D810 first shots
Apr 2, 2015 07:01:31 #
Ballangrud wrote:
I just returned from Patagonia and took this shot with my new D810. I love the camera!!
You should with a shot like this 👍👍
Apr 2, 2015 08:44:18 #
Ballangrud wrote:
I just returned from Patagonia and took this shot with my new D810. I love the camera!!
Excellent !!! The download version is fantastic. A wall hanger for sure.
Dave
Apr 2, 2015 08:49:55 #
Ballangrud wrote:
Thanks sbucko:
I previously used a Nikon D90 and had DX glass. When I bought the D810 I also bought the Nikon FX 28-300mm lens...figuring that it would be a good all around carry lens, and that was what I used. I'll keep using this lens until I can afford a broader range of FX glass.
I previously used a Nikon D90 and had DX glass. When I bought the D810 I also bought the Nikon FX 28-300mm lens...figuring that it would be a good all around carry lens, and that was what I used. I'll keep using this lens until I can afford a broader range of FX glass.
Ballangrud....I am wondering if I got misled by what other UHH posters have written over the years. Everybody said the 28-300 wasn't good enough for the D800. So I saved and I recently bought the 24-70 and 70-200. Now that I see your photo I wonder why. I magnified the detail in the mountains and it's great. The lens seems to have done just fine. Do you find that the autofocus in the 810 is quite a bit better? I'm wondering if there is a difference in the D810 and the D800 rather than the lenses. I'm finding, too, with my new lenses, that there is an awkward cut off at 70mm. 70mm is too short quite often. I should have compared the 24-120, I think it is. In the end I may end up attaching a 1.4x when needed. Sorry for the ramble. Any input is appreciated.
Also.....you should post this shot in the critique section.
Apr 2, 2015 08:54:44 #
Apr 2, 2015 09:28:45 #
I have no experience with any other Nikon cameras other than the D90 and D810 and do not have much in the way of lens variety to make autofocus comparisons. I have traveled around the world with my D90 and carried mainly the 18-300mm 5.6 lens with no problems with autofocusing. I also use a rotating polarizing filter on both cameras. I grew up shooting mainly B&W when I was younger and developed my own prints so the digital experience is still a work in progress. Here are a couple of shots I took in Cambodia and Antartica with my D90.
SteveR wrote:
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Apr 2, 2015 09:29:23 #
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Apr 2, 2015 10:41:30 #
Jamers
Loc: Michigan
Cdouthitt wrote:
Very nice shot. Would have been cool to see the actual download...anyhow, it might be an optical illusion, but it appears that the horizon line is slightly tilted 1/2 degree to the left. Once again, great shot.
:thumbup: Yes, though the horizon can be corrected in post.
Apr 2, 2015 13:19:02 #
SteveR wrote:
So much for people poo-pooing the 28-300 with the 800 line. This photo is spectacular in the download.
I liked the 18-200 so much on a D7100, the 28-300 was the first lens I bought for a D800. Money well spent and it's my go to lens for walk around. :-D
Apr 3, 2015 00:56:54 #
Apr 3, 2015 10:14:28 #
kubota king wrote:
after opening the download .I left clicked on the photo to zoom way in . I couldn't believe how much quality I could see in the details of the mountains .Very nice quality taken with this camera .Well done ,Tommy
Could I say that we should understand that the lens had nothing to do with the quality?
Apr 3, 2015 21:12:48 #
I do not recall anyone saying that the 28-300 wasn't good enough for the D800s, but I don't read everything. I do recall a number of people saying that the 36 MP sensor of the D800 series would expose any shortcomings in any lens. The 28-300 has the same shortcomings as any 10X zoom lens. The posted image is beautiful and does not exhibit any visible faults, but would the same shot taken with a 50mm prime possibly be technically better? Maybe?
Apr 3, 2015 22:36:48 #
Ballangrud wrote:
Here's the upload.
Thanks for all your suggestions!!!
Thanks for all your suggestions!!!
YOW!!! Now there's a picture that cries out to be hung on the wall.... BIG!!!
Apr 3, 2015 23:25:07 #
Ballangrud wrote:
I just returned from Patagonia and took this shot with my new D810. I love the camera!!
Looks like a perfect combination of location, equipment and photographer. Thanks for sharing it.
If you wouldn't mind, I'd sure like more info on your trip to Patagonia. It's on our bucket list.
BTW, I'm about to start a "petition drive" to encourage the UHH administrator to start a new forum about travel photography- a place to share questions and information about beautiful places around the world.
Apr 3, 2015 23:43:53 #
GregWCIL wrote:
Looks like a perfect combination of location, equipment and photographer. Thanks for sharing it.
If you wouldn't mind, I'd sure like more info on your trip to Patagonia. It's on our bucket list.
BTW, I'm about to start a "petition drive" to encourage the UHH administrator to start a new forum about travel photography- a place to share questions and information about beautiful places around the world.
If you wouldn't mind, I'd sure like more info on your trip to Patagonia. It's on our bucket list.
BTW, I'm about to start a "petition drive" to encourage the UHH administrator to start a new forum about travel photography- a place to share questions and information about beautiful places around the world.
Great idea. I would support that.
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