Des Ong (website | Facebook | Instagram) shares his initial impressions on using the D810 for wildlife photography (see also his previous guest post):
A few months ago I had the opportunity to try the D800e as I was looking for a backup body. Some of you may recall from my previous article [link?] that I wasn’t very keen on this camera.
Then in June the D810 launch newsletter landed in my inbox, and I found myself once again looking at a super-high megapixel body. This time though, the specs looked a little more interesting.
There were essentially four things that got me to consider this camera. The first was the new AF, the faster frame rate, the redesigned shutter/mirror mechanism, and finally the quieter shutter. There were also many other welcome changes, like improved noise control, the deeper grip design, and longer battery life etc. On paper at least, this looks to be a phenomenal camera.
A month or so later, the first batch of cameras became available. Real-world sample images, which are what I normally go by, began to surface, as did the user feedbacks. Overall I was impressed by what I saw and heard and so I thought I’d give it a try.
Having used it now for a few weeks, I thought I’d share with you my initial thoughts of using this camera for my work in wildlife photography. It might be worth mentioning that my main body at the time was D3s, so I’m deriving my experience based on the differences to this body.
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