mayuo_tsuriageru

<blockquote> <p>I currently have a 24mm 2.8 D prime lens and a 50mm 1.8 prime lens and was thinking of trading them both in and getting the 24 - 70mm lens instead.</p> </blockquote> <p>Why would you want to do that?</p> <p>I did just the opposite: traded the zoom for two price and am happier now.</p> <p>The primes are more convenient and IQ is similar at equal settings. The primes may be old buut they're function properly. </p> <p> </p>

<p>None of that is really worth 2000 usd to me.</p> <p>I question if AF coverage is any better; the coverage is the same as d700, that is all cramped in the center. More AF points within the same area.</p> <p>Higher ISO... d700 is clean till iso 2000. That's plenty enough. However, what I could use is select auto ISO without having to dig in the menu, and be able to change ISO with the Fn button.</p> <p>Higher ISO doesn't mean anything to me if I can't focus in dim light. The absence of an AF assist light on the d800 is a step back.</p> <p> </p>

<blockquote> <p>the difference is not $2,000</p> </blockquote> <p>If I buy a new d800 today, <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/842926-REG/Nikon_D800_D_800_SLR_Digital_Camera.html">I'll pay 3k</a>. I'll get around 1k for a used d700. So yes, an "upgrade" will cost me 2000 usd.</p> <p><br /> Question is, is it a sensible upgrade, is it an upgrade at all and if so, what does a d800<em> really</em> buy me considering I don't care about video and don't print larger than A3.</p> <p> </p>

<p>If you don't print larger than A3 and if you claim pictures taken with afd lenses won't look worse on 36 mpx than on 12 mpx, what's the point of buying a hi res camera?</p> <blockquote> <p>The choice depends a lot on why you want to replace a D700, what you use it for and which characteristics matter most to you.</p> </blockquote> <p>Why would anybody want to replace a d700 with a d800 if resolution and video are meaningless to them?<br> What does the extra 2000 dollars <em>really</em> buy me?</p>

<blockquote> <p>No, your photos will not look worse on a 36 MP body than they will on a 12 MP body.</p> </blockquote> <p>And if you <em>don't</em> downsample, will the afd lens look good on 24-36 MPx?</p> <blockquote> <p>The choice depends a lot on why you want to replace a D700, what you use it for and which characteristics matter most to you.</p> </blockquote> <p>Why would anybody want to replace a d700 by d800 if resolution and video are meaningless to them? What does the extra 2000 dollars <em>really</em> buy me?</p>

<p>Can I successfully use older afd lenses like 20/2.8, 35/2.0, 50/1.4, 85/1.4... on 24 mpx cameras (d3x) or even 36 mpx (d800) ?</p> <p>What's the catch with high res cams? Will my pictures actually look worse than using the lenses on a 12 mpx cam (d700) ?</p> <p> </p>

<p>Will shooting handheld video with non-stabilized tele lenses create motion blur?</p> <p> </p>