D810... am I worthy?

Vince.1551 · Oct 30, 2014

So says the 'know it all' crap maker. It's not the first time anyway ... lol

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photoguy99 · Oct 30, 2014

And it's always the same small cast of vigilant posters who want to argue about it.

DevC · Oct 30, 2014

Eek, threads getting ugly again.

I'm out. Peace.

JimMcClain · Oct 30, 2014

Overread said:
In more important news - Jim - has the camera arrived yet - has it has it has it has it??!??!

Ahhh, thanks for asking.

S'posed to be here tomorrow. I am beside myself. I feel like a little kid waiting for Santa - and it won't be dissimilar. My normal hours are at bed by around 4am, up around 11am and UPS usually delivers about 9:30am, but sometimes not until mid-afternoon. This package requires a signature, so I will either be awakened early, or, which may be the more likely, since the driver knows me and my hours (small town), he'll wait until the afternoon.

I was just sent a newsletter project that always seems to be last minute (Jim, can you get this done by Sunday noon) and I end up working on it straight through. So I'll prob'ly be awake at 9:30am anyway and will be disappointed to hear the familiar sound of the brown truck driving right by my apartment. Then, by 1 or 2pm, I will crash and burn.

I only hope, no matter what time or state of mind, I can hear the door bell.

And now you're wonderin' why I ain't working on the newsletter project now, insteada replying to this ship-wreck of a topic. Well, I actually came to unsubscribe because of all the foolishness and bickering. But you inspired me when you tried to salvage it, so I thought I better help you bail.

Oh, PS: I did receive the extra battery and round eye cup I ordered from B&H already - came yesterday. Funny, holding the eye cup up to my face ain't quite the same feeling...

Overread · Oct 30, 2014

Ahh good to hear its nearly there - and yeah these days with delivery companies sometimes that last day is a nightmare of waiting and waiting for the bell to ding (sometimes it never does till you pester them

). And yeah I've had the same, battery grip for my 7D arrived a few days before the camera - torment to have that and a spare battery I could do nothing with save stare at them (and press the shutter button and stuff....).

I wouldn't worry about the silliness - arguments about what makes a pro are always generally quite silly extreme affairs.

JimMcClain · Oct 31, 2014

A little over an hour ago, my door bell rang. I was prepared, but still was startled by the sound. The UPS driver said he knew, since it had to have a signature, that I would be anxious to receive it. I really haven't even looked over it that much because, as I mentioned yesterday, I am in the middle of working on a newsletter project for a client. But I snapped (and snapped is the proper term, in this case) some smartphone pictures for you guys.

The knife in this shot is older than me (65) - was my late father's pocket knife in the early 40s. I leave it open always and only use it to cut package tape.

Looks like everything that's s'posed to be there, is.

There is protective film over the LCD cover.

First things first: charge the battery.

Can't wait to play with it, but I have to. Work comes first. 'Sides, the project could get me closer to the Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 that is first on my list now.

Jim

Overread · Oct 31, 2014

Nice - look forward to seeing some shots from the camera!
Good luck on the newsletter

Also - Nikon battery chargers look odd!

D-B-J · Oct 31, 2014

Sweet!'

goooner · Oct 31, 2014

Enjoy your new camera! I'm planning on getting some new glass myself. Probably around xmas :1219:

snerd · Oct 31, 2014

Woo Hoo!! New stuff!!! Congrats!!!!

goodguy · Oct 31, 2014

RichieT said:
I pretty much stick to the 24-70 and Nikon 70-200 when I can.

Yep same here, unless its very dark I stick to the 24-70mm 2.8 or 70-200mm 2.8, two amazing lenses that cover 99% of my needs.

DevC · Oct 31, 2014

Congratulations man.
Hope to see exquisite shots.

Out of curiousity, could you tell the shutter count of the refurb?

JimMcClain · Oct 31, 2014

DevC said:
Out of curiousity, could you tell the shutter count of the refurb?

Tell me how and I will. I haven't gotten to that in the manual, which is very slow reading because I am supposed to be working.

JimMcClain · Oct 31, 2014

I'm guessing that isn't the kind of information that would be in the manual. I googled it though and found a site that gave me the count after I uploaded a basic JPEG. My refurbished D810 has a shutter count of 143 and 4 of those are mine. The average reported shutter life failures for a D810 indicates my camera has at least 31,000+ shutter actuations left.

Jim