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<blockquote data-quote="Dr Daniels" data-source="post: 191147" data-attributes="member: 9097">I bought mine in April 2012.&nbsp; I had a pronounced left focus sensor front-focusing issue.&nbsp; Had it re-calibrated by Nikon free of charge (of course).Bear in mind that the front-focusing issue of the outer left sensors are only apparent, at least on my D800, when using a wide angle (e.g., 24mm) at large aperture.The D800 has amazing cross-type focus sensors, the ones stacked in the middle of the viewfinder, but the outer non cross-typed are disappointing.&nbsp; They are very slow to focus in low light and often end up having the lens' AF chasing madly.&nbsp; I believe the Canon 5D MkIII's AF sensors are superior.Another annoying issue with the D800 is the use of its Live View when doing landscape photos.&nbsp; When it starts to get dark, the LCD screen gets so noisy, it is almost impossible to nail the focus in manual.&nbsp; I often have to do several shots in different focus adjustments to nail it and check in preview at 100%.Besides these issues, it is a remarkable DSLR.&nbsp; The question is: does one really need that much resolution?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr Daniels, post: 191147, member: 9097"] I bought mine in April 2012. I had a pronounced left focus sensor front-focusing issue. Had it re-calibrated by Nikon free of charge (of course). Bear in mind that the front-focusing issue of the outer left sensors are only apparent, at least on my D800, when using a wide angle (e.g., 24mm) at large aperture. The D800 has amazing cross-type focus sensors, the ones stacked in the middle of the viewfinder, but the outer non cross-typed are disappointing. They are very slow to focus in low light and often end up having the lens' AF chasing madly. I believe the Canon 5D MkIII's AF sensors are superior. Another annoying issue with the D800 is the use of its Live View when doing landscape photos. When it starts to get dark, the LCD screen gets so noisy, it is almost impossible to nail the focus in manual. I often have to do several shots in different focus adjustments to nail it and check in preview at 100%. Besides these issues, it is a remarkable DSLR. The question is: does one [B]really[/B] need that much resolution? [/QUOTE]

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