D4, D800, Olympic

[gerardo2068]

If you had a vacation to go see all the London 2012 Olympic games and you can only take the D4 or D800 and a couple lenses at the most,

Which camera would you take and what lenses? And why?

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Speed Graphic.

 

[Mot]

Speed Graphic.

Haha! +1

I actually have 5-6 sheets of film somewhere!

On topic:

I don't think the D800 was designed for sports. Therefore I'd take the 1DX. (Canon fanboy)

 

[gerardo2068]

Mmm way off topic. Don't care for film at all and canon isn't a choice lol.

 

[gerardo2068]

The game would be a good part of all the photography but I'm sure there will be a lot of street photography, architecture and travel photography too, so I think both would do good. But I'm not a pro, so I'm curious to see what the pros here think.

 

[DorkSterr]

I'm getting the D4 regardless of going to the Olympics.

 

[480sparky]

I wouldn't take either one. At least not without a lens to go on it. While both are fine cameras, they're kinda like doorstops without glass hanging off the front of 'em.

Which one would I choose? Depends on if I'm paying for it.

 

[gerardo2068]

Lol. That's why I said which 2 lens would you take with it

I would take the D4. I think it better for trips were there gonna be many different type of photography going on.

 

[tevo]

D4 forsure. 4fps continuous shooting isnt nearly enough imo.

 

[gerardo2068]

D4 for the high ISO. But d800 would be great for details, I think. ( I'm not qualify to suggest anything, I'm learning. Lol ) just base on what I read about both cameras so far.

 

[tevo]

D4 for the high ISO. But d800 would be great for details, I think. ( I'm not qualify to suggest anything, I'm learning. Lol ) just base on what I read about both cameras so far.

What makes you say that about the D800?

 

[gerardo2068]

I was reading the d800 with the high megapixel count it's great for very intricate photos with a lot of details

 

[tevo]

I was reading the d800 with the high megapixel count it's great for very intricate photos with a lot of details

The D800 is essentially a full frame D7000 with a 36 MP sensor.

 

[gerardo2068]

I see

 

[KmH]

I was reading the d800 with the high megapixel count it's great for very intricate photos with a lot of details

The D800 is essentially a full frame D7000 with a 36 MP sensor.

Not even close.

The D7000 has a 2,016 pixel metering sensor and the EXPEED 2 image processor. The D800 has a 91,000 pixel metering sensor and the EXPEED 3 image processor.

The D7000 is still an entry-level camera that is now 1 generation down from the current Nikon state-of-the-art.