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RIP Kodak -- "You're guaranteed to miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky _______________________________

"What's difficult for people to understand is that 36 MP is not necessarily that much 'better' than 22 MP in the real world."

Yet for the last 5 years 21 mp was so much better than 12, or was it?

You are talking about what is primarily a stills camera, in form and function. How many equivelent video cameras shoot 22mp stills?

Try your 11-16 on the D800 in 1.2 crop mode. You might find it quite usable for the time being. :-) -- "You're guaranteed to miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne...

I had the 28-70 and found it was as sharp at f/4 as was the 24-120 f/4. So I sold it for the extra range the 24-120 provides and have primes for speed. I figured that if they were the same at f/4,...

I've used the 16-35 extensively on D700 & D3s. I sold it recently to buy a 14-24 and it shines on my D800. I quite liked the 16-35, the VR is immensely useful for small aperture, handheld shots....

Very nice. I saw them in Toronto a number of years ago. -- "You're guaranteed to miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky _______________________________

Karl, no. People don't talk with wonder how the sky is blue. Its assumed. They talk eith wonder when th sky is anything but blue.The wonders of the D700 have been documented for the last 4 years...

Very nice shots. Love the last one especially. However, may I ask that we refrain from suggesting the D3s is outdated? It certainly isn't. It's just a different tool. 12mp is still is still...

Yes. Its worth the hype. I was one of those who thought more pixels kills high ISO, but this camera has smashed a few preconceptions. It's making me a more disciplined shooter too. -- "You're...

Most people, even reviewers in a double blind experiment, would not be able to tell the difference in a printed image all things being equal... distortion, vignetting etc. Without using a...

How do you like it almost 3 years later? -- "You're guaranteed to miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky _______________________________

The discussion is 24-120 f/4 VR vs 24-70 f/2.8. The pictures you've shown is a 5x zoom lens stopped down once vs a prime lens stopped down 4 times. Hardly a fair or relevant comparison. How does...

LOL. They might persuade you to buy a D3x instead of a D800 since they are in stock and who needs 36mp anyway. :-) -- "You're guaranteed to miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne...

Not crazy. I use it on a D3s and D800. With an arsenal of specialist lenses, it's nice to have a generalist lens in the mix. The 24-70 is a great zoom lens but falls in to a specialist role too for...

Addendum: 596 shots with the D800 yesterday. 56% battery remaining as of this morning. -- "You're guaranteed to miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne...

Interesting. I did a wedding yesterday, D3s & D800. By reception time I had taken 450+ shots with the D800 and had 72% battery remaining. I don't use live view much if at all and image reviewing...

I agree somewhat, but the pattern is different than you describe. There are "same sensor, price point variants" like the D200, D80, D40x, D60. But the true pattern is the release of a next gen...

Halai, if I were /only/ a hobbyist, I would keep my D800 as my one and only camera. You can select small JPEG for family snaps and still get a 9mp image. On the trip of a life time one can future...

D40 was the first to lose the in body AF motor, relying on AF-S only. This is the same. Also, dual SD card on low end, XQD on high end. This would further the notion that CF is a dying breed. It's...