FIRST IMPRESSIONS USER 1

I wanted to give my first impressions with the use of D800. They will no doubt subjective. Technical descriptions have been made, better than I could.
I practice architecture photo, often at night. Most of the shots are fired on tripod at télédéclencheur or timer. My favorite lenses are the 24/70 and 24 mm shift PCE.
I do not use the "VIDEO", the D800 is for me one dedicated to the camera and not to the film. The versatility of multi-devices, portable kind that do everything, does not suit me.

1) THE PRICE: It is an expensive housing. This cost is significantly heavier when to bring him a high-end optics.

2) WEIGHT: Even with the MDB-12 handle, the device is lighter than a D700 with its handle. This weight gain does not sacrifice much for the quality and the "grip" of the unit is impeccable.

3) ERGONOMICS: It remains very "NIKON" and would not cause surprise. We can easily pass the D700 to D800. The touch of "bracketing" appears on the left wheel, ISO, white balance and picture quality. This is very convenient for those who do HDR.

4) DEFINITION: The acquired images are extraordinary. The definition, even expansion, blithely other distance D700. The consideration implies that developed must be beyond reproach. The slightest shake will not forgive.
The "made" images, with suitable optics, has a natural transparency that we could find in LEICA. It is a great surprise.
If RAW images considerable weight (70 MB), contain such a quantity of information that they are almost all recoverable on or underexposed. The contrasts are strong and RAW images, although it is necessary tweaking, have a much greater dynamic to that could provide a D300 sensor.
However, the difference HDR photography is less, compared to the D700. In this case, the images have a monstrous weight: 200 MB for three overlapping views. I have not seen any gain in definition in this context of use. Other consideration: the weight of the images results in a very rapid filling of memory cards.
The D800 buffer is such that it is unnecessary to pay ultra-fast and ultra-expensive cards. Even burst or rapid fire, they are loaded without disturbing delay.

5) LOW LIGHTS: I think the D700 has more flexibility in bad lighting conditions, ISO speeds and slow down as required by the HDR. At night, the D700 seems more tolerant of the most uncertain lights. Perhaps this feeling is it related to my lack of familiarity with the D800.

6 °) SENSOR TASKS: The D800 brings nothing to this scourge. The device "dust" is a useless gadget as ineffective. I bet on the equation 1 1 Box- perspective that we do not change, to avoid the contamination of the optical sensor change. The price is a monstrous weight in the shoulder, but I keep hoping pictures without spots. So I equipped the D800 with a new 24/70. After 100 photos, the sensor was already rotten spots. My strategy "stain" is bad. When builders they decide to consider a simple and effective system to solve this problem sensor spots which rots us life (photographer) and images ???? So I have to regularly send the boxes for service that can return too dirty before shipment.

IN CONCLUSION:

The D800 is an undeniable benefits in the definition of images. The results, when all success criteria together, far exceed those that we reached with the D300 and D700. The possibilities of "recovery" RAW images in Lightroom for example, are pushed even further.
Its use seems more "pointed" less tolerant than a D700. In low light conditions, I prefer to use the D700 is not ridiculous and remains, in my view, a reference.

12/12/2013: After a year of use, I'm still annoyed by sensors spots, and this on two boxes of D800. The service, which I have addressed, returned them to me as grimy, not without asking me 60 euros per appliance for a botched job. Should we continue to buy the Nikon?