Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

For we Nikon D810 owners, Ken Rockwell has provided an updated October, 2014 review which confirms that we do have the very best !

Should you not have a D810, at least, borrow one and give it a try. It has a body made of magnesium allow and will hold up under adverse conditions where other cameras having only fancy bells and whistles will not.

Nikon's D810 truly is an amazing camera which is just one of the many reasons why I have not yet been convinced to switch over to mirrorless.

Check out this link. You may need to type it into your Browser if merely clicking onto it doesn't work for you..

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/00-new-today.htm

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Thanks. That's nice to know. I'm sure happy with mine.

mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

I don't read Ken Rockwell, ever.

I do follow other reviewers and the Dx0 review of the 810 was interesting, especially when compared to the 800 and 800E. I'll concede that purely empirical data from a test bench does not tell the whole story and that field relevance is much more telling. Until I get a chance to try one and compare it to my 800 or 800E and the way I use a camera I'm not convinced there is a profound difference that justifies spending my money on it just yet.

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

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Being that you currently have the 800 & 800E, it is fully understandable why you haven't yet decided to part with money to update to a D810. Both the 800 & 800E are excellent cameras.

You and I both know that a typical Joe (and I know that you are not a typical Joe) who only takes his photos during times that he calls ideal conditions such as those at high noon with bright sunlight and blue skies, that any digital camera that is set with an ISO of 100, a lens set at f16 and his shutter speed set at 1/60 or 1/125, his camera will give him a decent exposure ~ just as any other combination of the three settings that would enable the same amount of light to activate the sensor would do the same too, with the exception of depth of field changes or for blurring to happen should he shoot a moving object with a slow shutter speed. Under conditions like this, there would be little to no difference to the photographs that Joe had taken, but whenever he should decide to enter into a realm of taking photos under extreme conditions, such would be when Joe would be able to discern the differences between the 800, 800E, and the D810; however, neither you with your 800 and your 800E nor me with my 800E and two D810's had purchased them just to be used during ideal conditions ;)

The first thing that I had noticed when using the D810 was how quiet is was and, of course, the sharpness that is shown in the images it makes.. Of course, there is no doubt whatsoever about it being able to produce prints that are mural size.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

The D810 here :thumbup:

ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ

Maybe if I live 2 life times I'll have one.

Nancy Elwood Loc: Florida

I used a D800 for a full week, everyday, in south Texas, on several of the photo ranches. Liked it but the sound of the shutter was annoying and the 4 fps, at full FX, was just not enough. I read some of the pre sale reviews and spec of the D810 and decided to give it a go. Awesome camera with all the refinements that I did not like about the D800. The shutter is VERY quiet, the new mechanism on the mirror to greatly reduced vibrations and the increase in fps, even without the optional grip.

mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

I must say the Group Area AF (from the D4s) where you can select 5 AF points to operate as a group has great promise for birds in flight over dynamic AF.

GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio

Careful what you say Doug, I only live a few miles from you and could easily drop over and borrow yours :lol: On a more serious note, all 3 of my Nikons are weather proof and magnesium alloy, a great asset. The D810 seems to be the right at the top at the moment. You did good!!

Phil

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

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Good for you ! You will love it !

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

If you read all of Ken Rockwell, he says the best camera is the One in your hand. The camera is Only as good as the one using it. I'm surrounded by photographers all the time that have more money than experience. Just because you can afford the D810 means very little in my book. I rather see the results, as in Photos.

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

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fstop22, my sentiments agree totally with yours.

Before teaching art classes and photography classes here in Springfield, which is where I reside, my accomplishments in photography were those of winning best of show and gold medals in PSA worldwide competitions ~ which some of our UHH members already know. Yet, in my photography classes, I would have my students make a pinhole camera from a matchbox, make a cutout in it's front and tape a small piece of aluminum foil with a pinhole punched into it. Above the foil, I would have them take a strip of black masking tape to cover the pinhole to prevent light from entering into the box. Then, I would have them insert a roll of 35mm or 120 film with popsickle sticks to rotate the film each time they would lift the tape to expose the film..

You would be surprised with just how nice some of the prints were when the film had been processed and exposed to the photo paper.

Two of my prints that had won PSA gold medals had been made from two 8x10 view cameras that I had purchased from an antique store. One had been used as a camera and the other I had converted into an enlarger by using a suggested Fred Picker cold light head ~ Fred being a student of the Late Ansel Adams. ~ which is the reason for my avatar with my alias name as Zone-System-Grandpa.

Today, I have found the Nikon D810 to be my camera of choice and both that I have are serving me well.