D600 with full fat AF system!

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Yeh just checked DXO, it's about the same as a D800E.
Interesting how the D800 has less ISO than D800E. Always thought AA filters blocked a little light from hitting the sensor, and people said my theory was crazy.
As the D800 filter is weak, I assume the stronger filters would sap a higher percentage of light.
 
If your not focus recomposing, then the back button isn't of much benefit, in fact it's worse in allot of cases as it adds unnecessary latency from AF lock, to releasing the shutter.
The only benefit of AF-ON button, is if you set shutter button to AF as normal, and then set the AF-ON button to focus continuously. That way you can switch AF drive modes much faster. I don't very often use AFC so not a big issue for me, but when I do need it, it's not hard to switch over anyway.
 
Gayjin said:
He feels that the camera is technically above his photographic skills.
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Just don't get this mindset, never have I felt a camera was above me.
For me, a better body just = more avenues of possibility now, and much more in the future with practice.

Unless you are a perfect photographer, just about any camera ever made is above our skill-set.
 
It will probably be 4 years before it's replacement is out. Most people lose money buying and selling, when they should have just got what they really wanted to begin with (budget allowing).
If you don't plan on progressing your photography that far, then obviously, an expensive body might be a waste of money.
 
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This is probably going to sound superficial, but half the reason that's stopping me move to Sony is how ugly their bodies are. They just don't look how a camera should look imo. If they stopped trying to copy Canon and Nikon yet still look different, and instead went back to a retro design that Fuji showed there was demand for, I would be all over it. I would even be tempted by SLT technology. Sure ISO won't be quite as good, but F1.4 with stabilisation would be immense in low light.

For now I'd rather shoot with a Nikon body, but I'm keeping an eye on Sony...

Off topic prediction.
I'm expecting the new FF Sony P&S to beat the D800E's DXO score!
 
Rojin said:
If it was that easy everyone would be rockin' D800's, 5D3's and G or L lenses all round. That this isn't the case should be enough to show your thinking is flawed :)
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If £500 is so hard to get, then there is probably more pressing things to spend £1500 on than a camera.
Sure budget's are budget's, I'm on one, else I would be rocking D800's now. Instead I will hopefully be rocking D800's sometime later once my D700's have paid for them.

My point is, I would rather wait however long, than regret getting the D600 and end up upgrading anyway. To me the AF is a fundamental requirement, I don't want to make do and hobble along with a crippled system because it will affect the quality and quantity of my pictures.
This will directly affect how much I can charge.

What is a more pressing conundrum for me is D800 Vs D800E.
£500 is allot, especially for a minor benefit.
 
James J said:
I don't understand that sort of logic though as a budget is a budget regardless. If you just use the arguement about "well you can keep saving", why not get a D4, especially for what you use a camera for?

Hell, if you wanted a megapixel monster, just keep saving for a hasselblad 80mp medium format camera lol.

I just don't understand that sort of angle I'm afraid.
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D4 has no real advantage for weddings other than FPS which I don't use anyway.
Medium format is a huge disadvantage in terms of practicality and usability as well as ISO being nowhere good enough.

Even with a limitless budget the D800E is the best tool available for me.

Lastly your deliberately missing my point by veering away from reality with extreme counter points that still wouldn't offer me an overall advantage.

Saving for a 3-6 months for the extra for a D800, is not like saving for 5 years for a D4 or 30 years for medium format.
 
It depends, as it's all relative.

Spending an extra £500 for a D800, buys allot more potential performance. If you can appreciate the benefits in your photography of not having to focus re-compose etc. etc. then it's maybe a good idea to wait.

i.e. you spend allot, you get allot.

However it may not make sense to do that if you spend allot, and get a bit. Like with the D800 Vs D800E.
 
I have 11 focus points active. They are strategically place on the rule of 1/3's or other important areas of composition. No 're-composing' required.

For me to give up the below way of composing the frame is a deal breaker.
 
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