Yes but you can get 6 fps ( if rumor is right ) in full FX mode. Which is a big improvement for me.
And for me. I've done the D70s -> D200 -> D300 -> D700 -> D800e cycle, selling only the D70s so far.
The D800e has been a defacto D700 replacement for me. Even though I carry the D700 as a backup, I almost never use it. Even though I still have the D300, I use the D800e for wildlife, thanks to 16mp DX crop instead of 12.
The only thing I really miss from the D700 (which like my D300 has a grip and large battery for 8fps) is the frame rate. 4fps seems awfully slow when I've been shooting 8fps (and wishing for more) for 7 years. I've used the DX crop mode for wildlife to get 6fps, and I've missed shots that way because subjects were outside the crop lines. FX at 6fps would be ... adequate, and I hope for another 1 or 2 fps in a crop mode.
There is one other thing that has bothered me with the D800e, and that is the battery changes. Made worse by the insane pricing of the (double bay) charger. When I travel, I need to take the D700 as a backup, and that means potentially carrying 4 chargers, two of them pretty bulky.
If I get a D800s, and I'm favorable to that idea, (since the D9300 wildlife camera I'd also like is nowhere to be seen), I could finally have a 2-body combo that works well together, sharing the same charger(s).
There's not much wrong with a D800, but the frame rate still seems pokey to me after a year.
Better AF? Happy to see it, but I'm satisfied with what I have now.
Higher resolution LCD panel? Meh.
sRaw? Would never use it.
