Nikon D800 Announced!

Today, Nikon has announced the D800.

* 36.3MP FX-format CMOS sensor (7360 x 4912)
* New EXPEED 3 image-processing engine
* Video 1920 x 1080 at 30/25/24p ; 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps) with stereo sound
* ISO range of 100-6400, expandable to 25,600
* 4 fps burst rate
* Advanced Scene Recognition System with 91,000-pixel RGB sensor.

...and the first video shot with Nikon D800



Joy Ride

Many comments already ...

Waiting for more videos to have an opinion. I might buy one ;)

Official news here: http://www.nikon.com/news/2012/0207_dslr_01.htm


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Hummmm might hurt the canon market. It sure took them a long time to finally catchup. Too bad so many old Nikon guys sold their lenses and moved to Canon. No price yet? Probably not cheap like 5D MKII.

@RekindlePhoto Nikon D800 body only: 2999$

Wow! Things are changing so fast. Will this camera need special lenses to avoid dark areas or deformities at the edge of the photo?

@LUXORPYRAMID Nikon F Lenses

Yup a real challenge to 5D. Maybe that is why Cannon has delayed releasing it.

@SevArt, I would wait for more reviews on video quality before buying. It is known that sometimes these companies use footage from other cameras and present them as their own.

@LUXORPYRAMID No rush yet! Of course I will wait for more info, tests...

The video was not really much of a depiction of quality. Not a lot of pans or tilts to show how it controls rolling shutter. Not a lot of large objects moving through frame to show if they distort. I like Nikon, but I would still wait a little longer, or rent one first and see what I think.

Which is better for video a very high pixel count or the pixel (size) surface area? More pixels per square millimeter or less pixels per square millimeter? A 1920x1080 sensor the size of 35 mm film or a 19200x10800 sensor the size of a 35 mm film? Do not answer, I am thinking out loud.