Nikon D810 Digital SLR Camera

Nikon have now released the updated Nikon D800 camera, it is the D810 and is still quite similar to the Nikon D800 and D800E but with some important enhancements.

• It has a 36.3 Megapixel FX format CMOS sensor.
• ISO coverage is extendable from 32 to 51,200.
• Frame rate is up to 7 fps.
• Sensor is 921k pixels RGB.
• 51-point AF with Group area AF mode.
• Full HD 1080/60p video recording.

The processor is the EXPEED 4 image processor which will allow faster subject acquisition and highly accurate focusing. The advanced EXPEED 4 image processor, which is featured in the flagship D4S, enables the D810 to give sophisticated operations faster than its predecessor the D800.

Fine image details are captured with a greater sense of quality all the way up to the standard ISO of 12800.

The camera features both high speed CF and SD dual card slots.

All together this update of the D800 camera to the D810 appears to be a great update to a great camera.

For the extremely serious photographer this camera to my mind is a most desirable piece of equipment.

Nikon FX cameras available from B&H shown below.

Specifications

I love walking around with my Nikon 28mm f/1.8 AF-S lens on my camera, it is a compact little lens and just so sharp, beautiful for landscapes, water scenes and seascapes. For both the images below I used this lens together with my Gitzo GM5561T, monopod. In this first shot I placed the boat in the foreground to add some interest to the picture.

Lake Ainsworth with boat, Lennox Head

Sometime I wish the lens was a little wider for some of my landscape work but for the moment it is the widest lens I have, but hopefully that may change in the near future as I am seriously considering the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 or the newer 18-35mm variable aperture zooms, from what I am hearing both are very sharp wide angle lenses.

Why did I use a monopod for these shot you might ask, well I find that using a monopod or tripod for landscapes slows me down somewhat and gives me time to think about the arrangement and composition of the image. The monopod gives a bit more flexibility and ease of moving around compared to the tripod.

Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head

For this second image I preferred the trees in the foreground to add a little interest.

I am very happy with the 28mm, f/1.8 lens for this type of photography, I do also find this lens great for starscape images at night time.

The equipment I use for my photography is mainly as follows:

I love using my Nikon 300mm lens for photographing birds, but it also has many other uses. Recently I spent a week at Lennox Head, which is one of the very popular spots along the coast for surfers and in this blog would like to outline some of the issues in capturing surfers in action. Normally for this type of photography I would use a monopod but this time I used my relatively new Induro CT-414 tripod. This tripod is an extremely solid and stable tripod and will not move even in a strong wind.

In my photography I like to try to capture special moments and in the image below I have tried to capture the surfer just taking off into the raging water, it is all about capturing the subject at the decisive moment.

Surfer Taking Off, Lennox Head

I really enjoyed watching and photographing  these surfers as they are extremely agile and active as they travel over the waves. In the image below I aimed to capture the surfer at the peak of his action when flying through the air over the crest of a wave.

Flying Surfer, Lennox Head

I was very happy with this session of photography as the 300mm lens and the Induro tripod were a perfect match to capture these action images.

Below are some of the equipment I use in my daily photography.