If the D800 has taught me anything, it's...

[StreetView]

Hrmph, this is interesting to read. I've seen some absolutely stunning test/sample shots from a member of a different innanet forum that was using a D800 mated to a p.o.s. $250 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.

He must have one of those rare good copies

 

[Derrel]

Hrmph, this is interesting to read. I've seen some absolutely stunning test/sample shots from a member of a different innanet forum that was using a D800 mated to a p.o.s. $250 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.

He must have one of those rare good copies

Except that the "p.o.s. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8" is as good a zoom lens as the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8-L is, according to LensRentals.com's testing; except that the Tamron 28-70 is about 90% as good as the Nikkor 24-70...and BETTER than the Canon 50mm f/1.8 EF-II at direct, right-at-the-sun lens flare, according to Bob Atkins. The "p.o.s. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8" is so good that Minolta licensed it...and Sony has re-upped the license on the design...it is one of the finest wide-to-short tele zoom lenses ever made...

 

[DorkSterr]

Man didn't know the D800 was this sharp! Amazing...

 

[StreetView]

Hrmph, this is interesting to read. I've seen some absolutely stunning test/sample shots from a member of a different innanet forum that was using a D800 mated to a p.o.s. $250 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.

He must have one of those rare good copies

Except that the "p.o.s. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8" is as good a zoom lens as the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8-L is, according to LensRentals.com's testing; except that the Tamron 28-70 is about 90% as good as the Nikkor 24-70...and BETTER than the Canon 50mm f/1.8 EF-II at direct, right-at-the-sun lens flare, according to Bob Atkins. The "p.o.s. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8" is so good that Minolta licensed it...and Sony has re-upped the license on the design...it is one of the finest wide-to-short tele zoom lenses ever made...

I know, that's why it's next on my list of zooms :thumbup:

 

[JDFlood]

The thing I noticed is that my photos looked better through all my lenses with the D800. But it isn't until you start pixel peaking do you know the photo could be even better... So, I guess I'm really happy with what the D800 has done for my photographs...I guess I just worry more about composition and it doesn't bother me that there is some unused resolution possible. But then I only view on my 30" 2,560 * 1,600 resolution monitors, and iPad. I seldom print anything. Are a lot of folks printing full size or looking at using 4K or 5K monitors? JD

 

[Hooligan Dan]

The thing I noticed is that my photos looked better through all my lenses with the D800. But it isn't until you start pixel peaking do you know the photo could be even better... So, I guess I'm really happy with what the D800 has done for my photographs...I guess I just worry more about composition and it doesn't bother me that there is some unused resolution possible. But then I only view on my 30" 2,560 * 1,600 resolution monitors, and iPad. I seldom print anything. Are a lot of folks printing full size or looking at using 4K or 5K monitors? JD

I try very hard to fill the frame when I shoot and never crop, but in some circumstances I have to crop. Recently there was a police-involved fatal shooting and we were over a hundred yards away from the scene. I was lucky i had my 300mm but I still had to crop down a ton to get a decent shot. That's when being able to crop and still have great resolution comes in handy.

Nearly every photo I take is printed so I do worry about how they look outside of a monitor.

 

[jamesbjenkins]

For kicks and giggles, D3s/50mm f/1.5G with same settings.

WOW. This example makes the D3s look downright bad when compared to the D800. I haven't seen such a big difference in most of the comparison shots I've seen.

The sharpness, color and contrast are all noticeably better.

I'm currently trying to decide what my next upgrade will be, and this is helpful.

 

[JDFlood]

I try very hard to fill the frame when I shoot and never crop, but in some circumstances I have to crop. Recently there was a police-involved fatal shooting and we were over a hundred yards away from the scene. I was lucky i had my 300mm but I still had to crop down a ton to get a decent shot. That's when being able to crop and still have great resolution comes in handy.

Nearly every photo I take is printed so I do worry about how they look outside of a monitor.

Wow, I am sure glad I don't do photography where you do, I don't want to be within miles of fatal... Or non-fatal crimes, for that matter. Ok, I think I get it. Lots of the folks here are obsessed because they can. I will admit I found a dust spec on a photo and was shocked to find it was a flying bird, and i could differenciate it's feet, neck, head and wings. I am awestruck with the resolution. I shoot primes a lot, my favorite is the 85mm, so much of my glass is pretty good. Even without cropping ( at 2560 by 1600) the camera catches subtitle nuances of atmosphere much better then any other camera I have used. Much of my photography is nature. JD

 

[spacefuzz]

Hrmph, this is interesting to read. I've seen some absolutely stunning test/sample shots from a member of a different innanet forum that was using a D800 mated to a p.o.s. $250 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.

He must have one of those rare good copies

I bought a Tamron 70-200 for my D800 last night. Side by side with the Nikon 70-200 VRII the Tamron was actually sharper in the corners. Guess I lucked out and got a good copy! $750 vs $2400.