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D800: what's the point?

Started 6 months ago | Discussion thread

DPRchallenger

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Re: D800: what's the point?

In reply to Red G8R, 6 months ago

Red G8R wrote:

First, I don't own a D800, but what is your point? Why do people buy Ferrari vs Porsche? The point is, we all have different taste and luckily many choices.

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Peter
Ontario, Canada

that BS! ferrari has no equivalent counterpart like D800 where there's a D800E. what's the D800 could give you that the D800E couldn't? soft images?

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D800: what's the point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago	4
Re: D800: what's the point?	Zardoz	6 months ago	14
Re: D800: what's the point?	resident	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	bigpigbig	6 months ago	5
Re: D800: what's the point?	Silverstreaks	6 months ago	5
Re: D800: what's the point?	EssexAsh	6 months ago	3
pixel-by-pixel noise comparison	Leo360	6 months ago	1
Your comparison: what's the point?	Grevture	6 months ago	6
Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	yihlee	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	fft81	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	Zardoz	6 months ago	2
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	John Motts	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	Zardoz	6 months ago	1
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	Zardoz	6 months ago	1
Zardoz, Challenger, go out shooting!	RumpelHund	6 months ago
Re: Zardoz, Challenger, go out shooting!	Zardoz	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	caspianm	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	net_walker	6 months ago	1
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	fft81	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	tektrader	6 months ago	1
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	fft81	6 months ago
Stop trolling about the noise because that's just rubbish.	olyflyer	6 months ago	1
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	jjnik	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	moving_comfort	6 months ago	3
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	Lance B	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	caspianm	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	jjnik	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	Reilly Diefenbach	6 months ago
Re: Point One: 36M gives you plenty room for ..	moving_comfort	6 months ago
take up the cudgels for the OP	gl2k	6 months ago	2
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	Horshack	6 months ago	8
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	moving_comfort	6 months ago
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	John Motts	6 months ago
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	joejack951	6 months ago
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	Lance B	6 months ago	1
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	gl2k	6 months ago
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	5tve	6 months ago
Re: take up the cudgels for the OP	olyflyer	6 months ago	1
Re: D800: what's the point?	Red G8R	6 months ago
Kudos to the original poster	mrjpack	6 months ago	1
Re: D800: what's the point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
More trolling I see...	primeshooter	6 months ago	1
Re: More trolling I see...	Jay A	6 months ago
Re: More trolling I see...	fft81	6 months ago
When will people get it????	thxbb12	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	John Motts	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	thxbb12	6 months ago	1
Re: When will people get it????	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	John Motts	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	thxbb12	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	thxbb12	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	John Motts	6 months ago	1
Re: When will people get it????	olyflyer	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	jjnik	6 months ago
Re: When will people get it????	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
still no valid point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
I think you should not buy the D800. And not the D70. And not D2X.	RumpelHund	6 months ago	1
Re: still no valid point?	John Motts	6 months ago	1
Re: still no valid point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: still no valid point?	John Motts	6 months ago	2
Re: still no valid point?	Gnome	6 months ago	1
The D800 can give you money compared to D800E. Nothing else. Less aliasing in rare cases maybe.	RumpelHund	6 months ago
Re: still no valid point?	Lance B	6 months ago	1
Re: still no valid point?	steras	6 months ago	1
Re: still no valid point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: still no valid point?	Darren Langdon	6 months ago	1
Re: still no valid point?	Ray Ritchie	6 months ago
Re: still no valid point?	jjnik	6 months ago
Re: " Tell us who you are .."	alvix	6 months ago
Revealing your true calling	Grevture	6 months ago	2
Re: still no valid point?	Emacs23	6 months ago
Re: still no valid point?	rhlpetrus	6 months ago
Why don't you get this?	thxbb12	6 months ago
Here is my answer.	Scot_P	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	tektrader	6 months ago
Re: Pick one, it might not be the exact answer, but it's close.	yihlee	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	Craig49	6 months ago	1
Re: D800: what's the point?	Lance B	6 months ago
The D800 is a need camera	M Lammerse	6 months ago
Re: The D800 is a need camera	Event_shooter	6 months ago
Re: The D800 is a need camera	M Lammerse	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	Martin Grecner	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	marike6	6 months ago	2
Re: D800: what's the point?	trino	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	net_walker	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	net_walker	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	Jeki	6 months ago
Ken.....is that you?!? (NT)	RomanJohnston	6 months ago
Re: STOP feeding the troll! (nt)	Michael S.	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	Don Karner	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	fft81	6 months ago	1
Re: D800: what's the point?	John Motts	6 months ago	2
Re: D800: what's the point?	coudet	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
D800E for landscapes; D800 for people.	Steven Noyes	6 months ago
finally got one valid point...	DPRchallenger	6 months ago	1
Re: finally got one valid point...	Phil_L	6 months ago
You just didn't understand the first time...	J Mankila	6 months ago
Re: finally got one valid point...	John Motts	6 months ago
question for you Steven Noyes	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: question for you Steven Noyes	Martin Datzinger	6 months ago
A little history & A little mirror-holding	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago	1
Troll, troll, troll your boat.	moving_comfort	6 months ago	2
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	primeshooter	6 months ago
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago	2
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	thxbb12	6 months ago	2
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	primeshooter	6 months ago
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	moving_comfort	6 months ago	2
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	Lance B	6 months ago
Re: Troll, troll, troll your boat.	thxbb12	6 months ago	3
thxbb12	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago
Re: thxbb12	Lance B	6 months ago
Re: Lance	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago	1
Re: Lance	Lance B	6 months ago
Re: Lance	Biological_Viewfinder	6 months ago
Biological_Viewfinder	thxbb12	6 months ago
Papa was a Trollin' Stone..	moving_comfort	6 months ago
RAW and resolution at "normal" ISOs...	Chris59	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	RobbieV	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	Silverstreaks	6 months ago
That's exactly why you are regarded as a troll	olyflyer	6 months ago	2
Re: D800: what's the point?	thxbb12	6 months ago
The D800 is about resolution...	TimK5	6 months ago
Re: The D800 is about resolution...	John Motts	6 months ago
Re: The D800 is about resolution...	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
Re: The D800 is about resolution...	thxbb12	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	MadManAce	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	DPRchallenger	6 months ago
The D800 gives you this over the D800E...	J Mankila	6 months ago	5
Re: The D800 gives you this over the D800E...	thxbb12	6 months ago
Re: The D800 gives you this over the D800E...	Reilly Diefenbach	6 months ago
We're both correct...	J Mankila	6 months ago	1
Re: We're both correct...	John Motts	6 months ago
That is true...	J Mankila	6 months ago
Re: D800: what's the point?	thxbb12	6 months ago
Re: D800: 3200ISO	lanef	6 months ago
Re: D800: 3200ISO	joejack951	6 months ago
Re: troll?	3systermuser	6 months ago	2
Re: D800: what's the point?	Tony Beach	6 months ago

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