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<blockquote data-quote="Timbo1961" data-source="post: 50971" data-attributes="member: 9256">I have had mine for about 5 days now and while I used it over the weekend for a fashion shoot, it is already an incredible camera in my mind. The colours are excellent and while the focus is slower than my D3S (I choose not to upgrade to the D4) it was a bit of a chore to get the eyes sharply in focus.People will need to understand that this camera is a very specific instrument for a specific job. For all of the above reasons, mine will be used for landscape, architecture, studio work etc. and will be used under controlled conditions. I have no intentions of retiring my D300s and D3S any time soon.I was interested to note that in the past when the D700 came out, it was positioned as Advanced Amateur / Semi Pro body. For the reasons above, plus Nikon's &quot;Warnings&quot; about f-stop, diffraction, and all the other things you are hearing to be careful of.... this D800 is now a &quot;Professional&quot; body.We all said the same thing when the D3X came out and how it never should be used hand-held.... I seen many shots with the D3X handheld ... very good shots.Anyways, my shots have all been under f8 or so, so I can't give you any feedback on diffraction.Just my $0.02 on the topic.Tim</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Timbo1961, post: 50971, member: 9256"] I have had mine for about 5 days now and while I used it over the weekend for a fashion shoot, it is already an incredible camera in my mind. The colours are excellent and while the focus is slower than my D3S (I choose not to upgrade to the D4) it was a bit of a chore to get the eyes sharply in focus. People will need to understand that this camera is a very specific instrument for a specific job. For all of the above reasons, mine will be used for landscape, architecture, studio work etc. and will be used under controlled conditions. I have no intentions of retiring my D300s and D3S any time soon. I was interested to note that in the past when the D700 came out, it was positioned as Advanced Amateur / Semi Pro body. For the reasons above, plus Nikon's "Warnings" about f-stop, diffraction, and all the other things you are hearing to be careful of.... this D800 is now a "Professional" body. We all said the same thing when the D3X came out and how it never should be used hand-held.... I seen many shots with the D3X handheld ... very good shots. Anyways, my shots have all been under f8 or so, so I can't give you any feedback on diffraction. Just my $0.02 on the topic. Tim [/QUOTE]

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