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Subject: [Leica] D800/E
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:45:05 +0000 (GMT)
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I quite agree. It looks like it may be able to replace D700, D300 and D3x. 
Wow.
FD



>________________________________
> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
>Cc: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
>Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 18:30
>Subject: Re: [Leica] D800/E
> 
>I downloaded all of them, and I thought, on the whole, resolution of fine 
>detail was superb. This body is definitely a purchase I will consider 
>seriously when it is released. At that resolution it gives me plenty of 
>cropping potential so I do not need to carry an APS-C sensor body with me 
>anymore. That it is very usable at ISO6400 is enough for me - one of the 
>beta testers on a Nikon list for pro shooters was mentioning that its low 
>light performance is as good, if not marginally better, than the D3s. The 
>only disadvantage that I can see for my needs is a low fps, but I can live 
>with that.
>Cheers
>Jayanand
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>On 07-Feb-2012, at 11:46 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Actually your monitor can't resolve the high resolution photos.
>> 
>> Here are all the photos from the Nikon Japan site.
>> 
>> http://chsv.nikon-image.com/products/camera/slr/digital/d800/sample.htm
>> 
>> If you really want to see the full resolution, copy the full sized photo 
>> to your desktop and then view it at a 100% crop. Look at the 3rd photo 
>> from the bottom at the pile of brown moss at the bottom of the tree. 
>> That's resolution.
>> 
>> Len
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 7, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Chris Williams wrote:
>> 
>>> wow, that's a horrid sample image to attempt to show detail
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Chris Williams
>>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>>> www.rebirthworkshops.com
>>> 504-231-6261
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Ken Iisaka wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Looking at the pictures like
>>>> http://chsv.nikon-image.com/products/camera/slr/digital/d800/img/sample02/img_07_l.jpg,
>>>> I am not that convinced.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not even sure if it would be any better than my old M8, let alone 
>>>> the
>>>> M9.
>>>> 
>>>> It's not just the sensor. Lens matters, too.
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> It's like having a D2h again but with more MPs. The "medium format
>>>>> quality" reference is a joke though, the sensor is still nothing like 
>>>>> MF
>>>>> size.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Chris Williams
>>>>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>>>>> www.rebirthworkshops.com
>>>>> 504-231-6261
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:25 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Interesting that the D800E costs more than the D800, as it does not 
>>>>> have
>>>>>> the anti-ailiasing filter.? So you pay more to get less?? Although it 
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> good to see that Leica is not the only one who does this now to get 
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> image quality.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gene
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 10:34:09 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada 
>>>>>> Central
>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] D800/E
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Not a Nikon shooter, but I suspect a good number of luggers will get 
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.imaging-resource.**com/PRODS/nikon-d800/nikon-**d800A.HTM<http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d800/nikon-d800A.HTM>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Who will be the first person to ask to put R lens on it?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> // richard 
>>>>>> <http://www.richardmanphoto.**com<http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Ken Iisaka
>>>> first name at last name dot org or com
>>>> 
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In reply to: Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com) ([Leica] D800/E)
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Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] D800/E)
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Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] D800/E)