throttlemeister
Senior Member
Decided to drop in and say hi. I have just made the switch from Canon to Nikon. Like many, I got tired of waiting for Canon to get a grip. For the past 5-6 years I have been shooting with the original 5D, which was a great camera. However, after all this time, I was looking for something with a bit higher resolution to I could crop more when necessary, and better dynamic range. I think the D800 has both padded down pretty well.
I have been eyeballing the D800 since it came out and with the 5Dmk3 being so expensive with so little innovation, it was clear I was going to switch. The only question was when. I only had 2 lenses and a flash I would need to get rid of together with the 5D, so I didn't have huge investment in Canon yet.
Well, this week I decided to fire off an email to my local retailer to see if they were interested to trade-in my Canon gear and selling some Nikon. As it so happened, it appeared they were. So today I went over and came home with a D800 + grip + 24-120/f4 + SB910 for a price that was $1000 less than a new 5Dmk3 body would have cost me. I realize the 24-120 isn't the best lens in Nikon's line-up to mate with the D800, but I need/want a general purpose walkaround lens, preferably stabilized so the list is short. There will be other lenses, like the 14-24 which is next on my list, but budget didn't allow to get it all at once.
So, now I am busy studying the manual and trying to figure out this vastly different camera. Ergonomics and button placement is GREAT. I love being able to get to often used settings with just a press of a button, where the old 5D required diving into menus. The one thing that is driving me absolutely bananas at the moment though, is that Canon has the focus ring on the front of the lens, and the zoom on the back. Nikon does the opposite, so I am constantly going for the wrong ring! Highly annoying. I guess I will get used to it though.
I am not a pro, but once you go full frame it is difficult to go back. I look forward to dragging this D800 along on my trips and making (hopefully) some great shots with it.
I have been eyeballing the D800 since it came out and with the 5Dmk3 being so expensive with so little innovation, it was clear I was going to switch. The only question was when. I only had 2 lenses and a flash I would need to get rid of together with the 5D, so I didn't have huge investment in Canon yet.
Well, this week I decided to fire off an email to my local retailer to see if they were interested to trade-in my Canon gear and selling some Nikon. As it so happened, it appeared they were. So today I went over and came home with a D800 + grip + 24-120/f4 + SB910 for a price that was $1000 less than a new 5Dmk3 body would have cost me. I realize the 24-120 isn't the best lens in Nikon's line-up to mate with the D800, but I need/want a general purpose walkaround lens, preferably stabilized so the list is short. There will be other lenses, like the 14-24 which is next on my list, but budget didn't allow to get it all at once.
So, now I am busy studying the manual and trying to figure out this vastly different camera. Ergonomics and button placement is GREAT. I love being able to get to often used settings with just a press of a button, where the old 5D required diving into menus. The one thing that is driving me absolutely bananas at the moment though, is that Canon has the focus ring on the front of the lens, and the zoom on the back. Nikon does the opposite, so I am constantly going for the wrong ring! Highly annoying. I guess I will get used to it though.
I am not a pro, but once you go full frame it is difficult to go back. I look forward to dragging this D800 along on my trips and making (hopefully) some great shots with it.