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Old 04-05-2012, 07:40 PM
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Nikon D800E heaven!

I finally got my much anticipated Nikon D800E today. These cameras are as rare as hens teeth and Nikon has been swamped by massive market demand.

The E version has an the low pass optical filter nullified so it works much the same as medium format cameras and cameras like the Leica M9, Fuji Xpro 1 that do not have your standard slight blurring anti aliasing filter.
The D800 has a rather weak AA filter already so the difference is not great but its there.

The idea is at 36mp it has enough resolution to not show moire effects very often and it gives that last little gain of extra sharpness and microcontrast that gives images a tad more pop!

I'll be shooting with it over the weekend and hope to have something decent to post in the terrestial images section for those interested.

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Old 04-05-2012, 07:50 PM
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I look forward to the shakedown Greg, should be interesting!

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Old 04-05-2012, 07:50 PM
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That would be great of u Also any chance of night time shots of u know what ?
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Old 04-05-2012, 08:37 PM
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I look forward to the shakedown Greg, should be interesting!

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So do I.

I plan some night time lapse as well (too bad about the moon).


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That would be great of u Also any chance of night time shots of u know what ?
I intend doing some deepsky with the TEC110 but I don't expect it to show its best in that being unmodified but on the right target it could be interesting. I think also I may have to wait for the moon to start rising late.

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Old 05-05-2012, 04:37 AM
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Makes you really wonder why they would even put anti aliasing in a camera with 36mp to start with lol. Can't wait to see your images XD drooling already
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Old 05-05-2012, 08:07 PM
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I did a shoot today. This camera is totally spectacular.

I'll see if I can get some posted tomorrow. I am planning on taking more shots tomorrow of Sydney CBD/Opera House etc. I'll try for a few shots where you may expect a bit of moire.

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Old 06-05-2012, 11:19 AM
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Sample photos

Here are 2 sample images.

Nikon D800E, tripod mounted, variable ND filter on the waterfall image,
Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8:

http://www.pbase.com/image/143115850


http://upload.pbase.com/image/143115850

Shot in RAW, converted in ViewNX2.

Love this camera!

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Great photo, Greg. As a very happy Canon 5DmkII shooter who likes to make large prints, seeing the Nikon D800/D800E cameras has definitely made me go "hmmm".

The image quality of the 36 MP is certainly better than I'd expected. I had thought that the small pixels would mean a trade off with high noise levels / poor dynamic range, but the pics that I've seen so far don't seem to show this.

I'm too heavily invested in Canon lenses to make a switch, but if I were buying it all again I'd certainly be thinking...
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Old 06-05-2012, 06:17 PM
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Good onya Greg!
Hope your having fun!
BTW I'm having trouble finding the waterfall hehehehe.........
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Old 06-05-2012, 11:29 PM
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Great photo, Greg. As a very happy Canon 5DmkII shooter who likes to make large prints, seeing the Nikon D800/D800E cameras has definitely made me go "hmmm".

The image quality of the 36 MP is certainly better than I'd expected. I had thought that the small pixels would mean a trade off with high noise levels / poor dynamic range, but the pics that I've seen so far don't seem to show this.

I'm too heavily invested in Canon lenses to make a switch, but if I were buying it all again I'd certainly be thinking...
High ISO performance is excellent as well. Up to ISO6400 is normally useful and I think it will hold to ISO12800 but I haven't done that yet. I have shot ISO6400 and it worked fine.

The sensor scored the highest score ever for the DXO testing site. Dyanmic range is superb especially in shadow areas where you can recover detail like it was exposed properly.

I can't fault it.

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Good onya Greg!
Hope your having fun!
BTW I'm having trouble finding the waterfall hehehehe.........
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Sorry the images were mislabelled and the waterfall image not even uploaded. I was in a hurry to go out being late etc.

Here it is here:

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/143125357

I used a variable ND filter to get the waterfall to blur. Nikor 24-70mm and about 3 seconds ISO 100.

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Good on ya Greg. Nice first few shots there. My camera shop is raving over it too.

I pick up my 800E tomorrow!! I'm champing at the bit.

I'm off to Bordertown this weekend for Mother's day (and my 'secret' dark sky spot) so I'll be putting it through it's paces with my new lens kit - 14-24 f2.8, 80-200 f2.8, 500 f4, 105 f2.8 macro, Samyang 35 f1.4 and TC-1.7EII! Will have to try and make time for mum I guess too. haha. I'll be trying landscapes, wildlife, widefield astro, sunsets and macro shots.
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Old 08-05-2012, 07:47 PM
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Good on ya Greg. Nice first few shots there. My camera shop is raving over it too.

I pick up my 800E tomorrow!! I'm champing at the bit.

I'm off to Bordertown this weekend for Mother's day (and my 'secret' dark sky spot) so I'll be putting it through it's paces with my new lens kit - 14-24 f2.8, 80-200 f2.8, 500 f4, 105 f2.8 macro, Samyang 35 f1.4 and TC-1.7EII! Will have to try and make time for mum I guess too. haha. I'll be trying landscapes, wildlife, widefield astro, sunsets and macro shots.

Exciting. This camera surpasses my already hyped up expectations and opens up a whole new field of possibilities with photography.

You've got a fabulous range of lenses there. Have fun.

Take a couple of photos of mum for mothers day!

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Exciting. This camera surpasses my already hyped up expectations and opens up a whole new field of possibilities with photography.

You've got a fabulous range of lenses there. Have fun.

Take a couple of photos of mum for mothers day!

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Will do! Already rubbing hands together and dribbling profusely with tongue out!
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Will do! Already rubbing hands together and dribbling profusely with tongue out!

Yes make sure you have some paper towels in your camera kit to handle the inevitable drool!

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