D800 or used nikon 300.2.8 ?

[brian simpson]

Which one should i buy? Ime sure most of you are going to say buy the lens..But the D800 with 36 megapixels croping now comes in to play big time..is it not true that my 70-200 2.8 now becomes a 200-600 2.8 by cropping the photo ? ..will the resolution be about the same as a D7000 ?? plus all the extra detail when cropping may not be needed?? How do the pixels on subject with this camera compare to other camera lens combinations.?

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

is it not true that my 70-200 2.8 now becomes a 200-600 2.8 by cropping the photo ?

Brian,

Greetings. Yes, it is not true.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Grant Atkinson]

Hi Brian
I believe that the pixels of the D800 are similar, maybe a little larger, than the D7000. Therefore if you choose to crop the image from the D800 until it is the same pixel dimensions as the D7000 (which is approx 16mp) then the size of the subject will be similar. What camera are you using now with your 70-200f2.8?
cheers
Grant

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Brian,

Greetings. Yes, it is not true.

Cheers,

-Michael-

Sorry for being terse. (I had just finished reading dpr forums ...) The D800 in DX mode will look very much like a D7000 in terms of field of view. As for pixels it's D800: 4800x3200 D7000: 4928x3264 This would be a 1.5 crop for the D800 in DX mode so the respective fov for a 70-200 lens (vs. in FX mode) would be 105-300.

Price for a used 300f/2.8 (if you're talking most recent VRII version) would be substantially more than the $3K for the D800.

The D800 AF, video & DR appear to be about what is in the D4 at $6K.

The D800 is a tremendously flexible tool while the 300f/2.8 is pretty specific.

My guess for you is the D800.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Pedro Serralheiro]

Normally the answer is... it depends. Not very helpful, but it really depends...

The D800 would be a tremendous machine with great crop capacity, but, and that's the big but, can you use it? The more and more pixels the best should be the support, and less forgiving to bad technique.
The 70-200 is, again, another tremendous tool. The 300VR is again, and sorry to be repetitive, another tremendous tool.
What is your lens arsenal? What are your main goals? Don't think, even if it's a great combo, that a 70-200+TC1.4 will produce the same IQ comparative to the 300VR. So in terms of IQ the 300VR wins hands down, regarding reach and focus speed, but is very specific. It's use is far less versatile than the zoom.
So here it goes, and I have all of them, well, not yet the D800 (on pre-order).
If you are not so budget restricted buy the 300VR and the D800...
If medium restricted buy the D800...
If severely restricted buy the V1+TF1 and forget everything else...

[brian simpson]

Thanks every one . Ime on list for a D800..