Camera Nikon drops a bomb with the D800!

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Looks like Peter at nikonrumors pretty much nailed it. The D800 was announced today in 2 variants - D800 and D800E (without the AA filter). The camera has a 36mp full frame sensor and gets a lot of features from the new D4 (including AF and metering) all at a price of $2999 and $3299 (for the E version). It's also smaller and lighter than the D700!
Promo video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6rEIam8uQ50

Short Film shot using the D800:

http://vimeo.com/36305675

Sample images for the D800:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d800/sample01.htm

Sample images for the D800E:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d800/sample02.htm

Dpreview hands-on preview:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikonD800/

Engadget hands-on:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/nikon-d800-hands-on/

I wonder what Canon has up it's sleeve with the 5D MK 2 successor!
 
zomg! people can now shoot the pores on their skin like 20x better.. rofl.. 36.3 MP...bazzinga!
 
36mp full frame sensor!!!!!!!!!!!! "The basic D800 will run you just shy of $3,000 -- without a lens, of course."
 
It's a good time to get an "antique D700." 12 megapixels is more than enough for most folks who are interested in photographs more than bragging rights.

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Well 36 Mps may seem like a lot but actually the pixel density of this 36 MP camera is about the same as a Nikon D7000 16 MP APS-C camera.
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Most good lenses from Nikon should be able to extract close to the full 36 MP output from this camera.
 
Before this turns into a war. I am a D7000 user & am eagerly awaiting a 5D MIII or equivalent. The war between these two has been beneficial to us consumers.
 
Before this turns into a war. I am a D7000 user & am eagerly awaiting a 5D MIII or equivalent. The war between these two has been beneficial to us consumers.

Why? The D7k is arguably the best DX body at present, and D800 is perfect for abyone wanting to go FF. Hell wait for second hand D700 deals once D800 is in town, the D700 is a very capabale camera apart from video.
 
Why? The D7k is arguably the best DX body at present, and D800 is perfect for abyone wanting to go FF. Hell wait for second hand D700 deals once D800 is in town, the D700 is a very capabale camera apart from video.

Agreed. I doubt there is going to a capable still camera as D7K with the price tag attached to it. Nikon seems to be lagging behind in the video department.. I am mainly looking to convert a DSLR into a video camera. Or I just might hit the local bank and get the C300.
 
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