D4, D800, Olympic

rexbobcat · Feb 19, 2012

D4...

4 fps, poor high ISO compared to the D4, horrendous write times due to high MP count. The D800 just doesn't fit the sports photography model.....

Why is this even a question? Lol

gerardo2068 · Feb 19, 2012

Lol well travel in general? Seem like D800 is for still, portrait or detail photography only. Not really for travel photography since you are not sure what will you encounter.

jaomul · Feb 19, 2012

The new iphone is supposedly good, which one of the 3 now!

gerardo2068 · Feb 19, 2012

jaomul said:
The new iphone is supposedly good, which one of the 3 now!

That's the back up camera.

chuckle · Feb 23, 2012

D4 - for the low ISO because of varied lighting levels and the high frames per second.
Lenses - 28-300 for all around shots covers the most range. Then I'd take a lens at 400mm+

gerardo2068 · Feb 23, 2012

Wooah that's a lot of range lol. I've never pass 200mm lol cool cool.

APHPHOTO · Feb 23, 2012

I alway understood high megapixel (36 mp)cameras are more for stationary subjects because of the noise they produce at high iso. And lower mega pixel (12 mp) for action for the opposit reason. Am I wrong?

bertsirkin · Feb 23, 2012

I'd take the D800, the Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 vr and a 20mm/2.8 prime.

I'd take the D800 because of it's size - IMHO the D4 is just too big to travel with, and, 4fps isn't that shabby - after all, it's not like you'll be close enough to the "action" to get any really good sports shots.

I'd take the 20mm/2.8 because it's real small and light, and great for landscape/travel photography, and because I really like prime wide-angle lenses - and because the 14-24 or 17-35 is just too big and heavy.

I'd take the 28-300 because it's so versatile.

When traveling, the most important thing to me is size/weight (all my gear goes in a backpack along with a computer, various power supplies and some necessities)! What I've taken recently has been the D700, and those two lenses. In the future, I'll be bringing the D800 and those two lenses.

Trever1t · Feb 23, 2012

D4. Heck if I had the choice between the two I'd choose the D4 for any reason. It's the flagship of Nikon. Unfortunately it also cost 200% more so I and most others just go with the next best, the D800. If you have the $ this isn't a really hard decision, is it?

Lenses for your event, 24-70 and 70-200 with at least a 1.4 TC.