D810 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body (1542)

This is one of Nikon's best. It does more than I expected and more, expensive but worth every penny. Draw back is the lens are expensive.

This has to be the best full frame camera on the market at the moment. The clarity of the images are awesome Not as fast as the D4s however its half the price and it takes SD cards. My favourite go to camera, used with and Nikon F1.4 lens the images will blow you away. This camera is almost as good as my MF Hasselblad.

After taking about 500 pix I can say that this camera is a step up from the D800. The biggest change is the focusing speed as well as the elimination of the blur in the D800 that was apparently due to the image sensor filter. Using either my 105 mm macro lens or the 70 to 200 mm telephoto lens produced excellent results. When zooming in during post processing the detail is preserved and produces great 8.5 x 11 photos even after heavy cropping. I feel (which is subjective) that the color is more rich on the D810 than on the D800 but that may just be my perception. Focusing is very fast and at one point I thought I was on "Manual" focus mode since I didn't hear the lens motor working but after further testing it was focusing just fine. And very rarely does the focusing get lost like in past "D" series camera where it would hunt and seek for several seconds before locking in on the subject. However, focusing in very low light conditions still is not perfect and at times does not focus like it does in normal lighting conditions. This really isn't a limitation for the kinds of pictures that I take. I haven't really compared the noise between the ISO 3200 and 6400 settings as I never really had to go above 3200 for the pictures that I take. I find that most indoor and wedding environments have sufficient light to be able to use ISO settings of 3200 and below. The results are just fine. The newly formed grip does provide a bit different feel over the D800 grip, However, it isn't that significant in my mind. The "Quiet" shutter is a good feature and keeps the shutter noise level down for quiet moments. The AF-ON button is a bit of a reach for me but then again I have short fingers. Setting up the various focusing or exposure modes is very easy and is accomplished by using the LCD screen. The layout of the various controls and especially the monitor menu are layed out very well and there never is a time when one has to hunt to change a function. This isn't always true on other cameras that I have owned. The D810 has upgraded many of the video functions over the D800. However, given that I don't do much video I will not comment on any of these changes. However, it is nice to know that top quality video is capable with the D810. The only negative was that the first D810 I received locked up within a week and I had to take the battery out in order to get it to work again. This occurred several times and after discussion with Nikon service department they determined that the camera was defective and to return it. This only occurred under certain conditions and was repeatable. This must have been a quirk with that given unit as the new unit works flawlessly. I contacted Amazon about the problem and given their absolutely superior return policy I had a brand new D810 in less than 24 hours. Can't say enough about how well I was treated by Amazon regarding their return policy. I give them 10 STARS. Yes.........I would recommend the D810 to anyone who wants/needs a high quality DSLR camera.

Fantastic camera. However, be careful on the warranty aspect of the camera provided through Amazon. The camera I bought was the best price I could find. When they shipped, I realized it was coming from the US - so I raised the issue about warranty. Turns out the warranty was through them, and they are not an authorized Nikon dealer. When pushed some more, they said the warranty was for 1 year, whereas Nikon normally has a 2 year warranty. I returned the camera and purchased it locally, where I could have solutions if a problem arises. In the past I have had problems with my pop up flash, and the spot metering. The camera itself is a dream. The pictures it takes is absolutely stunning. Here is a low light picture using a Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro lens.

Está cámara es un buen brinco de la D200 el menu es muy parecido, pero con muchos mas funciones, por lo que tienes mucha libertad para configurar el ipo de fotografía que quieras, solo hay que invertirle tiempo al principio para poder ubicar y cambiar las funciones. La ubicación de los botones es buena. El peso de la cámara D200 no recuerdo pero comparada con la D810 esta última se siente un poco mas ligera. El video se ve muy bien y es el micrófono es muy sensible, no tengo mucho con ella por lo que no puedo dar muchos comentarios pero sí la recomiendo en base a lo que he revisado, usado y leido. Lo que no me dejo nada contento fue el empaque, quien está acostumbrado a las mensajerías de USA se va a desilusionar, en este caso fue Estafeta y lo único que hizo fue meter la caja de la cámara en otra caja mas grande para que no se viera que es lo que estaba adentro. Su "protección" fue papel doblado que no sirvió de nada ya que la caja de la cámara bailaba, espero la hayan tratado con cuidado ya que no es un producto de 2 pesos y si le pasa algo por ese ajetreo deben hacerse responsables de la falla.

Bought this from DAFFODIL-ELECTRONICS (Seller was extremely polite, called by himself to give details of how and when he will ship the product). I primarily shoot landscapes and i'am spellbound by the quality of sharpness the D810 produces. The dynamic range of D810 is impeccable and with the native ISO of 64 gives me tack sharp details and more flexibility to shoot long exposures without having to put on an ND filter in certain preferred conditions. Although in higher ISO's, noise is noticeably seen(which didn't bother me as a landscape shooter). I'am enjoying shooting with it, and it’s looking like a major upgrade from my previous Nikons. I would recommend D810 to the people who have honed their skills to an above average photographer and who has a thing for sharpness and detail. PS: Need to have tons of memory options as a single RAW file is about 78mb, a good quality strap and quality lenses to get most out of D810.

I have been using this camera for almost 5 years now mostly for wedding photography, and it is so wonderful that I am about to replace it with the exact same model. This one is coming up to the end of it's shutter-life because I have used it so much and incase you don't know: cameras have life expectancies kinda like a car's mileage. The shutter-expectancy for this one is about 200,000 shutters I believe, and I've started having some issues with it (freezing, stalling, strange lines and things on images here and there) now that I've gotten to about 180,000 shutters, but I also am very often having to subject my camera to hours in direct sun in 100º+ weather so I kind of expect it to poop out on me a little early. That is still a good life for most cameras though, and it has been extremely reliable before now. The lenses you use are extremely important, the difference in image quality between one of $150 lenses and and my favorite 50mm sigma lens (I think it was about $600-$700) is massive, despite being the same camera. The photos in this review are using the sigma lens. Other points of awesomeness: The speed in low-light situations is unmatched by any camera any of my photography friends have, and being able to bump that ISO way up is amazing, especially for sparkler send-offs if you want to keep the ambiance and not use a flash. With my flash on I can freeze motion easily without having to bring the ISO higher than 800-1000 and I love that it keeps the golden tones of background lights unlike some Canon's that I've seen. The quiet mode is really nice when shooting a wedding that is very ..quiet. Sometimes a church will have a lot of echo, and while the quiet mode doesn't make it silent it does slow down the sound and take the edge off which helps a lot with reducing how much attention it draws. The megapixels.. I can shoot a wedding ceremony entirely on a 50mm from far-ish away if I want to and then just zoom in and crop some of them to have close-ups. Shoot on f/2 and they'll be sharp as a tack.