D800 Announced!

[greybeard]

Well, I'm waiting for it to come out and after all the hype is over and the true performance figures are out and they are what I hope they are, I may just have to get one.

 

[jamesbjenkins]

Wait... They're taking the low pass filter out, aka removing a component of the camera, and that causes the price to jump up $300 when you are getting less? How does that work? Lol

Simple. In many situations, with the low-pass filter removed, the sharpness and optical quality will be noticeably better at 1:1. Now the flipside is that in images with lots of texture or pattern, you can get some moire.

I'm not going to buy the D800 on pre-order, mostly because I just bought a D700 at a great price.

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Bottom line: These specs, at this price point is an AUTOMATIC purchase. A month ago, we all thought this camera was going to be $4000. It's a grand less than that...

 

[Markw]

Anyone else hoping for another crop feature to be announced in a firmware update? The D4 has FX, DX, AND CX (1:1) in video. The D800 has FX and DX, with incredible cropability. They say they didn't offer a 1:1 because it would be like 5x their DX or something like that. So, why not offer a 2.5x crop mode? Or even a 2.0 or 3.0 crop mode in video (and preferably photos as well)? I, for one, am desperately hoping they will. Hopefully they can do it with a firmware update.

Mark

 

[Trever1t]

chatted with B&H this morning, they expect the first shipment "after March 18th" but according to the sales rep, Nikon hasn't indicated the day or even qty of units to be delivered. Amazon sent emails saying 2013 but surely that's in error.

 

[Markw]

Yeah. The fact that everybody got the same date (give or take 2 days due to geographic location) proves that it's a glitch. I have a feeling many of the people who received it (myself included) will get another email in March saying "Your order has been shipped. Oh, and about that $3k we discussed..."

Mark

 

[xyphoto]

I got an email from the place I ordered D800. They were saying that they could not ship it to me because it has back ordered. Duh...

 

[Trever1t]

lol, backordered....where's the front orders?

 

[EchoingWhisper]

Wait... They're taking the low pass filter out, aka removing a component of the camera, and that causes the price to jump up $300 when you are getting less? How does that work? Lol

They are not taking the low pass filter out, its just that the filter doesn't have anti aliasing properties.

 

[Garbz]

They are not taking the low pass filter out, its just that the filter doesn't have anti aliasing properties.

So in other words they are replacing a carefully designed and cut birefringent piece of calcite with a microscope slide and it's somehow supposed to cost $300 more?

 

[EchoingWhisper]

They are not taking the low pass filter out, its just that the filter doesn't have anti aliasing properties.

So in other words they are replacing a carefully designed and cut birefringent piece of calcite with a microscope slide and it's somehow supposed to cost $300 more?

I don't know, may be caused by marketing or just because there is low demand for this type of low pass filter, so its production cost is higher.

 

[Derrel]

They are not taking the low pass filter out, its just that the filter doesn't have anti aliasing properties.

So in other words they are replacing a carefully designed and cut birefringent piece of calcite with a microscope slide and it's somehow supposed to cost $300 more?

Enough with the smart-arse nonsense. Go here. Read. Learn. Stop posting crap.

Rob Galbraith DPI: Announced: Nikon D800 with 36.15 million image pixel sensor

 

[nickzou]

ugh... they still have that pinch button b******t for the shuttter release mode dial.

 

[Markw]

No more January date. .

Hello,We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on February 06, 2012 (Order# 105xxxx).

The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:
**"Nikon D800 36.3 MP CMOS FX-Format Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)"***
Previous estimated arrival date: January 04, 2013 - January 08, 2013***
New estimated arrival date: March 23, 2012 - March 27, 2012

If you want to check on the progress of your order, take a look at this page in Your Account:https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/summary/edit.html?orderID=105-xxx

We hope to see you again soon!* *

Sincerely,Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com

Mark

 

[Trever1t]

yay!

 

[Trever1t]

Nikon has confirmed the D800 will be released from suppliers on March 22nd. Nikon D4 and D800 launch dates revealed - SlashGear