the eyes, 4K 60 video (8 really, but who uses it) and much better low light performance. The eye piece screen seems really gimmicky until you try it, although you could argue it's a glorified "live preview" function the D810 had. Those are the only features I could really argue set this apart from the 810 and it's a lot of money for it. I'm sure other people will like the 20fps RAW, but there's almost no situation you'll use this, for this equals time wasted at the end deleting hundreds of photos.
I realise your videos about the 800, but this line of cameras is (and always was) my favourite, and the z8 looks almost identical anyway, to the point your family and friends won't notice the difference, which is good because you don't have to justify the cost to anyone but yourself.
If it weren't for the cost of glass, I'd recommend the old d800/810 as starter cameras. The mirrorless transition means that second hand glass has never been cheaper for Nikon as well, another reason to give the 800/810 extra life
I do agree when it comes to just photography the D8x0 series is very hard to beat and if speed and video aren't a concern I would still recommend it most of the time. Since as you said with the new Z mount many F mount lenses are getting cheaper and are still excellent!
I used my d810 for 5 year before upgrading to my Z8 one year ago. I still have the D810, but it gets no real use anymore. I love the D810 so much that I just can't sell it.
@marcusgrandon3640 I decided and kept mine as well. Ive put the 28-300mm lens on it. Before I got the trinity lenses, I'd use that setup all the time.
That lens is so versatile and sharp, and while it certainly lacks the "wow factor" it would make for a very handy second camera option.
I don't do weddings, but if I did, that may be my second camera/lens.
I bought mine for a lot of money a long time ago. Still have and use it frequently, for Studio work it's still excellent for everything you can imagine.
That's awesome to hear! Do you got a go too lens for your D800?
@@Mr50mmishMy most used lenses are the Micro Nikkor 60mm 2.8D, Nikkor 80-200mm 2.8D, Micro Nikkor 105mm 2.8G and Nikkor 16-35mm f4G.
Thank you much for the detailed info about D800. I am looking to buy one soon.😅
Nice! Hope you find one! Let me know how you like it when you get it.
@Mr50mmish
Yes sure I'll update you for the outcome of D800. But having other nikon and canon flagship bodies that are in use. However your ch give a lot of info about various camera bodies
Highly appreciated.!!
Hi, D700 and D800 user here. Got mine a few months ago in mint condition (just a bit over 8K clicks...EUR 450....LOL). Well, I am super happy with my couple.
Nice! Still not a bad price given the excellence of the D800! Oh, how do you like the D700? It's something everyone tells me I should get!
I used a D800 frequently when they were new, but didn't own it. Focus was sluggish and always seemed to favor the bright points anywhere except where I wanted if I used any of the area modes. I almost akways used AF-S and selected single point mode. Expreed 3 processor bodies were a host of compromises, but at the time it seemed like a remarkable camera afterbusung a D100, D70, D200, and D700 previously. About 7 years ago I found a D800 in a pawn shop. Picked it up for $500. I was disappointed because Expeed 4 cameras were already well established and has much cleaner high ISO images, improved autofocus, more useful video features, and native WiFi. I was already used to these on D7200 and D750 so that's where comparison is the killer of joy. The D800 is still a valued part of my kit for events and weddings. Where it has been most valuable to me is legacy lens support. If i found a sweetheart deal on a D810, i would drop the D800 like a low gear.
That's fair the D810's improvements did seem to really help but like you I got my D800 for an insane price, plus it's neat to see how the original kicked off the line of cameras.
@@Mr50mmish in use a lot of "classic" lenses, but most of them I bought new, or at least while they were still in common use. I still have my Nikkormat I bought in 1975 and the FM I bought in 79. Those older lenses find their way into the D800 and Z5 fairly often.
Its an amazing time where "pro" camera bodies are available for relative low price imho.
Even though old? they were/ are still top of the line against modern offerings ...and we can afford them!
Its great times!
Right? When it comes to photography I'm still pretty hard pressed to really tell that the D800 output is from a camera over a decade old!
I can't seem to make up my mind. Looking to get my first Nikon DSLR and I think I want to go full frame, if only to narrow down the selection :P
There's some hype around the D700 but really I seem to lean more towards the D600/D610 or the D800/D810. My biggest concern with the latter is size. I fear that if it's too big I may not want to lug it around as much, but maybe good ergonomics can make up for that. I may not pull the trigger until after Christmas but am eyeing a couple of deals from a store out of Montreal. There's a D610 and a D800E, both including battery grips and rated at 7/10, just under $500 each. You did mention the size difference between the two but any additional thoughts on how the shooting experience compares?
Maybe look at the D750 as well. They are about as small and light as a full frame DSLR can be and a fantastic camera.
When it comes to ergonomics I do overall prefer the D800 over the D600, there are a few more controls that can be rapidly changed by dedicated buttons and the viewfinder in the D800 is just better, more data, more functions (better virtual horizon).
The one place where it has it beat is the more conventional mode dial. I don't mind the way the D800 does it but I do like a normal one.
Both to me feel solid in my hands and given the usually chunky primes I use the weight offset of the heavier D800 doesn't bug me.
I do admit the chunk of the D800 does actually mean there are a few bags that I have that straight up don't fit it where the D600 will just fit.
So yeah in short I do think the generally better ergonomics offset the extra chunk.
@@PJ-om2wq While I appreciate the recommendation, there are two reasons why I'm not considering the D750 at this time. The first is that the price jumps up for that model and I have a limited budget. The other is that I've heard the D750 was plagued with multiple recalls, so there are concerns about picking up a unit that may not have been sent back for fixing more than once or twice. Then again, the problems were probably addressed in manufacturing at some point and might have become non-issues later in production, but I don't know that's a coin flip I want to bet on.
@@HoggetBlanker The recalls only affected the very early D750s. This was one of the most popular wedding photographers cameras and one of the reasons was its utter reliability. Prices are still quite high though, that's true.
For wildlife, the D800 is the clear winner because you can crop in more. Lots of times, that little bird is too far away even with your longest lens. If you want to make portraits, there is no discernable difference. So I think it depends on what you want to do. I find that I use my D800 more often than my D600 or D610 but I do more wildlife than anything else. But (for instance) for landscape I would maybe give the D610 the edge because I can load more images into my post processing software at once because the images are much smaller. I always shoot RAW at the highest resolution the camera offers, so that matters to me.
I bought a used D800 6 months ago, and I use it almost daily, I love the photos this camera makes ;)
That's great! Got a favorite lens you like using on it?
@@Mr50mmish My current favorite lens, is the Nikkor AF 80-200mm f2.8D ED(N), that I bought recently, a bit heavy combo, but the photos it takes are absolutely fantastic
theres definitely some charm with older high res sensors, the og a7r and manual glass is such a nice experience
Ouu the first Gen A7 cameras. That's something I'm a bit curious about. The A7r that also uses a similar sensor as the D800 right?
@@Mr50mmish yeah it does but the downside is the lack of choice to record lossless or uncompressed 14bit raws only 11+7 lossy
@@A1ko_ Ah that's too bad. Still sounds awesome otherwise. Haha another camera to go on my list. I'm a bit more interested as I just recently bought the Techart EA7 which seem to have better compatibility with older Sony cameras.
my first full frame camera was 500.000 clicks d800e, i dropped it from a cliff, it still worked but i had to part ways with it after that, it had 750.000 clicks, and was still going strong.
I had no idea how spoiled i was, i have a GFX 50ii, it's only 10-20% better when it comes to image quality and post production.
Wow that is seriously cool 750k click! Haha I thought my D3s had some miles on it! But yeah that sensor really holds up still! How do you like your GFX?
I recently bought a D800. It looks very new, except for some tiny scratches near the battery door. What I don't like about it is the greenish colour. Other than that, it's great. It's so different from my D80 and D7500 in colour, system, handling, and building quality. Now the problem is I only have one telephoto lens for full-frame cameras: the Tokina 100 mm macro.
Oh I haven't noticed the greenish output, but maybe I'll have to do some side by sides with my other Nikons. Haha does this mean you are on the look out for more telephoto lenses? If so what are you looking for?
@@Mr50mmish I tested it this morning. I shot some trees and noticed that if the leaves were yellow or orange, the whole picture, including the blue sky, would become a bit yellowish. When I shoot something white indoors, I can see a bit more green in pictures. I adjusted the WB and the green is gone. I hope it also works for the yellowish colour. I will test it later today. Will you do videos on Nikon's old lens? I heard the AF-s 80-200mm 2.8D is good.
Ah good to hear it sounds like it's not too bad to edit out! I will probably eventually incorporate more lens testing in! I have also heard very good things about the 80-200 F2.8D. If the push pull variant comes up cheap I might get one!
And here I am LUSTING after the Nikon D850.
I want one to couple with my Zeiss Otus lenses.
That does sound like it'd be excellent. If you do get a D850 let me know how you like it!
@@Mr50mmish Will do!
I would love a D850 also, but the D850 is one of those collector cameras so the price of a used one with a lot of miles is still over a thousand dollars. The Canon 5Ds can be found for as little as $400 on occasion, but $650 is a more likely price. If you have a ton of Nikon glass and no EF glass, then never mind on that Canon spiel.
I couldnt see a significant difference between the d810 and the d850 other than the flippy screen. Perhaps 1/2 stop low light advantage. Also D810 better option than d800
I use still my D800 and my D810 when shooting digital - 99.xx% just with manual F mount AI/AIS NIkkors.
I acknowledge some improvements made in sensor design, AF, mirrorless focus keeping display etc.|
BUT: With capability to use all AI lenses and above it is not only lens cost efficient, it also allows to share those lens with analog a shooting + it allows to avoid all the plastic lenses for today.
The only thing what it misses for me is the finder with split screen of an Nikon F4(s).
Why I do not update to a Nikon Z:
a) see above.
b) I miss an even bigger jump is resolution. At moment only the Fuji GFX100s could fulfill this to some extend with reasonable price tag.
But to be (self-)honest. I do not really need for most shots more than the 36 MP aside one use case: Camera scan of medium and large format film. That speaks for the Fuji GFX100s multishot feature to get 400 MP shots.
Yeah I don't remember if I brought it up in the video but using manual SLR lenses on DSLR I personally find to be a nicer ergonomic experience than on a mirrorless camara, mainly because the weight is better distributed since the adapters for mirrorless tend to be rather long by the nature of matching flange distances.
As for the resolution jump, yeah it's slowed down a bit, the pixel pitch seems to have flatlined, but we'll see what is in store for the future, It seems like it'd be more than possible to see another big jump if Sony is able to scale their 40mp APSC unit to full frame.
@@Mr50mmish Agreeing on both.
Amazingly I bought an 800 off Amazon this year for $600. It arrived in mint condition with only 5000 shutter releases.
Nice! That's awesome that it's basically a fresh D800!
Just picked one up, great condition with 28k sc, on eBay for £300 UK, first full frame Nikon, loving it so far, great video, thanks!
@@ReformedJon75 congrats on the buy and thanks!
The last DSLR body I bought was used D810, in 2021. Since then, while keeping most F mount full frame lenses, I got Z'd in 2024. Zf , Z7ii and various Z mount lenses. Traded away D7200, D7500, D750 and SONY a6300 and all APSC lenses toward the cost.
That said, I really like the gear and my pics are not quite worthy of some very good gear.
That's fair, the new Z system seems quite good! How are you enjoying the Z7ii that's their big resolution shooter right?
@@Mr50mmish
Z7's 8 and 9 are 45 mp. I am not sure th eZ9 has the same sensor as Z7's and Z8. If I had known of Z6ii coming out, I would not have bought Zf, not Z7ii. Maybe some future more advanced Z APSC (instead of the new Z50ii!) . Happy with D810, more than D750 I was OK to let go. It's my last DSLR. But the D850 price has certainly come down. I also think a year from now late 2025 will be last call for Nikon DSLR for all practical purposes.
Lens I am very happy I kept and updated firmware to use on Z is F mount Tamron SP 45mm f 1.8 Di VC USD. Would not work on Z without the update, and on FTZii on Z it now works very well. it is large but not too large. Good lens if you can find one at good price, for your D800 and a Z if you do get one.
It was a fuss to learn best use of Zf due to its schizoid controls system. No User settings, sadly. Great 24 mp cameras. Body looks good, but is a brick and ergonomics are unrefined.
Z7ii is also fine for my typical use. No action, sports, no grand landscapes, no wildlife around here! It is more like the DSLR in controls. Has 3 User settings. I have to get better software and monitor to make better use of the files. I think it demands better light or more careful settings than Zf, finding in shadowed streets downtown Manhattan , or grey/ hazy no contrast days of NYC.
Funny thing is this 36mp cmos made by Sony and nikon tuning making it work better than sony themself ( in kind of dxo test )
One of the best cmos ever made
Hey Mr. 50mm. Thanks for the video. I've just bought a D800 with only 19000 shots, practically brand new. I was so amazed when I put an old 50mm AF lens I thought had no autofocus, and then suddenly it starts autofocusing with this camera. Fun fact, I was using this old AF NIKKOR 50mm 1:1.8 on a D3300 which has no in body autofocus system, so... hahahah Anyway, I was thrilled with the colors of this camera, and I bought and watched many reviews and I was reassured over and over again that buying this one was going to be the best transition to a pro full frame DSLR, attention, in the year of 2024! hahahah Btw, I see a Tamron there, can you tell which one is? I got myself a Tamron 70-300 VC and a Sigma 28-70 EX.
Ahh haha yeah I can see how that'd be a bit a surprise, a good surprise though. Hopefully you are enjoying the camera!
Sure it's the Tamron SP 45mm F1.8 VC. It's quite a nice lens, if not a bit chunky.
@@Mr50mmish thanks for the heads up. What do you like the most to photograph?
@omeuteacherdani @omeuteacherdani Hmm. Cityscapes and street. What about yourself?
@@Mr50mmish I've been shooting a bit of everything. I shoot the my kids a lot hahaha landscapes, city, people doing stuff... weird stuff too. I mean, what is photography after all if not capturing something that draws your attention, sometimes it has a meaning others can see, sometimes it means something to one, and others it's beautiful just because... I think... hahahah
I've had it since release, and still shoot it as my main dslr. It's beats out the D700 in every aspect. It beats out many of the current cameras that is being pushed out today.
Agreed! I am honestly very happy with the images this thing makes even compared to my a7iii. I do think in terms of stills this is still a good standard!
Not really, the D700 build quality is much better, it also smokes the D800 for low light shooting.
@@Mr50mmish As a camera that is in the line of the F3, F4, F5, and the F6, the D800 is the last of the line. What passes for cameras mainly today are toy cameras that are mainly gloryfied movie cameras. The D800 is just as much a tank as the F5 and the F6. And that's the problem with photography today, most want to be George Lucas, and do movies. I don't say there's a problem with that, just don't call yourself a photographer. A great camera shall first and foremost be an excellent stills camera.
@@arunphillips6977 If you what you judge the D800 by are the low light capability, yet you've chosen the wrong camera. Even a Phase One IQ is more crap in low light than the D700. And if want better build quality than the D800 you need to look at the F5. And I've shot my fair deal of Nikons through the years, both digital and analog. None have been better than the D800. That includes the Nikon F3.
@@ThorsteinBerg I have a D700 and D3S. Sometimes I would like to have another Nikon, not very expensive, with a little more resolution, D600 or D800 I think. The D700 is highly valued for its color reproduction, which interests me a lot. Taking this point into account, I wonder which one will be closer, the D600 or the D800.
I have a D800e and I absolutely adore it. The D700 is a nice camera, but the cost of the D700 is like the cost of the Canon 5D. Collector prices, not photographer prices. I love it for almost any purpose. Absurd image quality and trillions of Nikon and aftermarket F mount lenses. Great for macro, for portrait, for landscape, for wildlife, for whatever you darn well like. I will never sell my D800e. If it dies, I will buy another one. I have a huge collection of Nikon F glass, from the ancient to the G lenses. I guess the shutter might be slow for some kinds of sports photography and if a bird is close and flying right at you, it is not ideal. But I don't feel that any of the minor shortcomings are much of a bother. The D600 and D610 are also great bargains. I do have big hands, so I always attach a battery grip. With a battery grip attached, if feels great in my hands. I do wish they had more custom lenses {in the menu}, because i have a lot of the old manual focus glass. There are enough to do my favorites, so maybe I am whining about nothing.
Another similar set is the Canon 5D series. I have a 5Ds and two 5D Mark II cameras (one is an infrared conversion). Those have the same sorts of benefits as the Nikon group.
A second benefit of these types of older DSLR cameras is film photography. My F lenses for the Nikon DSLR cameras work just as well on my Nikon F4, F5, and F100. Similarly my EF glass works both on my 5D cameras and on my Canon 1N HS cameras. As to why shoot film? For the fun of it, and the special things you can do with film. Put some Lomo Purple in there. Put some Adox CMS II in there. And film photography forces you to slow down and think more. I like the Canon 5D cameras better for video, but none of these cameras are world beaters for video. However, for some situations, like talking heads, they can produce professional results good enough for a youtube channel.
I agree with the cost of F versions of lenses being cheaper than EF lenses.
I never had any problem focusing with my D800e and my D600 has the shutter upgrade.
Besides the somewhat lower cost of F glass, there is also the D lens bonanza. Some of the D lenses are absolutely stunning. The 60mm D macro lens is an absolute wonder and cheap as dirt. The DC lenses for managing background blur are still incredible for portraits. And at about $500-$600 on ebay the DC lenses are incredible bargains. By yourself a 180mm D lens, You won't be sorry. I bought four of them, in case they eventually break down and I can no longer service them. There are plenty of good Nikon F mount lenses that can be had at bargain prices. If you do buy on ebay, read the whole advertisement carefully and try it out right after it arrives to ensure it is working properly. Anyway, good post and I pretty much agree with everything.
Thanks for sharing. Yeah the Nikon D series I think are now insanely amazing value and quality now. Haha yeah the 60mm macro is basically glued to the D800 or D600. I'll have to look into the 180mm I am trying to round out my Nikon collection a bit.
Oh the 5Ds how do you like it? It piqued my interest quite a bit haha I am kind exploring what else to get in the new year that's on the list along with the 5D4!
@@Mr50mmish The 5Ds is my favorite camera. You can crop like mad. The prices have fallen so far, I may buy another one for backup. Things that will bother some people: No pop up flash. No WiFi The pictures are gorgeous. The RAW files are really big, so you need a good computer to process them, especially if you do batches at a time. But why do you buy a camera? To take photographs. It has the Canon color science and those 50MP let you crop when you need to. Now, I have literally more than one hundred EF lenses, and I have adapters for old glass with EF lenses including the chips to verify focus. So I did not need to invest in glass. Don't take my word for it, look up other people who have used that camera and you will see that it is a wonderful instrument. I am a fan of Canon and Nikon and not a big Sony guy, so that probably slants my view, especially since I already have a room full of EF and F glass.
@danncorbit3623 haha that sounds like an amazing collection. I'll have a look at some 5Ds, it'll definitely be something on my radar.
The D800 😅. I bought it at a reputable second hand seller for a relatively good price. They however mixed the orders up and I got a Canon 5D2 😑. It was sorted out pretty quickly, I could keep the 5D at a very good price (plus a Coupon code) and got the rest of the money back. But now I have my first Canon (another system to invest into 😭) but I still want to get the D800 sooner or later… Well…
Haha that is a funky mix up! Hopefully you can find another D800, did the seller by chance have any left to sell? Atleast you got a 5D2 in the meantime! Buy any EF glass yet?
It is the big seller that has three letters with m at the beginning. So yeah, they still have some left but I don’t have the funds now to buy that camera. For Canon EF, I bought the nifty fifty lens. Not sure which ones to get next but yeah 😅. The 5D2 really feels like brick and I do not find it as comfortable to hold as my Nikon bodies but the shutter sound is very satisfying.
@thomasa.243 ah, I think I know the one. The nifty 50 is always a good pick. Maybe another 50?! The compact macro?! Haha sorry my preference for 50s is showing. Hmm yeah the 5D shutter was a great sound! When you do get a D800 let me know what you think of it!
I love both the 5D II and the D800. I have owned six 5D II cameras and currently have two of them (one is an infrared converted camera). I have given some away as presents but I think that the image quality of either camera (5D II and D800) is really fabulous. I like the DSLR direct image much better than digital viewfinders of the mirrorless cameras. My dots per inch is infinite. A thing to explore, if you are not afraid to take the risk, is to install the Magic Lantern software on your 5D Mark II camera. It gives all kinds of incredible abilities and makes it much more capable for video. Read up on it and see if it interests you. You will notice when you install it that there is no warranty for the Magic Lantern stuff, so if it bricks your camera, not their fault. I never had a problem, but like I said, for the adventurous sort.
@danncorbit3623 I'll have to give it a look I may or may not have a 5d2 on the way. I have used magic lantern before just not on a 5d2. Should be interesting haha :)
Super thanks for putting out another nice review video! Considering how small camera bodies have become in recent years, you would have to really like the D800's output to justify lugging around such a beast. Did you like the images from the D800 or the D600 better?
Haha the current crop of mirrorless cameras have indeed lightened up but my main camera is now the GFX 50s so even though it is mirrorless it's still about as heavy as DSLRs of old so I don't really feel it as much, rather when I do use mirrorless cameras they feel very light. Between the 2 I do like the D800 but that might be less about the actual output and more that I'm just kind of happy to use a full frame sensor that isn't 24mp. Haha.
I have one, withstanding the weight, it's the reason that I won't go to the expense of switching to the mirrorless version, for what I use it for 📷👍
Ps I don't shoot Video or fast objects
Why didn't you record this video with the D800?
The D800's video is good for when it was new but the A7 iii does a much better job now.
Every time I want to sell my trust D800, I can't seem to do it.
Haha continue to not do it!
Lol, what's a DWAN?
Lol did I say DWAN? When did I say that?
A lot of praise for a (certainly good) camera, but not backed up by numbers or examples (there is a chapter called Photo Gallery, but a YT presentation cannot be a basis for an evaluation). So the D800 may or may not have excellent high ISO, large dynamic range etc etc. All the video tells me is that Mr. 50mm is very satisfied, which means little to me. For hard info you should look elsewhere.
Haha indeed the reviews are more or less my opinion on it. If you want DR and ISO figures many many reviews do in depth about the specific numbers. Beside that I don't exactly have the gear to test DR or ISO in a repeatable manner. I'd just be pulling from sources like DPreview or Photons to Photos.
How do you call "gold standard" a camera when many samples were misfocusing ??...
Easy, even though there were issues, it's hard to really say how many it affected, it does seem like it affected a specific batch, Nikon didn't do a general recall, but they did seem to take in units which got affected.
If you have a specific figure to share please do. I wasn't able to tag a specific number on estimated affected units. So I'm not ready to paint the entire line as problematic.
Generally otherwise they are excellent and it's not as if I glossed over that either. It was brought up in video and there is a link in the description on how to conduct a manual alignment. It's not very difficult.
I have never had a problem with my D800e. And Nikon is very good at fixing defects for free. My D600 has the repaired shutter, even though I never actually experienced any problem with it. It was a "Just in case" thing for me.
I have a D810, D610 and a D200, the D700 might be the next one on the list.
Haha, ditto. Maybe I have some other cameras that I want before the D700, I will eventually get it.
@@Mr50mmishif you’re patient they do pop up for cheap I got a d700 for $300 aud with a pile of cf cards, a 50 1.8d and a bag for $300 aud.
@AprilReid-z6j yeah once in a while I do see them come up, usually they get snatched up before I can get em. I'm sure I'll have one one day.
I have three so yeah what to say😅
Haha awesome! 3x the standard is 3x the fun!
@@Mr50mmish Oh fun for sure. Been using my D3s for a couple of days again but that beast is also no ham sandwich😎
@Ton-x4r haha it is definitely more a hefty turkey dip.
Spooky.. You sound like Agent Smith.
Haha.
Sorry dude the d850 is the gold standard
The D850 seems very good. If I decide to buy one maybe the title of that will be "the golder standard"
@Mr50mmish good one there are some good comparison videos