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Nikon d750 vs d800 for portraits
Sep 14, 2014 09:52:06 #
ttheme
Loc: Florida
I shoot mainly portaits and landscape. Should I buy the new Nikon d750 for $2295 or a refurbished d800 for 2495 ?
24 MP vs 36 MP for image quality. Your suggestion please.
24 MP vs 36 MP for image quality. Your suggestion please.
Sep 14, 2014 12:50:37 #
Sep 14, 2014 13:05:46 #
warrior wrote:
Nikon D810 here
But that is $1000 more not a few hundred. I would go with the D750 for the updated image processor and better resale value of the newer model.
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Sep 14, 2014 13:36:17 #
ttheme
Loc: Florida
What about image quality? Don'tyou thinkthe qualityof the d800 is better?
skiman wrote:
But that is $1000 more not a few hundred. I would go with the D750 for the updated image processor and better resale value of the newer model.
Sep 14, 2014 13:56:13 #
ttheme wrote:
What about image quality? Don'tyou thinkthe qualityof the d800 is better?
No, the 750 would be the same if not better because of the new processor.
Sep 14, 2014 14:49:52 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
ttheme wrote:
I shoot mainly portaits and landscape. Should I buy the new Nikon d750 for $2295 or a refurbished d800 for 2495 ?
24 MP vs 36 MP for image quality. Your suggestion please.
24 MP vs 36 MP for image quality. Your suggestion please.
Since you don't need speed (AF, continuous shooting, or buffer), I would say the D800.
Sep 14, 2014 14:52:19 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
ttheme wrote:
What about image quality? Don'tyou thinkthe qualityof the d800 is better?
skiman wrote:
No, the 750 would be the same if not better because of the new processor.
I think the D800 image quality would be better because of the resolution. I do not think the processor affects the "image quality" of the raw files, though it might affect the jpegs.
Sep 14, 2014 15:38:13 #
amehta wrote:
I think the D800 image quality would be better because of the resolution. I do not think the processor affects the "image quality" of the raw files, though it might affect the jpegs.
The procesor affects noise reduction at high ISO. The higher resolution means smaller pixels. The D4s only has 16mp and produces pro results.
Sep 14, 2014 15:53:12 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
skiman wrote:
The procesor affects noise reduction at high ISO. The higher resolution means smaller pixels. The D4s only has 16mp and produces pro results.
Noise reduction at high ISO is not generally applied to raw data (though that is changing with some cameras). I think there are many, many photographers who would say that the D800 also produces pro results, of a different type. The goals of the OP ("mainly portaits and landscape") align more with the D800 than the D4s, I think.
Sep 14, 2014 16:32:04 #
ttheme
Loc: Florida
Good example about the D4s. Sometimes we think that more MP means higher resolution.
skiman wrote:
The procesor affects noise reduction at high ISO. The higher resolution means smaller pixels. The D4s only has 16mp and produces pro results.
Sep 14, 2014 16:32:39 #
amehta wrote:
Noise reduction at high ISO is not generally applied to raw data (though that is changing with some cameras). I think there are many, many photographers who would say that the D800 also produces pro results, of a different type. The goals of the OP ("mainly portaits and landscape") align more with the D800 than the D4s, I think.
I would think you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the images the D4s, the D800, and the D750 produce. It is more about camera features that meet your needs.
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Sep 14, 2014 16:35:27 #
ttheme
Loc: Florida
If this is the case I will lean more toward the D750.
skiman wrote:
I would think you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the images the D4s, the D800, and the D750 produce. It is more about camera features that meet your needs.
Sep 14, 2014 16:44:06 #
ttheme wrote:
If this is the case I will lean more toward the D750.
The D750 seems to be a good mix of features for the money. I like the higher 6.5 fps, the tilt screen, the high ISO capabilities, dual SD cards (no CF) at a price point $1000 less than a D810. For $1000 I could live wih 1/4000 SS and 24mp and spend the extra $$$ on good glass. If money were no object the D810 or D4s would be my choice. But Then I could also afford to have some amazing prime glass to go with it (400mm f2.8 and 24mm 1.4mm )
Sep 14, 2014 17:04:27 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
skiman wrote:
I would think you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the images the D4s, the D800, and the D750 produce. It is more about camera features that meet your needs.
I think this is true until it is not: low light and large display size. The D4s wins for low light, the D800/D810 for large display size, with the D750/D610 somewhere in the middle.
While the D810 is $1000 more than the D750, a refurbished D800 is only $100 more.
Sep 14, 2014 17:38:46 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
If you look at a number of the topics about the D750 announcement this week, quite a few people express disappointment that the camera is not what they were expecting, seeing it as only a "minor upgrade" over the D610. If the build quality of the D750 is more like that D610 than the D700/D800, then that may be a reason to spend the extra $100 on a refurbished D800.
Reasons to get the D750:
* Group AF
* tilt screen
* WiFi
* U1/U2 modes
Reasons to get the D750:
* Group AF
* tilt screen
* WiFi
* U1/U2 modes
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