The same lenses worked great on the D700

The old Nikon lenses work superbly on this camera and I love all the customization with this prosumer camera

The old Nikon lenses work superbly on this camera and I love all the customization with this prosumer camera

The image quality it gives is amazing if it's paired with the right lenses

UPDATE - Also consider the fact that you will be carrying much more weight and bulk because the D800 and better quality lenses are also heavier and larger.

So summing up, use only the very best lenses, and experiment like crazy with ISO too

It will focus in near complete darkness, which means it can use slower lenses that may have a maximum aperture of only f/5.6, and it will still focus quickly and accurately, even in low ambient light

If there is a widespread manufacturing QC problem I suspect that many of those that haven't reported a problem either don't own any fast lenses, stay above f/2.8, or only use the center AF point to focus and as such don't know yet that their camera has a defect.

With the high MP you need sharp lenses and think of it as a medium format film camera .You need to use higher shutter speeds and mid range F-stops to get the sweet spot quality

Many reviews of this camera warn that it is for the professional, someone with perfect technique and top-shelf lenses

More than 10% sharper than the best Canon lenses

However as many have said, good lenses are a must.

The trouble I had with the cheaper lenses was a tendency to back focus when I was using faster F stops

results!The camera came today and after dozens of trials with super good Nikon lenses it became obvious that NO usable sharp photos are possible handheld unless you are at unrealistic speeds and ISO.Very disappointed and the camera is packed up and waiting for UPS pick up!NO , under no circumstances would I recommend it to a friend

Some of my best lenses are used lenses I bought for a song compared with newer lenses and have given me truly wonderful results

some test footage over the weekend using a DSLR rig coupled with some sweet lenses

There is some kind of manufacturing defect with the AF module in the D800, causing the left AF points to be wildly off, especially when using fast wide-angle lenses

Gives great results if you have nice FX lenses

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

I have a range of fast/pro grade lenses.

Simply put i dont care that the left focal points do not work well with fast lenses

Where small errors might be covered by DoF with other cameras, they are likely to be revealed by the D800.Third, there's no sense putting anything but excellent lenses on the D800

I paired it up with a few great lenses like 70-200

Those zoom lenses were pretty good

And you don't want to just strap any mediocre lenses on this baby.

Nikon has been making great lenses for several decades and all of them are compatible because the f mount was never changed like nikon

Either way, the main reason I wanted this camera was to step up to an FX sensor with three fast prime lenses for optimal bokeh.

From reading other reviews I was a bit worried that the lenses wouldn't perform well with the camera but had zero issues

Poor lenses will produce poor photos on any camera made

The Mamiya lenses are excellent lenses

I realize many portrait photographers need this to work well with ultra fast lenses

but I guess it's all lense's fault.

Both Canon and Nikon's 24-70 2.8 lenses are great

I requested them to send me sample images they took during testing, they sent, nice of them again and the problem is clearly there again, they blame lenses

The bokeh with the 16-35, 50, and 70-200 lenses is exceptional and the images have a haunting beauty almost 3-D quality

This is no big deal, just be aware that there is a lot to re-learn.-It's a real bummer that I can't use (to full effect) my great DX lenses

The truth is that Canon's USM on their top lenses is just brilliant and they focus incredibly fast.

Finally, a note on the D800 and Nikkor lenses: the 36MP D800 sensor exceeds manufacturing tolerance on Nikkor lenses