After a long wait, I finally have my shiny, new Nikon D800. It is awesome. It is the first full frame camera I have ever held in my hands, and it feels like a beast. Seeing my 14-24mm wide-angle lens on this camera was a pretty amazing thing. Testing its low light ability and ISO performance blew me away. Coming from a Nikon D7000 where I couldn’t really shoot higher than ISO 2000 without noise, this camera will go up to ISO 6400 and still be crystal clear. Dpreview.com just released a pretty detailed review that you can read here to learn more about the camera. I will write up some detailed first impressions within the next week.
As a side note, for the regular visitors who have blogs out there, I have been terrible about making the rounds and checking out your recent work, but I have been swamped lately. I am looking forward to catching up this weekend!! Thanks for all the visits and comments, I really appreciate them!
I wanted to share my first photo from the camera with you guys today. Honestly, on the blog this looks just like some of my D7000 shots, but it really shines when you look at an 100% crop or view the full quality JPEG (for my blog, I usually scale everything down to 150dpi and 1500 pixels on the long edge). I am still getting the hang of the D800′s sheer awesomeness (new “pro” functions, buttons in different places, capabilities, etc) and I will need to get a little more methodical with my technique (36.3mp does not leave much room for error), but I see tremendous promise from this little piece of machinery. This is the sunset from an overlook in Monte di Procida, just minutes from my house in Bacoli, Italy. Enjoy!
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Awesome! And Congratulations! You almost sound like a proud Daddy and a relieved one that the child is awesome!
what a nice cliff to have a house on
Congrats on the new “beast”, Adam!
It will probably be tough sleeping at night for a bit knowing that that awesome camera is waiting.
Beautiful sunset shot, man. Looking forward to more. Enjoy.
Jimi, I actually cuddled with the camera all night, so he was never far away from me…
Thanks for the comment buddy.
Beautiful shot Adam. Good luck with the D800. I am sure it will be a wonderful addition to your photography tools.
Congrats on the new Cam Adam! Gorgeous shot today! Have fun!
I’ve seen and heard nothing but good things about the D800 and I suspect you will find out for yourself in a shot time. I’m not sure what you mean when you said (36.3mp does not leave much room for error), it seems like it might be more forgiving, letting the photographer crop a composition if necessary and still retain a high degree of resolution.
Ken, I was talking more to the fact that errors in focus and camera shake will show more (or it seems they will because of the detail). I even noticed last night, in order to really maximize the high resolution, I really need to focus on technique to make sure everything is perfect and I am methodical with my shooting. That make sense?
Like any new tool there is a learning curve, but you won’t have many problems. I’m interested in how your present computer and storage will be able to handle the extra load.
Haha, yes, the load is taking its toll on my iMac. It is doable, but there is some waiting for photos to render, transfer, etc… But, my 12 GB og ram is on its way and hopefully 14GB total will speed things up significantly.
Yeah not bad…..only kidding, looks great and with a lot of potential, which I’m sure we will see soon.
Thanks Adam.
This is cool! Enjoy the camera man…I can totally understand the feeling of holding a new one
Beautiful shot man. Like the oranges in this. Hope you’re having fun with your new body!
Great shot with massive detail in the shadows. I can see you are pleased with your purchase!
Congratulations Adam. Someone in my photography club just picked his up so I was testing it out a little bit last week. It’s quite the camera. have fun with it. This is a beautiful image, stunning colors.
Welcome to Full Frame! Now your going to have to buy more storage! The detail going to 22mp was amazing – can’t imagine the amount of detail in 36mp. Fine details are where it’s at. I look at all my images at 100% now (or more) to make sure I fix all the details. It makes all the difference in the world, especially when creating a 5ft print for a client.
Congrats on the new work horse Adam I’m sure you’ll be putting it to good use! Cant wait to see what you’re able to come up with!
Nice first capture by the way. Maybe post a 100% crop of one of your shots sometime for us here on the site? I never get tired of seeing the resolution of this beast.
Congratulations on the D800! I can’t imagine the fun and beautiful photos you will be taking with it.