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Nikon D800E vs Nikon D800 Definitive Comparison with Leica 100/2.8 APO

2012-05-19T00:00:00-08:00

It took me a grueling day to get the images I wanted. One cannot just “shoot a quick comparison”, an incredibly naive idea.

Nikon D800E vs Nikon D800 Definitive Comparison

2012-05-19T00:00:00-08:00

It took me a grueling day to get the images I wanted. One cannot just “shoot a quick comparison”, an incredibly naive idea.

Sale on SanDisk at B&H Photo

2012-05-18T00:00:00-08:00

Click to view SanDisk on sale

A variety of SanDisk cards are on sale with discounts at B&H Photo.

Nikon D800E: Focus Precision Required When Testing Lenses

2012-05-18T00:00:00-08:00

How precise does focus need to be with a 36-megapixel camera?

Nikon D800E: Removing Color Moiré With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

2012-05-17T00:00:00-08:00

To my review of the Nikon D800 / D800E—

Nikon D800E: Worst-case Moiré

2012-05-17T00:00:00-08:00

To my review of the Nikon D800 / D800E, I’ve added a page showing what I believe to be something like the worst case for moiré on the Nikon D800E. One can probably generate worse cases, but I had to work at it to find this strong an example, which I believe would also affect the Nikon D800 very similarly.

Reader Asks: Depth of Field

2012-05-16T00:00:00-08:00

Reader Jim S writes:

I'm finding these articles very instructive. Many thanks Lloyd.

But please would you amplify the comment " (e.g. hardly any depth of field, in terms of sensor potential)."

I am not sure that I understand precisely what you are saying here?

Nikon D800 + Nikon D800E

2012-05-15T00:00:00-08:00

Thanks to a generous reader, at long last I have a Nikon D800E on loan for a week or so. I am heading out to shoot, naturally!

Canon Double Rebates w/ Body

2012-05-14T00:00:00-08:00

There are Canon double rebates on lenses and flashes with a 5D Mark III or other bodies.

Apple iDevices Destroy Image Quality

2012-05-14T00:00:00-08:00

Read about how Apple’s iPad or iPhone destroy image quality. Yes, including the new iPad with its fancy Retina Display. It’s iOS, so it affects all iDevices.

Example

Nikon D800 Lens Evaluations— Limitations of a Planar Target

2012-05-14T00:00:00-08:00

The survey of lenses in my review of the Nikon D800 utilizes a real-world, but planar target, which is also a proxy for landscape photography or similar in which subject matter is all at a similar distance (~infinity).

18-Megapixel Leica M Monochrom vs Nikon D800 Black & White

2012-05-14T00:00:00-08:00

Pre-order the Leica M Monochrom at B&H Photo.

Reader Comments on Nikon D800 Lens Evaluations

2012-05-13T00:00:00-08:00

Comments regarding my lens evaluations in my review of the Nikon D800.

Don H writes:

Does any lens longer than the Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar show any promise besides the Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R?

Are there any lenses in the 150mm range that could be a contender?

How about an 1.4 teleconverter on the Zeiss 100?