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Apr 6, 2021 15:32:31   #
REStoffer
 
Why is the D800 seldom in conversation. Is this not a popular camera. I have botd D80 & D800 & love them.

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Apr 6, 2021 20:13:30   #
Grahame Loc: Fiji
 
REStoffer wrote:
Why is the D800 seldom in conversation. Is this not a popular camera. I have botd D80 & D800 & love them.


I suspect that most people that use the D800 have had it long enough to have learnt how to use it.

Mine is still used regularly, approx. 50/50 along with a Z6.

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Apr 6, 2021 22:50:25   #
IDguy Loc: Idaho
 
Replaced mine with Z6. Wish I’d kept it.

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Apr 6, 2021 23:11:16   #
flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT
 
If anyone is looking for one MPB.com has one in "like new" condition with a USA serial number and a shutter count of 679!!! for $894:

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/used-equipment/used-photo-and-video/used-digital-slr-cameras/used-nikon-digital-slr-cameras/nikon-d800/sku-1171560/

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Apr 7, 2021 06:20:18   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
REStoffer wrote:
Why is the D800 seldom in conversation. Is this not a popular camera. I have botd D80 & D800 & love them.


The D800 was the first, many first time owners of the D800 have moved on to the D810 and D850. Those that have held on to their D800's have mastered it so much, and are so happy, there are no more questions to ask about it.
So, look at it this way, owners of D800's could be smarter and wiser than owners of other camera models.

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Apr 7, 2021 08:31:31   #
cameraf4 Loc: Delaware
 
D800 = Great Camera. Had one for years. Some of my best shots. "Upgraded" to a D800E because it was tested as "30% sharper images." Could be ... images were still very sharp. Just got my hands on a D810. 36MP is great no matter how it comes.

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Apr 7, 2021 10:07:38   #
REStoffer
 
Thanks for the reply. I agree and guess I will keep using mine.

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Apr 7, 2021 12:16:48   #
chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA
 
IDguy wrote:
Replaced mine with Z6. Wish I’d kept it.


...I kept mine until I got a Z7. No regrets as I get more resolution and I like the Z setup, especially the EVF, but that D800 was/is a fine camera.

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Apr 7, 2021 12:40:05   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
My D800e is pretty much my daily carry. I use the D850 when I'm heading out on a photo trip.
--Bob
REStoffer wrote:
Why is the D800 seldom in conversation. Is this not a popular camera. I have botd D80 & D800 & love them.

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Apr 7, 2021 15:37:57   #
lensmaster Loc: Chicago
 
I have D800's.
Use them for studio/tethered shooting and on location.

love them.

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Apr 7, 2021 17:40:40   #
flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT
 
flip1948 wrote:
If anyone is looking for one MPB.com has one in "like new" condition with a USA serial number and a shutter count of 679!!! for $894:

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/used-equipment/used-photo-and-video/used-digital-slr-cameras/used-nikon-digital-slr-cameras/nikon-d800/sku-1171560/

Looks like somebody grabbed it. Hopefully it was a Hogger.

If you were looking for one you probably would have been hard pressed to find a nicer one...just 679 clicks.

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Apr 7, 2021 18:25:23   #
REStoffer
 
Not looking to purchase. I have one. Just wondering why nobody discusses. Probably cause whoever's has one, has no problems. Thanks.

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Apr 7, 2021 18:42:27   #
fhayes Loc: Madison, Tennessee
 
I bought mine when they came out. There were a few problems with that model, I don't recall what they are other than the dial for taking exposures moves too freely so it has to be checked to see if it is on the setting I want. S, Cl and Ch were almost always incorrect from what I had it set at. There have been moments when I had a split second to take a photo and it seemed like the camera has a mind of its own.
There were enough complaints that the D800 disappeared for a bit and was replaced with both the D800E and the D810. I feel there should have been a recall.
A friend bought one at the same time as I did and doesn't have that glitch.
I have a D90 as well and most of the time it's my go-to camera.

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Apr 7, 2021 19:55:00   #
ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio
 
fhayes wrote:
I bought mine when they came out. There were a few problems with that model, I don't recall what they are other than the dial for taking exposures moves too freely so it has to be checked to see if it is on the setting I want. S, Cl and Ch were almost always incorrect from what I had it set at. There have been moments when I had a split second to take a photo and it seemed like the camera has a mind of its own.
There were enough complaints that the D800 disappeared for a bit and was replaced with both the D800E and the D810. I feel there should have been a recall.
A friend bought one at the same time as I did and doesn't have that glitch.
I have a D90 as well and most of the time it's my go-to camera.
I bought mine when they came out. There were a few... (show quote)


Same here. The D90 is a great shooter despite its age. Wonderful images.

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Apr 8, 2021 03:55:38   #
flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT
 
REStoffer wrote:
Not looking to purchase. I have one. Just wondering why nobody discusses. Probably cause whoever's has one, has no problems. Thanks.

No problem, I posted the link to the one at MPB in case anyone was thinking about the D800. It was a great deal for one with a shutter count of only 679.

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