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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 336379" data-attributes="member: 1061">This is probably going to start another D800 flame war, but....The D800 isn't the type of camera that I would recommend for bird watching. Larger game like bear, elk, deer, wild cats, maybe. Even then it would be more ideal to set up in a blind with a tripod as opposed to going walkabout. Birds are a stretch, especially with long non-Nikon glass. Personally, and I've been wrong before, but I would think your keeper ratio is going to go down using a D800.I think the bird shots anyone does manage to get would be spectacular. The detail, color, and tonal range of that camera are second to none. I suppose it depends most on how patient someone is waiting for that one awesome shot as opposed to several others they could get with a different camera.In the OP's particular case, it's hard to pass up a D800 @ that price. Not so sure I'd recommend it to a friend, though.YMMV</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 336379, member: 1061"] This is probably going to start another D800 flame war, but.... The D800 isn't the type of camera that I would recommend for bird watching. Larger game like bear, elk, deer, wild cats, maybe. Even then it would be more ideal to set up in a blind with a tripod as opposed to going walkabout. Birds are a stretch, especially with long non-Nikon glass. Personally, and I've been wrong before, but I would think your keeper ratio is going to go down using a D800. I think the bird shots anyone does manage to get would be spectacular. The detail, color, and tonal range of that camera are second to none. I suppose it depends most on how patient someone is waiting for that one awesome shot as opposed to several others they could get with a different camera. In the OP's particular case, it's hard to pass up a D800 @ that price. Not so sure I'd recommend it to a friend, though. YMMV [/QUOTE]

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