Sure looks very promising, high resolution for professional studio shoots, 6fps in DX mode, full manual video mode and manual sound control via head phone jack and uncompressed HDMI out, hook up the Atomos Ninja, and record 4:2:2 uncompressed, clean video. This is huge. On a 500GB hard drive we can record approx 4 1/2 hours of video! No more time limits. Monitor live view AND camera live view. Time to undust my old MF Nikon lens collection. I preordered one at BH. And the Ninja. I can’t wait to try this baby.
In the mean time, check out the official video after the break
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I didn’t receive my D800 yet, my guess is as good as yours, of course we assume the reason for the 1.2 crop mode is to produce a cleaner video signal, I am planning to test it right away with the ninja attached, pretty sure it is 8bit only
there was a very controversial posting at eoshd, where the sensor scaling (crop mode) was presented as one of the key issues to clean video “Now the D800 has a strange 1.2x crop mode that Nikon haven’t explained properly yet – this could be for APS-H lenses but it could also be for cleaner video.”
http://www.eoshd.com/content/7408/nikon-d800-video-dark-horse-and-the-unanswered-questions
is there any update on the sensor crop mode on the d800? as you seem to have that setting, can you tell us a little more on how sharpness and moire turns out on the d800? also, is there an update on the 10bit/8bit discussion? (is the nikon output true 10bit or actually 8bit?)
nope, identical
Hey Randy, I have used the 14-24mm and it is absolutely incredible, I was and still am blown away by how awesome that lens is. It is so sharp it appears like your sensor doesn’t have an AA filter, I am not kidding. After that I had no interest in trying any other super wide angle lenses. Can’t say anything about the 14mm prime.
Also.. Is there a quality difference between imported and domestic(USA) manufactured lenses?
Do you have an opinion on the nikkor 14mm 2.8 prime? Im seriously considering between that lens and the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 … do you have any experience with these two? Any advice?
ha, we have the same path regarding cameras, I also switched to Canon because of video. I believe Joy Ride was shot using internal codec, but I can’t confirm it for sure. I think there is plenty of talk about 36mp being too much, I personally don’t think so, I shoot studio a lot and the extra resolution is welcome.
No tests yet using an external recorder, I am planning to test it as soon as my D800 arrives…as for glass, just get the latest generation, G lenses, very impressive quality, I will be using the 24 120mm f4, the 50/1.4 and the 14 24mm to start with….
That is amazing. Very glad to hear it. Do you know if the test film Joy Ride was shot using an uncompressed recorder? Have you spoken to anyone that has used this combo? Also, how come there isnt more talk on the blogs about the 36 megapixels…. It seems that the d800 destroys the 5dM3 in every way for both stills and video…. I started out a Nikon guy and then switched to Canon because Nikon had no video at the time the 5dM2 came out but I am about to dump all my canon gear and head back to Nikon. That being said, do you know a place to read up on the best of Nikon glass?
Thanks!
Hey Randy, that’s the exciting news about the D800 and D4, clean, uncompressed video signal out (not possible w the 5D3), we can record in prores codec via Atomos Ninja! I was a little bummed realizing the new Samurai doesnt work but after a little research, I found out it will work, Atomos is about to release a HDMI to HD-SDI converter! I will do a blog post on that, now that’s totally awesome, because the Samurai has a much better screen then the Ninja and we can use it to focus (features focus peaking) while recording uncompressed 4:2:2 prores codec
Matt and Mike!
Can you explain further? So you can or cant use the HDMI out on the D800 to record uncompress prores? WIll the Ninja work with it? If not, which recorders will?
Thanks
Randy
you are right, Matt, that totally sucks.
I believe the samurai is HD-SDI only, which none of the DSLRs have, including the new Nikon – which is unfortunate with the better monitor specs of the samurai.
Wow! This is sick! 4.5 hours of video!!! Game Changer!!!!!
We the people need this type of equipment too! To develop more informative video documentaries to wake up the masses!
It doesn’t look worse then what I have been getting with the 5D2, I guess as long as there is line skipping and down sampling from sensors with a high megapixels there will be moire, it doesn’t occur on the FS100
What about the moire and aliasing at :46 ?