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Oh, sorry, this was shot by Sandro; not me.
Well done video, I agree. My main reason for posting was just to show the first Nikon D800 film officially released. Of course, I would've done a much better job.
Well done video, I agree. My main reason for posting was just to show the first Nikon D800 film officially released. Of course, I would've done a much better job.
pulpfiction007
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There is a moire pattern at :46 on the bridge surface, but it's not really something that stands out unless you pause at that point. It's there though...only time will tell. Just takes one person to shoot a crazy pattern shirt to let us know if it is the same ol thing!
Lammy
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Ah, cool it's just as I was expecting. Looks better than the 5DMKII for me eyes, especially in terms of moire and sharpness. Reminds me abit of the Ryan Gosling film Drive (shot on the Alexa)
Bad side to the D800 is there is still colour moire, and there's still a mushy-ness and fake sharpness (squiggly lines and "chunky" look) that doesn't really exist in the GH2 or other properly downsampled video cameras.
Bad side to the D800 is there is still colour moire, and there's still a mushy-ness and fake sharpness (squiggly lines and "chunky" look) that doesn't really exist in the GH2 or other properly downsampled video cameras.
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Here is another one:
i am a little bit dissapointed , it looks like an awesome camera , but the video is d7000 like which i really dont like , too sharp and artificial in my taste i think it must have something to do with the pixel density , i guess i will save for the d4 which im amazed by its video sample , still have to wait and see more samples when these cameras will actually come out
Adam J McKay
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So far I am not sold on this cam. I am a Nikon fanboy, but the video looks a little to ______ to me. Too sharp, or contrasty or something... I really don't understand their jump to 36mp either. As both a still photographer and videographer, I don't see the benefit.
Efexone
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D800 looks good on paper. Cant trust these first few "films" as decent examples of this cameras performance. I think I'll pick one up regardless since my D7K is in need of early retirement. Assuming the video features / ergonomics are on par with the D4, it should turn out to be a quite decent motion camera. Might also be able to finally realize the true sharpness of some of my nikkor's on the photo-side of things.
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Since the image sharpness and dr are not improving on existing standards in video, I am a little put off by the low light abilities on this first impression. But Nikon has finally arrived in the good enough video realm.
Canon will be coming out with something in the months to come, which will be presumably better in almost every area plus time-code, so it is a matter of whether one can wait or not. For the time being, it looks like a nice camera, but still no holy grail for nikon.Look forward to seeing them in the wild.
I initially thought I might prefer the D800 over the D4 because it could possibly be sharper, but that does seem to be the case. So there may be some low light advantages to the D4. BUt at $3000 premium. lol.. technology booms.
Canon will be coming out with something in the months to come, which will be presumably better in almost every area plus time-code, so it is a matter of whether one can wait or not. For the time being, it looks like a nice camera, but still no holy grail for nikon.Look forward to seeing them in the wild.
I initially thought I might prefer the D800 over the D4 because it could possibly be sharper, but that does seem to be the case. So there may be some low light advantages to the D4. BUt at $3000 premium. lol.. technology booms.
i dont want to open this argument again , but just pointing out a few known facts , nikon has invented the HDSLR , it has lagged behind canon in some aspects in video since the d90 , but canon has not put any uncompressed clean hdmi output even with their c300 , it has the worst fake colors in stills and video , crappy dynamic range , very bad looking blockiness noise , and didnt ever come close to the d3s in low light in none of their models , so presumably better in almost every area is a way off decleration based on nothing but hype for canon
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+1!!!!!
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Yes. I should have used a better word than 'presumably'. It was supposed to represent that sort of hype that is going on around Canon's next line. The first Digic 5 camera they put out was not impressive. (ala... http://www.google.com/products/cata..._uIMY2ctwfDmpGwBw&ved=0CIkBEPMCMAE#ps-sellers)
Where Canon actually has been better, is they created the first HDSLR's with usable controls, usable image, usable frame rates, and usable picture customization, all with a large existing infrastructure of lenses both Nikon and Canon. Not until the D7000 did Nikon actually seriously challenge Canon in the video department.
Nikons challenge now, seems to be that the Fmount is not as adaptable as m43, Sony E, and Canon. Though, an upgraded V in combo with an FX is a pretty awesome package.
Nikon has really upped the game with clean HDMI and headphone out. Very compelling for run and gun documentary style, or family vacations(not demeaning).
Overall, looking at the D800 videos, it looks very D7000ish, and that is not entirely a bad thing. But does mean it is not compelling enough to switch to Nikon, for many.
Areas where Canon may actually out do Nikon this year, is Timecode, video ergonomics(all right hand controls), internal codec(big maybe), lens options, and picture customization. Time-code is pretty BIG for me.
I'm actually surprised (sarcasm) that nikon doesn't have a firmware update to allow right hand controls. Could be controlled in the menu to activate "right hand video controls" which will remap some button functions.
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RRRoger
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You guys are right on top if it.
Thanks for the Pictures and Videos.
Can I see some 6400 and + ISO shots, please?
My D4 is coming next week and I do not have enough money yet.
The D800 needs to be better than a D3 and D7000 at high ISO as I have maxed them out a lot.
Thanks for the Pictures and Videos.
Can I see some 6400 and + ISO shots, please?
My D4 is coming next week and I do not have enough money yet.
The D800 needs to be better than a D3 and D7000 at high ISO as I have maxed them out a lot.
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D800 high ISO images: http://www.ferra.ru/ru/digiphoto/review/Nikon-D800-preview/print/
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One of the reviews I read suggested the D800 is on par with the D700 for high-ISO performance. So no better than your D3, but utterly remarkable (if true) at 3x the pixel density.
Zephyrnoid
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I barely need anything above my staple 8MP stills now, though a recent book project would have been darling to shoot in 36MP!
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me too. folks, MULTICAM is the key to moving beyond single person productions, for that to be smooth you need Genlock and for that timecode. Clean HDMI out . the headphone jack is no biggie since I would always record on a separate recorder anyway. Flip-out screen is actually a big thing for me as well.