D800

The Nikon D800 is not a camera like others. This DSLR gets the 36MP Full Frame CMOS sensor designed by Sony and many specs inherited from the Nikon D4 like its pro grade autofocus and metering system with intelligent scene recognition algorithm. The D800 has wan many prizes like the Japanese Camera Grand Prix 2012 of the camera of the year.
I bought a Nikon D800 earlier this year and then gor a D4 for other kinds of photos.

DxO Optics Pro 7.5.1 supports the Nikon D800E RAW files

Jun 20, 2012 Comments Off by

last update (V7.5) of DxO Optics Pro 7 brought the support of the Nikon D800 RAW files (in addition to native 64-bit). Today, DxO comes with a new software update (V7.5.1) that will be able to process the Nikon D800E RAW files with an improved moiré correction algorithm, designed for the D800E as this camera [...]

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Nikon D800E review at photographyblog and vs D800 comparison at dpreview

Jun 11, 2012 Comments Off by

5 star rating, “Essential”, the NIkon D800E did great for its review among the British photographyblog.com editors team. The key is : will a D800E do really better than a D800 ? Talking about resolution, the review answers a definite yes. You know that when I tested the D800 vs the D800E, I was not [...]

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Nikon D800 vs D800E : download the RAW files

May 25, 2012 Comments Off by

Prior to the Nikon D800 and D800E review, here is a gallery where you can download the original RAW (NEF) files right straitght out from the cameras. I had the opportunity to test both cameras together. Nikon D800 vs D800E : extra details On this image shot with both the Nikon D800 (left) and the [...]

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Nikon D800 : best camera of the year, wins the Camera Grand Prix 2012

May 16, 2012 Comments Off by

I do fully agree with the Japanese journalists jury of the Camera Grand Prix 2012 which have given the Nikon D800 the title of Camera of year 2012. The  has won the Camera Grand Prix 2012 but also the public votes, and that means a lot. I know that Canon has improved a lot with the [...]

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EN-EL15 batteries of the Nikon D7000, D800 and D800 : overheating

Apr 24, 2012 No Comments by

I just received a quality advisory notice from Nikon France warning photographers who own a Nikon D7000, a Nikon D800 or a Nikon D800E (the Nikon D800E review is coming very soon !), that their EN-EL15 battery could overheat. This phenomenon does occurs in a very little amount of cases, but they prefer to be [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III sensor review

Apr 19, 2012 No Comments by

I have finally received the datas of the tests conducted by my friends at DxO near paris on the sensor of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. We are going to dive into these test results but I can already tell you that they are very surprising. Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800 First, let’s [...]

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Nikon D4 and D800 price increase confirmed in the UK, spreading to Europe and more ? UPDATED

Mar 26, 2012 No Comments by

It is now official : Nikon is increasing the price of its2012 star-DSLR in the UK : the Nikon D4 is now sold £500 more than the previously announced price to reach £5,299. The Nikon D800 gets a £200 increase and will now be sold £2,599. What is going on ? Nikon is blaming an [...]

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Nikon D800 RAW files supported by Mac OS X, Aperture and iPhoto

Mar 25, 2012 No Comments by

I have to admit that I am often frustrated to see Apple slow update schedule of the newest camera’s RAW file formats but today, they prove that they are sometimes able to speed things up and just the week the first Nikon D800 DSLRs are delivered to their early adopters (which are a lot !), [...]

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Nikon D800 sensor review : DxO Benchmark

Mar 23, 2012 No Comments by

Sit down before you read. I don’t want any of my readers to get hurt. What you are going to find out is way beyond your expectations. I have been anxiously waiting for DxO to receive their Nikon D800 test copy. First, they received a D4, which they have measure. I have analyzed the Nikon D4 sensor [...]

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Nikon D800 : studio scene comparison shot at dpreview (wow!)

Mar 20, 2012 No Comments by

dpreview just published their helpful studio scene comparison shot of the Nikon D800 which, thanks to its 36-megapixel CMOS sensor, can be compared to the Pentax 645D medium format camera (40-megapixel). By default, the comparison page at dpreview for the D800 is set to compare its image quality to the Pentax 645D, the Sony Alpha [...]

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Nikon D800 and D4 production figures

Feb 13, 2012 No Comments by

Nikon’s Sendai factory is currently producing the highly expected DSLR : the D4 and the D800. Bernama.com has toured the factory and comes with impressive figures that show Nikon’s determination to keep up with the photographers demande :  Nikon Sendai factory employes 1,600 workers who work on the D4 and D800 production. The monthly DSLR [...]

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Nikon D800 preorders open

Feb 10, 2012 No Comments by

The Nikon D800 is among the most expected cameras of 2012. This DSLR is going to sell like crazy (read the Nikon D800 road to success). As I wrote, Nikon told me that they have huge deliveries coming in for the end of March. So, you will get the D800 in large numbers when they [...]

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Nikon D800 image gallery

Feb 09, 2012 No Comments

Want to take a tour of the Nikon D800 ? Here is a Nikon D800 gallery with my comments. Here is a link to the D800 announcement.

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Nikon D800 first movie

Feb 07, 2012 No Comments

Joy Ride, first movie out of the Nikon D800 Movie maker Sandro had the chance to make the first movie with the Nikon D800, a movie entitled Joy Ride. The first one of a long list of movies and videos that are to come : Nikon worked hard on the video functions of their latest [...]

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Nikon D800 time lapse video sample

Feb 07, 2012 No Comments

Here is a first movie, made in the Time Lapse mode that the D800 offers, a movie created by Nikon. The D800 has a really powerful video mode, exactly as powerful as the D4 video mode and that was a surprise (with uncompressed video HDMI output). The time lapse mode is neat because you don’t [...]

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Nikon D800 (finally) unveiled

Feb 07, 2012 No Comments

Here it finally is ! Let me introduce you to the Nikon D800, a DSLR I ordered yesterday to Thomas, product manager at Nikon France. A lot of rumors had been spinning around for months now as the D800 was to be announced last year… but that was before the floods in Thailand. So now, [...]

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Nikon D800 : Chasseur d'Images breaks the news and stops rumors

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Nikon has invited a bunch of journalists worldwide to a press event on Febr 7th. A press event widely relayed by leaks on rumors websites. Everybody expects that day to be the release date of the delayed D800 we almost got to announce in September. Nikon rcently came up with new new NDA rules (a [...]

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