Corey @ Faymus Media
Senior Member
I have been shooting Canon since 2004. First my 5D, then my 5D mark II, then my 7D. However over the years Canon has become very good for video, however their "focus" system is not really all that great. Most of the time I shoot manual focus because of it. Nikon has never appealed to me because of the lack video mode and many other reasons. I was looking at the D3x for many reasons 1 being resolution. Price was just too high, plus I have to get all new lenses, and video is a no go.
Earlier this year in the spring I was following the 5D mark III announcement. I read up on the details and realized its basically a mark II with pretty much a few new features. Sure higher resolution, by 1MP, and slightly better noise performance. However in reality the only real jump is the auto focus system. Which in my opinion from all my photographer friends Nikon has always had great auto focus performance. So to me, it was a 3 year wait for the same camera with just an auto focus improvement. Canon does this alot, and quite frankly I am getting sick of it. I had to wait 3 years for manual audio control on my 7D.
Moments after watching and researching the 5D mark III release information which at that time was may, it was set to come out in September. I never noticed anything on the D800 because I was too wrapped in wishful thinking for the 5D mark III. I stumbled across the D800 by accident, and my eyes lit up!
The D800 from first specs and glance seemed to be EVERYTHING I have been waiting for! For years this is the camera I have been just sitting around hoping for. I researched this camera over the summer and looking at many videos and overviews and comparisons. What I concluded is the D800 has all the resolution and then 30% more than the D3x, half the price, pretty much same burst rate and slightly better AF system. Expeed3 processing and many more things like 1080p 24p video, manual audio control, clean HDMI out. This camera is a dream!!
The D800 is a camera the has far greater dynamic range than any DSLR ever released. Many argue that with the Mark III. The dynamic range in the D800 is 2 stops better than the 5D mark III and any other DSLR I have ever seen. Many users on the Canon side tell me that if I compare iso per iso the 5d mark III is cleaner but its not. The D800 requires less iso, so thats a bad example.
The only thing canon has going for it is the 1Dx. However the D4 has better low light capabilities, and a few other advantages. The only advantage of the 1Dx is 2 fps burst more, and slightly sharper. it is also a 10% price increase.
So I just rented the D800 + 3 Nikkor lenses 50mm 1.4G, 85mm 1.4G, and 14-24mm 2.8g, they are set to arrive tuesday.
My honest opinion is if this camera performs anywhere near where it should, then I am going to grab a D800 and D4 and start the switchover. I already contacted Nikon with this story to see if they would give me a price break due to the cost and me switching.
Sorry if I am rambling on and on....I just cant believe how stoked I am to get this D800 here. Nikon has really impressed the hell out of me!
So I will let you all know how things go on tuesday!
Earlier this year in the spring I was following the 5D mark III announcement. I read up on the details and realized its basically a mark II with pretty much a few new features. Sure higher resolution, by 1MP, and slightly better noise performance. However in reality the only real jump is the auto focus system. Which in my opinion from all my photographer friends Nikon has always had great auto focus performance. So to me, it was a 3 year wait for the same camera with just an auto focus improvement. Canon does this alot, and quite frankly I am getting sick of it. I had to wait 3 years for manual audio control on my 7D.
Moments after watching and researching the 5D mark III release information which at that time was may, it was set to come out in September. I never noticed anything on the D800 because I was too wrapped in wishful thinking for the 5D mark III. I stumbled across the D800 by accident, and my eyes lit up!
The D800 from first specs and glance seemed to be EVERYTHING I have been waiting for! For years this is the camera I have been just sitting around hoping for. I researched this camera over the summer and looking at many videos and overviews and comparisons. What I concluded is the D800 has all the resolution and then 30% more than the D3x, half the price, pretty much same burst rate and slightly better AF system. Expeed3 processing and many more things like 1080p 24p video, manual audio control, clean HDMI out. This camera is a dream!!
The D800 is a camera the has far greater dynamic range than any DSLR ever released. Many argue that with the Mark III. The dynamic range in the D800 is 2 stops better than the 5D mark III and any other DSLR I have ever seen. Many users on the Canon side tell me that if I compare iso per iso the 5d mark III is cleaner but its not. The D800 requires less iso, so thats a bad example.
The only thing canon has going for it is the 1Dx. However the D4 has better low light capabilities, and a few other advantages. The only advantage of the 1Dx is 2 fps burst more, and slightly sharper. it is also a 10% price increase.
So I just rented the D800 + 3 Nikkor lenses 50mm 1.4G, 85mm 1.4G, and 14-24mm 2.8g, they are set to arrive tuesday.
My honest opinion is if this camera performs anywhere near where it should, then I am going to grab a D800 and D4 and start the switchover. I already contacted Nikon with this story to see if they would give me a price break due to the cost and me switching.
Sorry if I am rambling on and on....I just cant believe how stoked I am to get this D800 here. Nikon has really impressed the hell out of me!
So I will let you all know how things go on tuesday!