800 or 800E ???

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gqtuazon

Gear Head
Silven said:
I'd just like to chime in and say that based heavily on this forum and this thread I made my decision and bit the bullet. I went with the D800E. Now all I'm fretting about is how I'm going to tell my wife!?!? She's under the opinion that I can get amazing results with any camera I use. Maybe to the non photographer, not to mine. So cheers and thanks for the great thread and the good advice!
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You are a very brave man. Cheers!


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oldsalt

Senior Member
Silven said:
I'd just like to chime in and say that based heavily on this forum and this thread I made my decision and bit the bullet. I went with the D800E. Now all I'm fretting about is how I'm going to tell my wife!?!? She's under the opinion that I can get amazing results with any camera I use. Maybe to the non photographer, not to mine. So cheers and thanks for the great thread and the good advice!
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You'll love it ... I'm still in the very early learning curve and have lots to learn yet ... it really is an amazing bit of kit ... I know it's a bit like buying a Ferrari to drive to the corner store but if you just stuck this camera in "auto" and clicked away you'd be a very happy man for years to come - but once you start to dig deeper into its little computer brain you soon discover that it does sooooooo much more ... I'm very pleased with my purchase....
I look forward to seeing some of your shots soon.
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Silven

Senior Member
oldsalt said:
You'll love it ... I'm still in the very early learning curve and have lots to learn yet ... it really is an amazing bit of kit ... I know it's a bit like buying a Ferrari to drive to the corner store but if you just stuck this camera in "auto" and clicked away you'd be a very happy man for years to come - but once you start to dig deeper into its little computer brain you soon discover that it does sooooooo much more ... I'm very pleased with my purchase....
I look forward to seeing some of your shots soon.
cheers
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Well, you're mostly right. I really really love the D800E!! I never thought a camera could be THIS good. It really redefines my previous limitations. The sky is the limit. The camera however DOES NOT have an "auto" mode! ;) These are all pure shots. Signed converted and shrunk to jpeg and thats it. No Editing whatsoever!!! Sick sick camera!! Calatrava's Peace Bridge.JPGAfter The Rain.JPGSerenity.JPGTowering.JPG
 
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Bill16

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I haven't had mine very long and never tried anything like that, since I haven't found a need for the lower MPs! But others might know! :)

Bukitimah said:
A quick question for.d800.and d800 users. Are you able to shoot lower than the 36.3 MP but achieve high iso images?
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mikew_RIP

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I guess it may have a DX mode which would reduce file size but it kind of defeats the purpose,except possibly in certain situations.
 
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Bill16

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Yes that will make some difference in file sizes, if your not shooting raw I believe. Shoot raw to lower sizes you'll need to shoot in Dx mode I believe.
But JPG will be smaller than raw, and you can shrink them with the L,M,S size adjustment I believe.
I just shoot raw+jpg with the jpg's set at large+fine so I haven't really looked it up to be positive. Sorry.

Bukitimah said:
In my current D300, I could select L, M, S size for.my images. I suppose that will.determine the file size?
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Bukitimah

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Oh that is very informative to me. I also shoot raw and jpeg and notice I can shoot more if I ser to S. so if raw is no change, I will shoot in S since I only use it to view the picture in my computer when I don't use CS 6.
 
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Bill16

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Try it first to make sure I'm right! That way you don't mess anything up on a good photo! :)

Bukitimah said:
Oh that is very informative to me. I also shoot raw and jpeg and notice I can shoot more if I ser to S. so if raw is no change, I will shoot in S since I only use it to view the picture in my computer when I don't use CS 6.
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