It's 2am: 23rd edition... D800 or 5dmkIII

SUB1IM388 wrote in post #13826818
Whats up!

The ceiling.

EthanPierce wrote in post #13826835
Sigma 50mm f/1.4
Canon 17-40mm f/4L
BR RS-Sport
Vivitar photo backpack

Basically, this. http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …stDetail&Q=&li=​4650037829

All good choices. Except that last one. It has the word "Vivitar" in it.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13826816
Yeah, you really have to stop down to 5.6 to get the most out of the 400 DO. Then again you're shooting that 70-200 @ 400mm 5.6 anyhow.

For a man who's ready to preorder a $4000 5d3, you should be able to afford a similarly priced lens You're like the buyer who spends more on his hubcaps than his car

I really stop down to f8-9.

I see what your saying but for some reason I find it more reasonable to buy this camera then the lens. If I could get a 400 2.8 or 500 4 for the same price as the DO then I would be all over it!

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13826831
So expensive. It would make sense if they made a lot and marked the pricing down along with the regular games at years end. But people actually pay full price and they're always gone fast >.>

I could check on ebay 2 years later and buy that same collectors set for 1/4 the price

Then its used though...

and you dont get the special bonus content....

EthanPierce wrote in post #13826835
Sigma 50mm f/1.4
Canon 17-40mm f/4L
BR RS-Sport
Vivitar photo backpack

Basically, this. http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …stDetail&Q=&li=​4650037829

First L

Update your sig!!!!!!

EthanPierce wrote in post #13826835
Sigma 50mm f/1.4
Canon 17-40mm f/4L
BR RS-Sport
Vivitar photo backpack

Basically, this. http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …stDetail&Q=&li=​4650037829

Oh, nice dude!

I know you will love the 50 1.4. The 17-40's alright. If you get around and wind up doing a lot of wide angle stuff you will love the 17-40 then.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13826838
All good choices. Except that last one. It has the word "Vivitar" in it.

Yeah... We'll see how it goes. I figure if doesn't work out, I can write a review worthy of my experience with it. I get back a couple days before the 30-day period is up, so worst case, I'll end up returning it.

Fricks wrote in post #13826846
I really stop down to f8-9.

I see what your saying but for some reason I find it more reasonable to buy this camera then the lens. If I could get a 400 2.8 or 500 4 for the same price as the DO then I would be all over it!

You can get a 300 2.8 for the same price as the 400 DO, so you should be all over that.

The 400 2.8 is 11 pounds. Are you man enough to lug that around? Even at 9 pounds, the 500 4 isn't really handholdable once you throw on a 1d2, and a 580ex w/BB.

I really hope you get a good copy of the sigma if you do its going to be amazing!!

Why remove the anti-aliasing (AA) filter in the Nikon D800E?

Read more on NikonRumors.com: http://nikonrumors.com …d800e.aspx/#ixz​z1lTITURtd

KenjiS wrote in post #13826850
Then its used though...

and you dont get the special bonus content....

I've yet to find special bonus content I couldn't get later, for free (GOTY editions). I was all over getting the first release of dragon age because it had the Karn Golem content that wouldn't be provided later--but guess what, I was able to buy the GOTY edition a year later with it all in there for less than half what I originally paid.

Same thing with Arkham City and the exclusive costumes content--in a year when the GOTY comes out, it'll all be in there anyhow...

EthanPierce wrote in post #13826856
Yeah... We'll see how it goes. I figure if doesn't work out, I can write a review worthy of my experience with it. I get back a couple days before the 30-day period is up, so worst case, I'll end up returning it.

You sound like a glutton for punishment.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13826858
You can get a 300 2.8 for the same price as the 400 DO, so you should be all over that.

The 400 2.8 is 11 pounds. Are you man enough to lug that around? Even at 9 pounds, the 500 4 isn't really handholdable once you throw on a 1d2, and a 580ex w/BB.

Oh I'm man enough



I would need to slap a 2X TC on the 300 anyways so I mine as well get a longer lens. And the weight does not bother me at all I'm on a tripod at all times

What's a BB?

Fricks wrote in post #13826865
I really hope you get a good copy of the sigma if you do its going to be amazing!!

Your chances are thinner than a thin layer of ice on a lake

sorry to say Ethan but, I do hope you get a good copy just don't be surprised if you need to send it in to be calibrated.

Fricks wrote in post #13826873
Oh I'm man enough



I would need to slap a 2X TC on the 300 anyways so I mine as well get a longer lens. And the weight does not bother me at all I'm on a tripod at all times

What's a BB?

Better Beamer, IE Flash-xtender

You'd have to be nuts to keep a 2x slapped on a 300 2.8. IQ takes a major hit, and the AF takes a dump. Tracking with a 2x attached (the 70-200 II included) is not fun.