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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Have a look at the comparison shots between the D800 & D800E to see the effect of removing the anti-aliasing filter.
I personally can't see much difference between the two shots of the rocks, but I can see the obvious difference between the fabric shots. They talk about the not having the anti-aliasing filter being useful when you have control of your subject, lighting and focus point. It sounds to me like a more useful feature if you are a studio photographer or have lots of time to compose and take your shots. As most of my photography is opportunistic (i.e. family snaps or travel photography), I don't think this applies to me. I may be trying to convince myself that I don't need the "E" model, but I wonder if people are being lured to it by the promise of finer resolution, from an already high resolution camera.
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Here is a quote from Ken Rockwell (obviously he hasn't seen one yet), nonetheless I think it agrees with my sentiments above:
The D800E is for tweaks. I wouldn't spend my extra money on it unless I either was a tweak, or really had my technique down and printed at 30 x 45" all day. If you're shooting at f/22 or smaller than several feet or meters wide, you'll never see the extra sharpness of the D800E, but everyone will see the D800E's moiré at any print size on fabrics or screens. If you're a tweak, you'll love the D800E, but for photography, stick with the D800.
Here is the quote I referred to earlier about the filters on the camera, and why I don't think the D800E will have better Ha response:
IR cut and antireflective coating properties of the optical filter remain the same with both versions
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It depends on the UV/IR cut filter used. Don't forget a standard modded DSLR usually has a Baader UV/IR cut filter placed in front of the sensor in place of the antialiasing filter/low pass filter.
But you are probably right it is unlikely to be tweaked for astro use.
I read the same and am thinking the D800 would be the way to go.
Also the 28-300mm lens sounds good plus the 16-35mm.
Then maybe a prime later on.
Where are you ordering yours from?
Greg.