Chubman

[chubman]

Hi All new member here, I am looking to buy a Nikon D810 can anyone tell me what the buffer is like?

[Donald]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

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As to your question, I'm not a Nikon owner. However, just a quick search online throws up comments such as:-

"One big question that interests many wildlife and sports shooters is the buffer size of the camera. With a mediocre continuous shooting speed of 5 FPS, the D810 is no D4s. But what is usually bad is not the speed of the camera, but its buffer that tends to get full too quick. That’s why many are still hoping that there will be a Nikon D400 or a D9000 with a DX sensor, because the Nikon D7100’s buffer is too small for professional use. Some mirrorless cameras often advertise insane FPS stats like 10 FPS, but if that only lasts one second, then how good is it for real use?

Although the D800 and the D800E last longer in DX mode than the Nikon D700, their buffers are just not suited for continuous shooting. After doing a bit of research earlier today, I found out that Nikon actually doubled the buffer size on the D810, which is great news for those that are considering the camera for action photography."

[chubman]

Thank you Donald for put me right, bit new to all this.
Read your comment about D810 thanks for your help.