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Is adding a D800 to my D600 the right thing to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 119013" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Thanks for the thoughts, guys. This is not so much a camera for birding as it is the desire (need?) for a second camera that has increased IQ over my D7000 (which is fine, but not what I get from my D600) that has the flexibility to handle the bird shots. My D600 did just fine when I was using it for birding in FL, and my initial thought was that the D800 could act as a great FX camera that could spell DX when I needed it to thanks to the sensor resolution (giving me about what my D7000 did in cropped mode). Not that I will shoot there as I can always crop down. The D7100 entered into the equation because of two things: cost and the additional 1.3X crop on top. That would give me D7000 resolution at an increase zoom factor - but alas only for one second bursts at a time.</p><p></p><p>So, I'm back to my original thought, which is adding the D800 to the fold. The way I shoot I like having two cameras with me at all times, so having it paired with the D600 seems to be ideal as I could outfit the D800 with whatever lens best complements the D600 for what I'm shooting that day (and vice versa). The different forms may drive me nuts at first, but I've always been able to adapt. Going wholly FX made sense to me when I first pondered it, and the D7100 exercise made for good mental gymnastics. I believe I was trying to talk myself into that one on the basis of a single argument knowing that I would continue to rely on the D600 as my main camera. But having a 1A and 1B instead of a 1 & 2 is a nice option to have. Sort of like having a Telecaster and a Les Paul as a guitar player. Both are great guitars, each has it's own strengths, and you could easily get away with either one by itself - but how much more fun is it to have a choice?!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I don't have any dealers local, and only one within 40 miles that might have a D800 to play with first. I plan on calling them tomorrow and taking a drive out to check it out again over lunch. But I did play with one in NYC last October, so I have some feel for what I'm getting into.</p><p></p><p>And heck, the D7000 isn't going anywhere but the car, so I still have that to stick a birding lens on in a pinch until my wife decides she really wants to shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 119013, member: 9240"] Thanks for the thoughts, guys. This is not so much a camera for birding as it is the desire (need?) for a second camera that has increased IQ over my D7000 (which is fine, but not what I get from my D600) that has the flexibility to handle the bird shots. My D600 did just fine when I was using it for birding in FL, and my initial thought was that the D800 could act as a great FX camera that could spell DX when I needed it to thanks to the sensor resolution (giving me about what my D7000 did in cropped mode). Not that I will shoot there as I can always crop down. The D7100 entered into the equation because of two things: cost and the additional 1.3X crop on top. That would give me D7000 resolution at an increase zoom factor - but alas only for one second bursts at a time. So, I'm back to my original thought, which is adding the D800 to the fold. The way I shoot I like having two cameras with me at all times, so having it paired with the D600 seems to be ideal as I could outfit the D800 with whatever lens best complements the D600 for what I'm shooting that day (and vice versa). The different forms may drive me nuts at first, but I've always been able to adapt. Going wholly FX made sense to me when I first pondered it, and the D7100 exercise made for good mental gymnastics. I believe I was trying to talk myself into that one on the basis of a single argument knowing that I would continue to rely on the D600 as my main camera. But having a 1A and 1B instead of a 1 & 2 is a nice option to have. Sort of like having a Telecaster and a Les Paul as a guitar player. Both are great guitars, each has it's own strengths, and you could easily get away with either one by itself - but how much more fun is it to have a choice?! Unfortunately, I don't have any dealers local, and only one within 40 miles that might have a D800 to play with first. I plan on calling them tomorrow and taking a drive out to check it out again over lunch. But I did play with one in NYC last October, so I have some feel for what I'm getting into. And heck, the D7000 isn't going anywhere but the car, so I still have that to stick a birding lens on in a pinch until my wife decides she really wants to shoot. [/QUOTE]
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