#42. "RE: Is Nikon Telling Us That D800E Is Not A Good Choice For Landscapes?" In response to In response to 41
Mahwah, US
>I definitely sympathize with your situation. The problem is >that neither the D800 nor the D800E is a direct successor >model for the D700. I would consider the D4 as the closest to >a "new and improved" D700. Apparently, Nikon did not >want to repeat the commercial mistake they made when they >introduced the D700 which cut into the sales of the more >expensive D3. > >I have used the D700 for over three years and see no reason >whatsoever to "upgrade" to one of the D800 models. >If you use top level lenses and understand your camera, the >results with the D700 are outstanding. > >My suggestion is: Get a lightly used D700 which probably will >be rather inexpensive and use the money you save to buy one or >two top level lenses. In two or three years, when Nikon >introduces their "new and improved" D900 your lenses >will be worth a lot more than the now "obsolete" >D800... > >
... I agree with you to a point ... however for me the issue was video ... uncompressed hd ... D700 zippo. I suspect as the D800 settles in .. there will be strategies for almost every type of shot. I am nervous about getting tack sharp images ... but probably not nervous enough to make me spend 6Gs on the 4D. ___________________________________________________________
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