D 800 must-have accessories

spraynpray

Yebbut why would you? Unless you're nuts that is... Or you think bashed up stuff makes you look rich, or 'pro' or clever in some weird way....

He said he took them out and lost them so what's the point of making padded partitions that are a moments work to move if customers chuck them away? Nah, I'm sticking with nuts. :P

Vipmediastar_JZ

I ended up ordering a bubble level that goes on the hot shoe. It is a flat version found on amazon. While doing some street photography I have done shots by the hip. I am getting better at leveling the camera but this will help when I don't have the camera eye level or using live view. However from now on I'm moving forward to the majority of my shots at eye level and going to try some long exposure with a 10 stop nd filter

Golf007sd

@Vipmediastar_JZ: I bought one of those plastic leveling bases that went into my hot shoe...it did not take long for the plastic to break as I tried to remove it. So be gentle with it...hope it lasts your longer than mine. The solution I found to address this matter was far more costly but well worth it.

Parke1953

Golf007sd that must be a D4 push of a button and virtual horizon.

PB_PM

You have to be careful with the built in virtual horizon, IMO. The one on my D700 is off to the right and the one on my D800 is a little off to the left. In other words, don't trust the virtual horizon to get level shots.

spraynpray

Both the levels in my D7K work well. The view finder one is under the DoF button.

Golf007sd

@PB_PM: Agreed. That is why I went with the leveling base by RRS for my tripod setup.

Fester

I have looked at http://joby.com/camera-straps/ultrafit-hand-strap-with-ultraplate with my D800 + nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. Looking forward to the upcoming trip and checking it out!

philippe

As all my cameras, both my D800's have a Hasselblad camera sole mounted. This is the plate that's an integrated part op the Hasselblad camera body and can be bought and mounted under almost all other camera's. It was initially designed for the Xpan so it could be attached on the Hasselblad quick shoe.
It has the part number 45148. It's only a few millimeters thick and is not larger nor wider than the D800 and is very light.
All my tripods have a Hasselblad quick mount on their head

Msmoto

@philippe

Is the Hasselblad mount better than ARCA Swiss in your opinion? I have found the ARCA Swiss "L" plate allows great convenience when changing from horizontal to vertical.

(Note: when I was shooting a Hasselblad 500c, there was no need for the change...120 film...LOL)

Photobug

I bought this screen protector for my D7100 and of course it also fits the D800. I love it, easy to clean and it protects that glass LCD screen.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/860337-REG/Vello_gsp_nd800_Glass_LCD_Screen_Protector.html

It's well made, thin glass and better than the mylar ones.

WestEndBoy

Billingham 335 Bag
Extra Batteries
Extra Cards
My GP-1 is always on the hotshoe
Lens cleaning gear
Kaiser Level (mounts in hot shoe)
Variable ND, Polarizer, Grad Filter, Step Up Rings to 77mm (Default UV filters as lens protectors)
SB-910
Along with a 14-24 zoom and 135 DC2 when my feet can't zoom far enough with my 50mm

WestEndBoy

Oh, and I put the Nikon Strap back in the box and put a UPStrap on. The best $50 I have ever spent (OK - $125 with shipping and customs).

ChasCS

Very satisfied camper/photographer here, while using my new D800:
It's carried in a Lowepro TopLoader 70 AW, with chest harness. I'm extremely happy to have the Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB/SPH 100 tripod, but with a Vanguard GH-300T pistol grip ball head attached. The trigger mechanism works great.
I find the Nikon SB 910 Speedlight indispensable too. On and off the hot shoe.
Haven't yet used my ME-1 mic. But am sure it will become a valuable asset later in due time, while nature videoing.

Parke1953

Came across this at the SanDisk site.
Looks like maybe the card for the D800's large files.

SDCFSP-060G
SDCFSP-120G
Write Speeds of up to 350MB/s

The SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 memory card is more than twice as fast as today's fastest cards. With write speeds of up to 350MB/s (2333X) and data-transfer speeds of up to 450MB/s (3000X)**, the 120GB memory card can keep up with the burst-mode shooting of professional-grade cameras and camcorders. It also saves you time when moving large image or video files from your camera to your computer.

Has anybody seen or used this card.
Does this mean you can hold your finger down on any of our camera's and shoot till it's full with no slowing down.
Must cost as much as the D800 or maybe even a D4... LOL.

tganiats

@Park1953 My understanding is that four things limit how many pictures you can take in a burst
- Burst rate
- File size
- Transfer rate to card
- Buffer size
At a given burst rate and file size, the key will be a the transfer rate to the card and the buffer size. Transfer rate is important, but determined by two things...the card's speed and the camera's speed. My first card in my D800 was REALLY slow; it was the limiting factor. But now I have a fast card, and the camera's transfer speed is the limiting factor. Buying a faster card won't help since the camera won't be able to use it. I burst until my buffer is full, and then it slows down to the transfer rate of the camera to the card.

This is not to saw the large capacity of the cards noted won't be helpful for some people. (But I prefer multiple smaller cards instead of having all images on one card)

Killerbob

With regards to the new SanDisk cards, take a look at this post:

http://forum.nikonrumors.com/discussion/1584/new-cf-cards-from-sandisk#Item_22

The SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 memory card is NOT compatible with the interfaces in the D800, and the newest CompactFlash and SD cards (160 and 95MB/s respectively) both max out the interfaces already.

Parke1953

tganiats & Killerbob thanks for clearing that up. I do use SanDisk Extreme Pro 16G in my D800 and I'm happy with them. Thanks again.