so,, have you got the 800e temptation yet? I sometimes think I should have spent the difference and gotten the e, but it was several months later, and the verdict was not out on its sharpness.
enough as come out in that almost no moire effect is present, and the images are sharper than the 800. So, looks like the 800e is the best 800.
On the other hands, I have been really happy with the sharpness of the D800, and not really keen on taking a chance on getting a defective camera when my d800 seems to be A-ok.
Yeeeaaaa, I have to admit, I have thought about it. I didn't know enough about it then and my decision making process was based on a couple of factors:
1) I wanted in on the ground floor with the D800
- from all I heard and read and researched, I was quickly convinced the D800 was ground breaking technology
- I fell in love with the specs
2) The delay on the D800 was bad enough, it was worse, locally for the D800e
3) I didn't know enough about the moire issues to make a judgement call and the unknown pushed me to the D800 and not the D800e. That and an additional $400 or so which I didn't need to gamble to realize I made a $3K mistake.
So, I went with what I knew I would be happy with.
To be honest, I am tickled pink with the D800. I have not seen any examples of the D800e so I can't say my yearning for it is strong, more curiosity. How MUCH better is it? Really, this is simply a KILLER camera!
I would have to take two identical pictures with the cameras side by side to really say, I am disappointed I never went with the D800e, the difference could be so small it isn't worth the extra money.