Amazing samples of the D810 in various conditions

[Vince.1551]

Got mine today. Love it.

Anyone noticed the loose/flimsy battery door/cover?

 

[Derrel]

Got mine today. Love it.

Anyone noticed the loose/flimsy battery door/cover?

Thom Hogan mentioned this EXACT, specific issue before he took off for his annual August break. He said that Nikon needs to address this issue, and he pointed out Sony is doing great with battery cover doors. Loose/flimsy/breakage-prone battery compartment doors have bee a HUGE issue for Nikon's CoolPix cameras. My ex-wife bought a new CoolPix a few months ago, and within a week the battery door broke off. She took it back to the store, and they tried to tell her it was HER fault. A quick web search turned up hundreds of the same complaint, all across the world.

 

[Vince.1551]

A flimsy battery door renders the weather sealing useless.

 

[AlanKlein]

I am more and more impressed by the D810. Have a look in some sample shots from new Flickr groups like this one:


https://www.flickr.com/groups/d810-award


Pretty good stuff there, in a variety of condition, like sports, low light, macro, portraits, etc. The ones using the ISO 64 look so good. And there is an interesting poll of lenses in these shots as well.

Here are some of my pictures taken with P&S's. If I told you they were taken on a D810e, would you really know otherwise?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/sets/72157627614472967/

 

[AlanKlein]

My point is, the internet is a terrible place to compare images from different cameras.

 

[SDB777]

Is the Nikon D810 still utilizing a Sony sensor? Or have they made the change to their own yet?


Scott (poison ivy is sooooo fun) B

 

[chuasam]

You would only see the difference if you pixel peep or perform 'extreme' cropping. There are reviews on comparison between D810 & D800e and some how I prefer the images of the D800e in terms of contrast and clarity at raw :O

probably because the RAW converter isn't yet optimised for the D810

 

[Vince.1551]

You would only see the difference if you pixel peep or perform 'extreme' cropping. There are reviews on comparison between D810 & D800e and some how I prefer the images of the D800e in terms of contrast and clarity at raw :O

probably because the RAW converter isn't yet optimised for the D810

Interesting thought... I never thought of that.

 

[ruifo]

Some of my own samples from the D810.

These three factors, combined, are amazing for post editing:
- Base native ISO 64
- Flat color profile
- Highlight-weighted metering



#1 - Sunset light

Downtown Battle Creek Sunset by ruimc77, on Flickr
Nikon D810 + Nikon AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED @ ƒ/3.5, 18mm, 1/320 sec, ISO 64, Flat color profile, Highlight-weighted metering, FX RAW 14bit uncompressed (original file: 36.8 MB)






#2 - Night astro/sky shot

The Milky Way by ruimc77, on Flickr
Nikon D810 + Nikon AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED @ ƒ/3.5, 18mm, 15 sec, ISO 6400, Flat color profile, Manual mode, FX RAW 14bit uncompressed (original file: 74.0 MB)






#3 - This is very very close to a 1:1 crop image.

Crop Irrigation Sprinkler by ruimc77, on Flickr
Nikon D810 + Nikon AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED @ ƒ/4.5, 35mm, 1/1000 sec, ISO 64, Flat color profile, Matrix metering mode, FX RAW 12bit lossy compression (original file: 26.8 MB)






#4

Bombardier CRJ-900ER (reg. N132EV - cn 15219 - KATL/ATL) by ruimc77, on Flickr
Nikon D810 + Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD @ ƒ/4, 200mm, 1/1250 sec, ISO 1600, Flat color profile, Highlight-weighted metering, FX RAW 12bit lossy compression (original file: 31.4 MB)




Other samples can be found in here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruimc/sets/72157646111761317/

 

[Vince.1551]

It's a blooper actually. I need to retake this.

 

[ruifo]

Old and new: 'D810' + 'AF Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G'


Nikon D810 by ruimc77, on Flickr

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AF Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G by ruimc77, on Flickr


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I tried a high crop test, with this odd combination above, all the way from 36 MPix to 2 MPix only. Pretty good final result, despite some grain.



D810 High Crop Test (from 36 MPix to 2MPix only) by ruimc77, on Flickr


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And here a bokeh test, with the same body and lens:



Bokeh Test by ruimc77, on Flickr


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It's amazing how the D810 behaves with some old sharp lenses like this one.

 

[Vince.1551]

I'll add one from my quick edit




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[Forkie]

Getting one next week! :bounce:

 

[ruifo]

Some low light shots:



Noche en Puebla by ruimc77, on Flickr



Centro Histórico de Puebla by ruimc77, on Flickr



Calles de Puebla by ruimc77, on Flickr

 

[ruifo]

And a high dynamic range shot:



Catedral de Puebla by ruimc77, on Flickr