JohnMatrix

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Many people are surprised with the scoring because:

1) The D800 appears to score higher in 5 categories (inc jpeg IQ and RAW IQ)

2) The 5DII appears to score higher in 2 categories...

Barney

Many people are surprised with the scoring because:

1) The D800 appears to score higher in 5 categories (inc jpeg IQ and RAW IQ)

2) The 5DIII appears to score higher in 2 categories...

try doing that when you're trying to chase kids round indoors with tricky and variable (back) lighting, etc. Being able to spot meter off of /any/ AF point has its advantages. It's shameful...

Evaluative may be 'linked' (or weighted) to the active focus pont, but your Canon camera still takes into account the 35 (or 63, etc) metering zones before it guesses what the exposure should be. ...

Am I right in thinking the D800s cross-type sensors are all clustered in the central area of the frame, rather than having some of them located towards the edges where they'd be more useful in...

yes exactly, lets put this in perspective for goodness sake. How exactly would anyone ever be able to track down that particular child from a photo like that?? Anyway, any so-called perv...

what about wear and tear on the camera's CF port pins? Both methods equally likely to cause wear and tear if you ask me. Just be more carefull next time would be my (unhelpful) advice to the...

...at close distances /and/ at large apertures is probably partly to blame. Try shooting something more contrasty (not vegatation or small ladybirds!) and using the centrepoint but without...

...does focal length matter to you? Or will any old prime lens do? :)

Prospective users of these cameras will probably account for 0.1% of all forum members. And anyone with an interest in shooting 4k video will be better served on other specialist Video forums.

yeah, I don't get it. The C300 "cinema" camera has a camcorder formfactor (sort of) and does 1080p. This new 1D C has the ergonomics of a stills camera, yet does 4K video. Why would someone...

Ha - "Local internal systems error", what a load of bull. No point in complaining though. If you don't like their practices, then don't buy Nikon. Simple.

It's a nice shot. Personally, I wouldn't call it a "great" shot though. The girls right hand looks a bit awkward, and the disapearing left hand bugs me a bit. The flower stems and the girl's...

With that line of reasoning, why not just use the 24/1.4?? Surely that's even more "flexible"? Oh but wait, what about the times when you can't actually move any closer to the subject?? And...

And he makes a very good point. Nikon is far more generous compared to Canon. Just look at the D300 from 2007 for example. It had a 'pro' AF system and pro metering. Canon still only gave...

most other camera manufacturers manage to release newer/updated products at the same price or even for less than the existing models. Canon for some reason chose not to. A "3D" priced at £3000...

FWIW three of my friends own the 24-105mm. Two of them have experienced the same intermittent "error 01" fault linked to the aperture unit failing. seems to be a relatively common issue for this...

is currently $1000, not $500: *D800 is £2400 vs 5Diii for £3000* For anyone starting out from scratch the D800 is currently a no brainer if you ask me, irrespective of any (lets face it,...

I wouldn't think of primes as limiting. In some situations they are exactly the opposite. Your choice I suppose, but I would say losing a whole stop, losing IS, and losing 15mm on the long end,...

Yep, the sigma 30/1.4 and the 28/1.8 are pretty much your only options if you don't want to spend L-money. If you can get a good one, go for the Sigma. Otherwise the 28/1.8 is a safe bet. I...