Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/21

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Nikon comparison... D800E and D600
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:22:42 -0800
References: <BLU173-DS2691F3E4D7749A08722B8B8160@phx.gbl> <CD237EE4.3F9D%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Landscapes are going BIG nowadays. Dinky little B&W don't cut it any more
when you hang next to a 40x60" multi-hundreds MP images from stitched Alpa
and the like.

There are definitely appealing advantages to a D800E with 3 T/S lens for
landscape work....


On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> Its just that tripods and assortment of lens and national parks  that's
> just
> sound likes serious landscape work to me. The people most likely to go big
> are the landscape guys. Hense the film days they were shooing medium
> format.
> Or large format.
> So that fact that you can get larger format quality using your existing
> 35mm
> glass  with a camera which looks like and is a 35mm DSLR and pay only 3
> grand for the camera instead of 2 it sounds like a sure D800 deal to me.
> Unless you've got your camera on a tripod shooting the Half Dome so you can
> post a little picture on the internet. And you just hope nobody sees it and
> asks you to hang a show.
>
>
> On 1/21/13 11:12 PM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just bought the D600.  Reason was size and weight.  From what I learned
> > playing around with them, as far as image quality, other than the higher
> MP
> > and corresponding image sharpness, the quality is about the same.  Slight
> > advantage to 800E.  For me that did not overweigh the difference in size
> and
> > weight as I will carry a camera for 8 or more hours hiking around
> national
> > parks carrying an assortment of lenses and a tripod.  If these are not
> your
> > concerns, get the 800E.
> >
> > And since I was stepping to FF from the D7000, the layout of the buttons
> and
> > controls was almost the same, so it has been a very easy learning curve.
> >
> > Aram
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Rabiner
> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 3:42 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon comparison... D800E and D600
> >
> > People getting the 600 get it because it gets them in the full frame came
> > very respectably and for the least amount of money.
> >
> > People getting the 800e are getting it because they will spare nothing to
> > get the very best output supposedly. An amazingly high rez camera which
> may
> > compete with medium format results.
> > Get ready to spend regular money one hard disk upgrades these files are
> huge
> > for full frame files.
> > Some people, maybe me feel the D800 really has too high a resolution.
> > Its nothing short of amazing we are looking at 2 vs 3 grand here in this
> > comparison. Both are a hell of a deal.
> >
> > I'm also looking at the D3x as my next camera instead of the D800 in some
> > ways for me its more of a dream camera which could come true which could
> > made for me getting better shots.
> > Also a Leica M.
> >
> >
> > On 1/20/13 9:47 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Is there someone out there that can compare these 2 cameras for
> >>
> >> 1)    Image quality
> >>
> >> 2)    "higher" ISO performance.. Ie, noise
> >>
> >> 3)    User friendliness.. ergonomics
> >>
> >> 4)    If you traded one camera for another, why?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I can read and compare the specs, but comments from those actually using
> >> the
> >> camera are what I seek.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Comments about movie making will be lost on me. I have no interest.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Frank Filippone
> >>
> >> Red735i at verizon.net
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] OT: Nikon comparison... D800E and D600)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] OT: Nikon comparison... D800E and D600)