The new addition to my family.

I finally have my Nikon D800 in my hands!... and I love it! I had originally placed an order with B&H photo in mid-March, however, after two months of waiting I found out they still haven't fulfilled orders placed on the release date of 7th February! Just out of sheer desperation (and complete lack of patience on my part) I called some local Nikon authorized dealers and one of them had 3 in stock! 

I had been using a Nikon D200 which has (and still is) served me well for the past 5 years. I have found ways of working around it's limitations and it has been a great camera, but the time came to upgrade and I was waiting for a D700 replacement and I am not disappointed!  One of the scary things about the D800 is it's only limitation is ME!!

I took a couple of 'test' shots to test the differences between the two cameras. Below are some images of the same flower, taken with the same settings and from the same vantage point. The D200 is on the left and the D800 on the right. The only post-processing alterations on the following images is a raw conversion. 

One of the first shots I took with the D800 was this one:-

and here is the 100% crop:-

So far I am extremely impressed with the D800, now to get some new glass and wait for a D4 to join the family :)

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