3-second shutter delay + mirror-upPictures shot with center and right Focus point are tack sharp.

Focus is sharp and fast

Using the camera with a macro lens was almost impossible, it couldn't find focus, and the soft focus on the left side was so bad that the pictures were unusable

Focus is improved even beyond the D3s

The right focus point was even softer and the left focus point was simply horrible.

I am returning my third D800 because of the widely reported bad left focus point.

For me, I regularly shoot vertical landscapes and other vertical compositions where the left side selective focus points are very useful.

The D800 has continuous focus and supports external mic in and does a great job with movie production

Im looking forward to the super fast focusing and rapid shutter

Most of my lens are fine, however I borrowed a friend's 24-70mm and the left most focus definitely has a problem on this one

As the camera focus locks, the boarder will flash red (as well as the focus point).

The high ISO is slightly better than the D700/D3 in spite of the 3x resolution jumpCons- Build quality; I have both the "soft left Auto Focus" and the "inconsistent center Auto

Called Amazon ,they send the replacement camera ,arrived next day .This body came from WI with serial # 304XXXX ,focus was perfect ,Tested in all angle

I've been using the selective focus points on my D300 for years and find them quite valuable.

focus also did not work many times ,later I tested the Left focus,right focus and it was an evident issue

Take shots where the selective focus points are on the center target, the left target, and the right target.

Focus was great, my rental did not have any negative issues whatsoever

High Dynamic Range, new focusing alternatives, High ISO low noise, larger LCD and of course the best sensor in market makes D800 teh best camera you can get for the price

Add the lightning fast focus, bracketing, custom settings and 4fps and your set

I read reviews stating that there are significant focus problems and that the resolution was just too much to work with in an efficient manner

But how many people really test all of the AF points this way for their DSLRs,I bet none of the camera will give perfect focusing for all their sensors

The d800 has a bad left focus point

NO LEFT FOCUS ISSUES!

Each time the viewer picked the left focus point images as less well focused

Live View to get outstanding focus and details is not required6

I'm looking for sharp focus not sharpness in the LCD at this point

I bought a lot of extra equipment for using this as a DSLR including a small rig Fancierstudio FL02M DSLR RIG With Follow Focus And Matte Box and a viewfinder GGS Perfect Foldable LCD Viewfinder 3X Magnification for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Other DSLR Cameras by CowboyStudio (ggs3.0x LCDVF).

Besides that, the camera (serial number 3018xxx) clearly has left focusing AND LCD green tint problems

They also felt that a left focus point image from the original batch prior to Nikon servicing the camera was less well focused than the new, post repair, left focus point images

Image quality is better than even my former D700 Nice LCD, excellent resolution, fast flash sync shutter speed, good focus, ergonomics great!

The sensor seems very sensitive, too sensitive if your subject is moving quickly, because maybe you are focused on the skin or maybe you're focused on the hair and the exposure will be dramatically different depending on where the focus point is

Focus was great, my rental did not have any negative issues whatsoever

focus also did not work many times ,later I tested the Left focus,right focus and it was an evident issue

At 24mm F2.8:Left AF sensor with no AF fine tune just started to show blur, it requires -3 AF fine tune(FT) to be in best focus,and requires -1 AF FT to reduce blur to indiscernible level

AF focusing is softer than live view all the time for other DSLRs.

Video AF is useless, and manual focus is really tough.- Audio for videos is terrible, as expected

: On my D300 I have had some issues with older non-AF-S lenses due to relatively slow focus rate by the mechanical drive

The Nikon D800;s 51 AF points is amazing, the focusing is so much faster on this camera

A great camera that really got me into wildlife photography due to the D7000's high resolution and great focusing capabilities

I purchased the camera from crutchfield and it had the left focus and right focus issues.

I did have to apply a very mild focus fine tune to the 24-70 2.8 to achieve optimal results at both the center and the left but that is to be expected

Tried the very right focus - SHARP!

The focus is impeccable

At 24mm, when I focused at, say, 5cm, with left AF point, the best focus was between 6 and 7cm,(smaller number closer to the camera)

AF is a total failure: Back focus, front focus, Left sensor issue

Center and left points show perfect focusing results.3

Using the rightmost AF point also yeilds a noticeably soft focus compared to the center AF point (which is uniformly sharp).

Using the camera with a macro lens was almost impossible, it couldn't find focus, and the soft focus on the left side was so bad that the pictures were unusable

The high ISO capability, the 36mp, the incredible focus system, instant response, and advanced features mean only one thing

Fast focus and performance

Focus isn't difficult at f/4, and you can easily follow an actor as he walks from 60' - 8'

Simple...the auto focus does not work properly

Not sure about this one, so take with a grain of salt, the liveview mode apparently accentuate the soft focus issue

My turnaround went from 4-6 weeks (culling missed focus photos and fixing color) to only 2-7 days with the inferior Canon.

Since on its release the D800 had the soft focus issue, I waited until now to buy it in the hope the bug had been fixed.

have the D700 and immediately tested ,Phenomenal response and quick focus

It had the dreaded right focus issue and even the center focus points weren't very on

Center/right sensors requires no AF FT.At 70mm F2.8:(which most people are less concerned of)Left/center/right all shows optimal focus results without AF FT.Strictly speaking, the D800 I have do have minor left AF issue,In my opinion, it's totally tolerable, if it just require -1 to be sharp

However I think there are some fundamental issues with it that were left unaddressed (AF speed issues/focus hunting with certain lenses)

In short, I am having to apply extreme AF settings to get sharp focus results with my lenses.

The D800 missed focus often enough that I began shooting in spray n' pray style, however, often the focused photo was not what I wanted.

The left focus problems that have plagued so many other users has not been an issue for me

Many say you have to have excellent holding techniques to get well focused images - I used a D7000 for a little over a year and found it work to get well focused images

The D800 does almost everything you can hope for in a DSLR; fast focus, good color, easily understandable menus, and well placed ergonomics make this my favorite of all the cameras I have used throughout my 12 year career as a photographer

In Live View mode you can get good focus (either manually focusing at maximum magnification or by using Live View autofocus).

Second, focus must be very precise because the D800's high resolution can be unforgiving

I bought one back in April, I used it for a while, and it had the dreaded focusing issue

Just completed the left focus test using a Nikon 105mm @ f2.8 and the focus was sharp at all points.

I would have tested the focus more but a $3k body falling apart in less than a month is totally unacceptable in my book

It had the dreaded right focus issue and even the center focus points weren't very on

However, I do not recommend the D800 for paid work that have once in a lifetime moments, such as capturing the first kiss at a wedding or truly spontaneous moments, because there is a high probability of missing focus.

None of the auto focus sensor acquire proper focus except for the center auto focus sensor

My ONLY real complaint with it has been the focusing

The Nikon D810 works better in low light and has a better focus system, but unless you are one of the top photographers in the world with very specific needs, you wouldn't notice the difference.

Some of the reasons were exquisite sensor technology ( phenomenal shadow recovery, fantastic sharpness and detail), focus, metering and weather proofing