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Nikon D800 Gordon Laing, August 2012

Nikon D800 sample images
The following images were taken with a final production Nikon D800 using a selection of lenses. The D800 was set to Large Fine JPEG, optimised for quality.

The individual exposure mode, file sizes, shutter speeds, aperture, ISO and lens focal length are listed for each image. All of the images below are available to download in their original formats for analysis; click the photo to access the files at flickr. These files are for personal evaluation only and cannot be used in another publication or website without permission.

Note: you may wish to open a number of galleries for direct comparison of detail and noise: Canon EOS 5D Mark III sample images.

Landscape: 21.5MB, Aperture Priority, 1/320, f8, 100 ISO, 24-70mm at 36mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 100 ISO

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Landscape: 18.07MB, Program, 1/250, f8, 100 ISO, 24-70mm at 34mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 100 ISO

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Landscape: 29.93MB, Program, 1/250, f8, 100 ISO, 24-70mm at 24mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 100 ISO

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Landscape: 19.96MB, Program, 1/320, f9, 200 ISO, 24-70mm at 32mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 200 ISO

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Landscape: 18.63MB, Program, 1/500, f11, 200 ISO, 24-70mm at 70mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 200 ISO

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Portrait: 15.78MB, Aperture Priority, 1/1250, f2.8, 400 ISO, 24-70mm at 70mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 400 ISO

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Action: 19.7MB, Shutter Pri, 1/1000, f9, 400 ISO, 24-70mm at 70mm (FX crop mode)

Nikon D800 sample image at 400 ISO (FX crop mode)

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Action: 10.3MB, Shutter Pri, 1/1600, f7.1, 400 ISO, 24-70mm at 70mm (135mm equiv in DX crop mode)

Nikon D800 sample image at 400 ISO (DX crop mode)

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Interior: 21.2MB, Program, 1/80, f4.5, 400 ISO, 24-70mm at 28mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 400 ISO

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Interior: 20.17MB, Aperture Priority, 0.4 secs, f8, 800 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 800 ISO

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Interior: 19.17MB, Aperture Priority, 1/6, f8, 1600 ISO, 24-70mm at 40mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 1600 ISO

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Interior: 17.55MB, Aperture Priority, 6 secs, f8, 50 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 50 ISO

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Interior: 18.24MB, Aperture Priority, 3 secs, f8, 100 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 100 ISO

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Interior: 18.42MB, Aperture Priority, 1.6 secs, f8, 200 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 200 ISO

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Interior: 19.25MB, Aperture Priority, 0.8 sec, f8, 400 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 400 ISO

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Interior: 20.17MB, Aperture Priority, 0.4 secs, f8, 800 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 800 ISO

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Interior: 21.4MB, Aperture Priority, 1/5, f8, 1600 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 1600 ISO

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Interior: 22.82MB, Aperture Priority, 1/10, f8, 3200 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 3200 ISO

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Interior: 24.54MB, Aperture Priority, 1/20, f8, 6400 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 6400 ISO

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Interior: 25.57MB, Aperture Priority, 1/40, f8, 12800 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 12800 ISO

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Interior: 28.29MB, Aperture Priority, 1/80, f8, 25600 ISO, 50mm

Nikon D800 sample image at 25600 ISO

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