Of course, the thing everyone wants to know right now is how the D800 stacks up against its closest rival – the Canon 5D mkIII. Again I have to thank Nikon for letting me pitch the two cameras up against each other as we travelled around the sights of New York. So how do they compare?
Link: The Online Photographer:
Of the top ten cameras in overall score on DxOMark, four are Nikons (and two are Pentaxes). But Canon doesn’t have a single camera in the top 10. Canon’s highest placed camera comes in at #13. In the top 20, Nikon has eight cameras; Canon, just two. (Sony has five.) Nikon’s little entry-level DSLR, the D5100, comes in just above the vaunted (but outgoing) Canon 5D Mark II (evidently the Mark III hasn’t been tested yet).
As a side note, my most-used camera limps in at #124. (Breaks into patriotic song.)
Makes me wonder, though, why Nikon beats Canon so badly in DxOMark scores.
it even got a higher score than the Phase One IQ180 digital back.
So have they succeeded in creating a great camera?
So, if you want the highest resolution that this camera can provide, then the “e” model is the way to go. But, there’s a price to be paid, and that is the possibility of moiré under some circumstances. As well, there’s the need to use exceptional shooting technique to really realize the advantage that the D800e can offer over the D800. Without such techniques, you’re wasting your money and you’d be better of with the regular D800. We’ll look at this in detail momentarily.
Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother Matt devised a remote-controlled rover outfitted with a DSLR camera to get up close and personal with elephants, lions, and buffalo
A few folks have gotten their hands on the 5D Mark III already and have posted hands on previews and articles.
To be frank, this camera has a few minor (but quite important to higher end users) upgrades to it’s little brother. There are in effect a lot of SMALL yet very IMPORTANT changes that will have a significant impact on those using this camera in actual PRODUCTIONS.