D800 User Thread I

[Hockie]

It's probably the card reader in your MBP. I had the same problem with mine. This is apparently a common problem with the MBP reading faster SD cards. Try hooking up your camera directly via the supplied USB cable.

Oops, my bad. Just read your post again and you are already hooking up you D800 directly.

 

[rain5533]

Anyone home?

 

[GuessBoy]

Anyone home?

Seems that lately most ppl talking about D600 more than D800/E

The D600 is covering the D800 as it the latest camera in town.

 

[neoro]

Seems that lately most ppl talking about D600 more than D800/E

The D600 is covering the D800 as it the latest camera in town.

Perhaps a wiser decision as the non mentioned investment for the 800 such as added computing power , ram and hard could add another 50% cost ontop of the 800

 

[emblef]

I have just joined the D800 group today

 

[rain5533]

I have just joined the D800 group today

Great! you welcome!

 

[Dfive]

Perhaps a wiser decision as the non mentioned investment for the 800 such as added computing power , ram and hard could add another 50% cost ontop of the 800

Yup.... got a new MacBook Pro 15" Retina.... with all upgrades possible = an extra $4K a few days after my D800.... but loving them both

 

[avsquare]

Perhaps a wiser decision as the non mentioned investment for the 800 such as added computing power , ram and hard could add another 50% cost ontop of the 800

What kind of specs are you guys upgrading to? Sounds like it's eating lots of resources.

 

[neoro]

What kind of specs are you guys upgrading to? Sounds like it's eating lots of resources.

I have something w i7-3770, 32GB of Ram, SSD x2
It still takes a while to load the pictures to LR
But once that is done, editing it is just sweet..... LR memory management still isn't as good, sometimes closing and opening it again helps....

 

[neoro]

Yup.... got a new MacBook Pro 15" Retina.... with all upgrades possible = an extra $4K a few days after my D800.... but loving them both

Oh the pictures must look good on the Retina!

 

[avsquare]

I have something w i7-3770, 32GB of Ram, SSD x2
It still takes a while to load the pictures to LR
But once that is done, editing it is just sweet..... LR memory management still isn't as good, sometimes closing and opening it again helps....

Hmm, seems that I'm managing well with only 8GB RAM and a normal HDD :embrass:

 

[Leykid1634]

I'm still holding on to my P4 Core2 Dou 4Gb RAM...haha...saving for 1 at the moment...hopefully this will survive until the upgrade comes.
Editing? Me thinks manageable. ..3 ~ 8 mins per photo...hehe...

 

[rain5533]

If let said using the NX capture edit from Raw and save into jpeg in 100%, that is not much issue from my MBA.

My MBA very low specs only.
1.5GHz corei5 and 4gb rams & 128gb SSD.
Most of time after done and completed I will transfer into my external thunderbolt HD.

 

[emblef]

For tokina 11 - 16mm f/2.8, is it still a DX when using on a D800? I tried to use however only can use it on 16mm. If 16mm can be used for FX. Any idea is it still on 16mm or less? Thanks!

 

[avsquare]

For tokina 11 - 16mm f/2.8, is it still a DX when using on a D800? I tried to use however only can use it on 16mm. If 16mm can be used for FX. Any idea is it still on 16mm or less? Thanks!

That's a DX lens. It can be used on D800. If you are referring to why there's image circle when you are on 11mm, probably you did not set "Auto crop with DX lens" setting to on.

 

[emblef]

That's a DX lens. It can be used on D800. If you are referring to why there's image circle when you are on 11mm, probably you did not set "Auto crop with DX lens" setting to on.

Thanks!! If it is a 16mm on a DX, will there be a change in mm if i attached to a FX camera without setting "auto crop"

 

[avsquare]

Thanks!! If it is a 16mm on a DX, will there be a change in mm if i attached to a FX camera without setting "auto crop"

Not sure what you are looking for. DX image circle is smaller than FX, I believe you know that. If you don't change to DX mode, you'd just get an image circle which you have to fix yourself later.

A 16mm focal length lens is still a 16mm. DX or FX or m4/3 doesn't change the fact that it's 16mm in focal length. It's just the sensor's size's crop factor that changes the "effective focal length", so to say.

So that's why your 11-16mm DX lens is effectively a 16.5-24mm in Nikon FX.

Which means, even though you don't use auto DX mode, you get that pic with image circle and fix yourself and you look at the picture, the FOV is about the same as if you are using a FX lens on 16.5mm on FX mode.

 

[emblef]

Not sure what you are looking for. DX image circle is smaller than FX, I believe you know that. If you don't change to DX mode, you'd just get an image circle which you have to fix yourself later.

A 16mm focal length lens is still a 16mm. DX or FX or m4/3 doesn't change the fact that it's 16mm in focal length. It's just the sensor's size's crop factor that changes the "effective focal length", so to say.

So that's why your 11-16mm DX lens is effectively a 16.5-24mm in Nikon FX.

Which means, even though you don't use auto DX mode, you get that pic with image circle and fix yourself and you look at the picture, the FOV is about the same as if you are using a FX lens on 16.5mm on FX mode.

Thanks avsquare!!!

 

[ortega]

if you want to see what the smaller image circle of a DX lens on a FX sensor looks like, you can see it on this thread

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/reviews/1084047-getting-know-my-nikon-d800.html#post7877865

 

[avsquare]

Anyways.. I am just wondering how big this 36MP image can really print without sacrificing quality.

Yesterday I did a poster from an 18MP image on 350dpi, I figured that it's good enough for A3 only.
But at the printing room, I was shocked that my image can be upsized to print A0 without sacrificing image quality.