#1 Jimmy

Nice review as always. As a Canon wedding photographer, I was over the moon when they announced the Mark III, but after a few digging around, I also found myself both happy and frustrated. I am really pleased with all the upgrades including the MUST have AF and better build body but its dynamic range is a little concern as it just didn’t do better than the Mark II in the shadow areas.

D800 is a much more capable camera in shadow areas. As a wedding photographer, I sometimes work in very high contrast outdoor photos (like a sunny day) and even with all reflectors to come, having the possibility to process the shadows with clean details proves to be valuable.

I am not switching to Nikon by any means because of my heavy investment in Canon glass. I also have concerns as a photographer or event guy that Nikon D800 may be great, but 36 MP is way too much for our needs. Don’t forget that each RAW file is huge and your computer and storage will have be upgraded pretty soon because I recall when I switched from the 12MP Mark I to 21MP Mark II, my computer nearly stalled. I also found my hard drives running out of space. A point potential customers must understand. (All greatness comes with price, quite literally).

So, I am tempted to switch to D800 but Mark III is still a better all round and faster camera for wedding and events. D800 is more of a field and studio camera. Both are great and as you would expect as a top of the line camera but they are for different people.

11:40 am - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

#2 pokeken

Decent review…but you seriously need to drop your scoring system for each area of the camera.  Simple arithmetics between your D800 and 5Dmk3 reviews don’t align with your over rating for each camera respectively.

10:47 pm - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

#3 Commenter

@ pokeken
I don’t think the overall score is supposed to reflect individual scores. In addition, you assume that each category is given equal weight, which may not be true.

9:02 am - Wednesday, May 23, 2012

#4 Troy Park

There is a really bad mark on each of the sample shots, in case you weren’t aware. Top right of the image, looks like maybe a burnt out pixel, or something really bad on the sensor.

Oh and good review as always. Can always rely on you guys.

5:51 pm - Thursday, May 24, 2012

#5 randolph knackstedt

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8:08 am - Friday, May 25, 2012

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2:28 pm - Saturday, May 26, 2012

#7 Gen

Thanks for the detailed review.  I am a wedding photographer currently using the D700.  I’ll be upgrading after the current season and have been anxiously awaiting the D800.  This review is helpful, but I thin I’ll still take it for a test drive at my local camera shop before making the plunge.

7:05 pm - Saturday, May 26, 2012

#8 Paul Harris

Been shooting with the D800 since May, Love the camera see the results on
http://www.paulharrisimaging.co.uk

11:41 am - Wednesday, July 11, 2012

#9 David

I did a review of the d800 here:
http://www.frescoglobe.com/2012/07/16/nikon-d800-hands-on-review/

It’s a brilliant camera, with just one or two caveats to look out for. But I’m blown away by the versatility and image quality.

For all those who say the d800 is a studio camera only, they are wrong. It is totally versatile for weddings, portraits, landscape, wildlife or even some sports.

5:08 pm - Friday, July 27, 2012

#10 Martin Hillary

I’ve used this camera at my last five weddings. I’ve given a short write up here for anyone who wants to read it:

http://www.mhillaryphotography.co.uk/blog/2012/08/nikon-d800-for-wedding-photography/

8:30 pm - Wednesday, August 15, 2012

#11 stevep

@ Troy, don’t think thats a faulty sensor, it looks more like a post watermark.

Well done guys, helpful review.

10:04 am - Monday, October 15, 2012

#12 J Rhinehart

I am looking at upgrading from a D300s to a full frame Nikon.  The problem is that I had a Nikon F100 film camera and now a D300s diigital camera and each have the rubber covering coming of each camera.  Seems to be a long long time problem with Nikon and they are NOT solving the problem.  I’m not going to spend more money on something that a simple, strong adhesive could fix.  Come on Nikon, wake up!!

7:28 pm - Monday, January 14, 2013

#13 jake

this oen shouldn’t have been a camera of the year,
it is a great camera on paper but in real life use the Sony A99v is a much better camera.
btw, I owned both and I kept only the Sony.

9:56 am - Friday, January 18, 2013