MtnMan wrote:
I currently have a D7000 and am considering upgrading to the Nikon D800 or the D7100. I mostly like taking wildlife pictures and some outdoor landscape. The only portraits I do are of dogs and flowers.
I bought my last two, and most expensive, lenses with the potential upgrade to full frame in mind so either will work.
I'm mostly interested in getting better low light/high ISO performance on highly cropped shots.
Price is a consideration but performance outweighs price. I'd buy the D800 refurbished so it would be about $2,400 vs. $1,200 for a D7100.
KEH is at our local computer store today so I'm going to see what they'd give for my D7000. I'm guessing about $500.
Which would you recommend and why?
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If you cannot afford buy D800 then go for D7100 which is slightly better then D7000. D7000 is still very good camera, erm if you are serious in photography, go for D800, but if you are just hobby then go for D7000, best lens for D7000 or 7100 is 18-200 VR II I have use it before, very good. I use D800 and found are far super to D7000 and D7100 good luck enjoying Nikonman ha
All Nikon cameras are very good, if money is no object then D800 is brilliant camera and will give you satisfied images and will last very long time. But for sport with D800 need a grip with EN EL18 battery to give you 6 frames per second which is good enough however if you are professional sport then go for D4.
singleviking wrote:
Please tell us what your computer system consists of. CPU, RAM amount, video card, HDD size and number or drives. In the mean time, you can always delete unwanted files and junk programs from your HDD and close all background programs so they do not steal RAM when you PP.
Yes, the RAW files from a D800 are huge and then when you transfer them to your computer and run a PP program, there are conversion and temp working files generated that take up even more HDD space, but these can be deleted after processing is completed and the final file is saved. If you really run into a pinch, you can always start taking your photos in JPEG which are significantly smaller. Everyone owning a D800 has found they need to increase their RAM to at least 8 Gig and purchase added internal HDDs or large USB external drives for files storage.
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Agreed, 8RAM is ok but mostly said 12 RAM or 24 RAM a least 1600 chip is much better to work with D800 and other platforms.
steady27 wrote:
The files are so large(with a large bit size) that I've hit a brick wall, getting error msg's with CS6. I find now I cannot enlarge the photo size to fill my computer screen.
I think I need to lower the "bit" size, but do not know how.
Please advise how to remedy. Many thanks
Hi I think your computer dont have enough memory, D800 file you need around 24 RAM, also processor should be something faster.
Buy this lens and try out for yourself if you have found second hand its HONEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have done hee
Ermm Nikon beats canon ....what? try Tiny nikkor 28-70 F3.5/4.5 for around £89 UK price second hand is VERY VERY VERY VERY SHARP lens with D800.................................
Read
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/287035af.htm
Hi I gave up using Nikon 80-200 F2.8 AFS due to heavy but good lens but not for me and decide to buy new nikon 70-200 F4 VR for me landscape work. I awaiting to deliver my door tomorrow and let you know hows it come up...........wink
MT Shooter wrote:
The D800 was incompatible with all Kingston CF cards when it came out, they were not recognized by the camera. Kingston set out to correct the issue right away and managed to do so by July of 2012. Any Kingston CF cards manufactured after that date will work, earlier ones will not.
It was funny because the Kingston SDHC cards worked well immediately, the issue was only with the CF cards.
Excat. Kingston have been a very good review.
jerryc41 wrote:
Does you manual list that as an acceptable card?
No, there is no mentioned of Kingston, Check out with Kingston Head office website and told me that they have update Kingston for D800.
perpoto wrote:
this is a workhorse for professionals
Agreed, one thing 17-35 is Freedom from flare and ghosting is excellent.
Used properly, 17-35mm is super sharp.
The only stupid thing you can do, as with all other similar lenses from Nikon and Canon, is to shoot at 17mm at f/2.8 in broad daylight and then look in the farthest corners of FX with a microscope. If you do all this, they will will be soft, just like Canon's newest 16-35mm L II. Nikon confirms this in their MTF curves. Shoot at f/5.6 or longer focal lengths, and it's super-sharp everywhere in the frame.
You have to do a combination of six things at once to make it look bad, so don't worry. I can only see this stuff when I go out of my way to make a lens look bad in the process of testing it.
I've tested both a new 2008 lens, and a lens bought new in 2001. They are identical.
If you need perfect sharpness at f/2.8 in the corners in daylight on FX at 17mm when seen through a microscope, buy the 14-24mm instead. By Ken Rockwell
Hi all
I just find out if you have tried Kingston 32 GB 600X for nikon D800. Apparently I bought one from Amazon.co.uk for £45 free post and works perfectly with my D800!!!
I spoken to Kingston Head office that last model Kingston 32 GB 600X will work with D800 only specify retailers by Kingston, dont buy from Hong Kong for example.
Hi all
I have bought second hand in mint- condition nikon 17-35 F2.8 for slightly less for brand new 16-35 VR, I am very happy with this lens for my landscape work also wedding. I like zoom which is useful, refer to Ken Rockwell that this lens is sharper then prime lens!!!
Interesting, I can see many 14-24 F2.8 in second hand market more then 17-35 F2.8 or 16-35 VR oe 18-35 Old version.
MtnMan wrote:
For landscape you generally want f16 or higher.
So why worry about f2.8 for that?
For closeup don't you want a macro lens? Maybe I don't know what you mean by that.
For landscape work do not matter to have F2.8 or F4 lenses but F2.8 lenses normally have better optically however F2.8 gives a better brightness in viewfinder when you to focus especially in manual lenses or switch to manual. I remember I use canon 17-40 F4 L. I have trouble focusing at nighttime!!!
Landscape work use F8 or F11 or F16 depends what are you doing for your landscape work.
Thank you for information I am after AFS, its second hand in UK by retailer cover 6 months warrant so I will test and see hows.
Cheers