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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 2,626
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My D800 is Alive!!
I picked that bad boy up this morning from Camera World in downtown Portland, OR. I was lucky to get the D800 as quick as I did because I waited 3 months with no success before canceling that original pre-order. Holy cow this rig is heavy with my Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8 FX aboard. Feels good. I'll tell you I'm glad I use Black Rapid's R7 strap! The shutter sounds so very different, more substantial I would say than any other camera I've owned. It's rugged and fits just right in my large hands. It took me an hour to work through the setup menus. I was glad I downloaded a cheat sheet for nature/landscape photographers. I made some minor tweaks but it was ready to shoot shortly thereafter. The RAW file size is just over 39 Megabytes. My 20"x30" saved jpgs run 4-6 Meg. I'll be putting it through its paces as we have a week's worth of hot, sunny weather predicted.
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Kit 1 Nikon D7000 Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S ED VR II Nikkor 85mm F/3.5 Micro Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 |
Kit 2 Nikon D800 Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8 FX Nikkor 50mm F/1.4D FX/DX Nikkor 70-300mm F/4-5.6G FX |
Other Kit View my profile to see my other kit! |
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My Compact/P&S: Sony Alpha NEX-5N, 18-55mm, 55-210mm |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: west midlands uk
Posts: 3,295
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Me thinks you may even be taking it to bed for company now. Looking foreward to seeing the photos
Bazza
Bazza
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Perthshire Scotland
Posts: 8,026
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Nothing quite like having a new Toy Bob and you've had to be patient too which makes it all the more special. I'm sure you'll get used to the size in no time.
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Kit 1 Canon 1D Mark 3 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II |
Kit 2 1D2 & 40D |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 2,626
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
Nothing quite like having a new Toy Bob and you've had to be patient too which makes it all the more special. I'm sure you'll get used to the size in no time.
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Kit 1 Nikon D7000 Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S ED VR II Nikkor 85mm F/3.5 Micro Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 |
Kit 2 Nikon D800 Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8 FX Nikkor 50mm F/1.4D FX/DX Nikkor 70-300mm F/4-5.6G FX |
Other Kit View my profile to see my other kit! |
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My Compact/P&S: Sony Alpha NEX-5N, 18-55mm, 55-210mm |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Wales, UK
Posts: 15,370
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Exciting stuff Bob! Great lens combo too - can't wait to see the photos. I'll get one one day 
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Kit 1 Nikon D300 Nikon 55-200mm VR |
Kit 2 Nikon D40 Nikon 18-55mm |
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My Compact/P&S: Panasonic Lumix TZ7 |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: West Cork, Ireland
Posts: 7,578
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Fantastic! Can't wait to see some portraits! 
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Kit 1 Nikon D700 Nikkor 18–135 mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX Tamron 55-200mm f/4-5.6 LD Macro Di ll (broken D:) Nikkor 105 mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro N Nikon 50 mm f/1.8D AF Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX DG HSM Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM Nikon 70-300mm AF f/4-5.6G Nikon 50mm f1.4G AF-S |
Kit 2 Nikon D300s |
Other Kit View my profile to see my other kit! |
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My Compact/P&S: Pentax Optio 60 |
