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Pono Photo · May-15-2012, 09:43 AM #21

Another thing to think about is what do you mainly shoot? Are you a portrait or wedding photographer? Do you shoot a ton of landscapes and make a living selling HUGE prints of those landscapes? I think this is important to think about.

If you are out shooting landscapes and want to make GIANT prints, go with the D800. The resolution on that camera makes for a lot of leeway in cropping as well as having all the information you could possibly need to print some giant photos.

If you are doing weddings or portraits or whatever else, go with the D700. Plenty of data there for those jobs. And don't get me wrong, I know the D700 is a fantastic landscape camera. One of the best out there. But if that is your focus and you are looking to get another rig, you may as well go with the best you can get for the job. Where as I think the D800 is pretty much overkill for the majority of people and what they shoot.

Just my two cents...

Tinstafl · Jun-01-2012, 04:30 PM #22

Ok, I have a bit of experience here. I have a D7000 and a D700 and just got my D4 and D800. I will say that the D4 is much better than my D700 on focus and the new card is super fast too. I use my old lens on it and have no issues. I am amazed at the 12800 shots I have taken so far. I will upload a few when I get to a connection that is not my phone. I will say that the detail in the D800 is crazy. I found in shooting in the studio that I liked my D700 better. Why, I could be lazy and just shoot. The D7000 was tougher in that I had to actually work to get the proper capture. It is very sharp. I am going to decide what I will keep. I think I will keep the D7000 and sell the D700. It is about one stop better than the D7000 but my D4 is amazing and I am not losing anything. In the studio I will shoot the D800 and also for landscapes but I was just at the Corning Museum today and no flash was allowed. I took a video of the glass blowers and stills of some of the glass exhibits. I liked what I saw. 12800 ISO and pretty clean. Looked like ISO 4000 or so on the D700 and it is easy to clean up too.

lifeinfocus · Jun-02-2012, 06:12 AM #23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinstafl

I found in shooting in the studio that I liked my D700 better.

Thanks for the info. Could you say why you like the D700 in studio better?

Phil


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May-15-2012, 09:43 AM #21
Pono Photo Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kauai Posts: 96	Another thing to think about is what do you mainly shoot? Are you a portrait or wedding photographer? Do you shoot a ton of landscapes and make a living selling HUGE prints of those landscapes? I think this is important to think about. If you are out shooting landscapes and want to make GIANT prints, go with the D800. The resolution on that camera makes for a lot of leeway in cropping as well as having all the information you could possibly need to print some giant photos. If you are doing weddings or portraits or whatever else, go with the D700. Plenty of data there for those jobs. And don't get me wrong, I know the D700 is a fantastic landscape camera. One of the best out there. But if that is your focus and you are looking to get another rig, you may as well go with the best you can get for the job. Where as I think the D800 is pretty much overkill for the majority of people and what they shoot. Just my two cents... __________________ "The key to immortality is to first live a life worth remembering." ~Bruce Lee~ "Everyone has a photographic Memory, some just don't have film." ~Steven Wright~ Pono Photo

Jun-01-2012, 04:30 PM #22
Tinstafl Major grins Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 209	Ok, I have a bit of experience here. I have a D7000 and a D700 and just got my D4 and D800. I will say that the D4 is much better than my D700 on focus and the new card is super fast too. I use my old lens on it and have no issues. I am amazed at the 12800 shots I have taken so far. I will upload a few when I get to a connection that is not my phone. I will say that the detail in the D800 is crazy. I found in shooting in the studio that I liked my D700 better. Why, I could be lazy and just shoot. The D7000 was tougher in that I had to actually work to get the proper capture. It is very sharp. I am going to decide what I will keep. I think I will keep the D7000 and sell the D700. It is about one stop better than the D7000 but my D4 is amazing and I am not losing anything. In the studio I will shoot the D800 and also for landscapes but I was just at the Corning Museum today and no flash was allowed. I took a video of the glass blowers and stills of some of the glass exhibits. I liked what I saw. 12800 ISO and pretty clean. Looked like ISO 4000 or so on the D700 and it is easy to clean up too.


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