JohnM Loc: Springfield, Illinois

I I have nearly decided to upgrade from my D 7000 to one or the other of these two cameras. Both are on sale right now and with a pretty good lens. Either body can be purchased with the same lens and the fact is there is a bit more off of the D810 but it is a lot more expensive to start.

Bottom line is even with the sale the D 810 is $900.00 + tax more than the D 750 and in my case money is for sure an issue. However, if the D 810 is worth the extra its sure more reasonable to bite the bullet now than to buy the D750 then want to upgrade.

My question I suppose is, can anyone tell me the advantages gained by spending the extra $900.00? I did chat online with a Nikon Rep who said there is virtually no difference in the I Q and that I would certainly be happy with the result from either camera. Thanks

Shoot Happens

Listen to the Nikon Rep. Both cameras are extremely good. I am sure you can easily find many discussions on this site with people supporting their model and they are absolutely right....for them. Decide what type of photos you take now and want to take in the future. If you are going to take mostly landscape and blow the images up to large sizes then the D810 is probably your best bet. If you don't do that and you are looking for a very good, all round full frame camera that will last you a long time, the D750 is right for you.
I love my D750 and for the types of images I take, I could not be happier while others love their 810 and for the types of images they take, they could not be happier. I don't think you can go wrong.
My only comment is that if you do not know why you would need to spend $900 more for the 810, then you should get the 750 and put your money towards some good full frame glass.

Mr PC Loc: Austin, TX

I was considering the D750 and settled for the D7200 when it came out just in the nick of time at around $1100. Great low light performance, 24MP and a bigger, faster buffer than the D7100 for continuous shooting. I can crank out up to 100 shots at high quality JPG when needed with a pro speed SDXC card. You could use the lenses you already have. Or sell them. I would spend the savings on better glass. Unless there is a good reason for full frame, like landscapes or maybe architectural photography, we serious amateurs can be very happy with a good crop sensor. Nobody asks me if my best shots came from a full frame camera or not. My 2 cents. Good luck in your quest.

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Sounds like you'll be going from a 16 MP D7000 to either a 24 MP D750 or a 36 MP D810. My question to you is: can your computer handle these larger file sizes or will you have to upgrade there too? Then it might just a matter of your available funds and how you want to spend them.

bclaff Loc: Sherborn, MA (18mi SW of Boston)

From my tests I would expect no visible difference in Image Quality (IQ) between the D750 and the D810.

Any particular reason that you want to go to Full Frame (FX)?

Was DX not working for you for some reason?

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

While either the 750 or 810 will serve you well, one advantage gained by spending the extra $900.00 is that you will know that you shoot with the superior camera, and will have no reason to look back and wonder.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

In general, the Nikon rep is correct. If you are not critical, either camera will do. The image quality will be virtually identical.

But there are differences! A few big ones for the D750 are that it will AF in 1 fstop lower light, it weighs 5.4 oz less, and perhaps best of all it has U1/U2 memory banks that can be saved.

Other things that may or may not impress you, but really aren't better or worse, is that the D750 uses two SD cards and the D810 has 1 SD card and 1 CF card and while the D750 has an optical low pass filter the D810 does not. Some would choose the D810 for those, some would choose the D750.

But here's what counts for your money... The D810 has 36MP, with a pixel pitch of 4.88u while the D750 has 24MP with a pixel pitch of 5.9u. If you want to crop or print large, the D810 is significantly superior. If you want to photograph fine detail, get the D810.

The D810 has a maximum shutter speed of 1/8000 and the D750 is only 1/4000. The max X sync speed is 1/250 for the D810 and only 1/200 for the D750.

The D750 does not have an AF-ON button, and the AE-L/AF-L button is not well located.

Here is another game changer: Shooting 14 bit raw with lossless compression the D750 will only last for 2.3 seconds before the buffer is full. The D810 will last 5.6 seconds. That ratio is true for all modes. Note that the D750 frame rate, if using the EN-EL15 battery that comes with both, is slightly faster. If a battery grip is used the D810 is faster.

Those are the differences that are important to a critical user. Generally if you are shooting landscapes the D750 is probably better choice. For anything else the D810 is a better choice, and the only question is if that price spread over the expected time you'll use the camera is worth it. Think of it that way, $900 over say 5 years is $15 a month. A long term waste if you never use the differences. A $30/month cost if you use those differences in half of those months.

Not perhaps an easy choice...

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

Go with a used D7100

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

Check out camera comparison site, www.snapsort .com
Enter the two cameras and the site breaks down the differences.

Frank47 Loc: West coast Florida

Perfect answer. I would only add a thought about file size. I was surprised how large the files are in the D750. The D810 files are significantly larger than the 750. Unless you really need that kind of file size or specific features of the D810, I think you will love the 750 as I do.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Or far better a used D800.

Here are some useful numbers to evaluate differences in expected image quality from these cameras. The information is from user bclaff, on his website at:

http://www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm

PDR is "Photographic Dynamic Range", which essentially is the useful dynamic range. The first column shows the ISO at which PDR is 6.50, and is a very good measure of a difference in low light performance, with the higher number indicating better. The last column is PDR at ISO 100, which may not be the lowest ISO available but the higher the number the better the dynamic range with good lighting.

Whether one shoots JPEG and does not edit at all, or shoots in RAW mode and does significant post processing, it is clear that in low light there is a significant advantage for a FF camera. The D800 is perhaps the best, but the other FF bodies are not significantly different.

On the other hand the price difference for a FF body is equal to more than the cost of a used D7100! It depends on just how critical one wants to be...

Bram boy Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada

And that alone is a bottom less pit to throw money at . And don't these camereas perform at there best with the most expensive lens . . And unless
Your cought up in all the hype , a top of the line DX camera will serve you well
Your not going to lose any thing that you would miss other wise would , but if you live and breath camereas and it's all you think obout , then by all means
Join the rank of the pixel peepers . at the end of a year you will be saying one
Of two things eaither ! Wow that's the best move I ever made . Or what the hell was I thinking . you can get a D610 re ferb or a used D700 that will take pic that will blow your socks off . And save a bundle .
Will blow your mind

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

As of the time I am writing this reply, there have been eight answers. Six were considerate replies to the OP's concern. However two answers (25%) of the responders chose to ignore the OP's question and recommended not only different models, but different formats. Nobody asked them about DX cameras! Am I missing something here or do people sometimes not read the original post. Next I expect the Canon ans Sony supporters to start chiming in. Then will come the MF and LF enthusiasts. No wonder this forum goes to ten or fifteen pages on a simple question; some egomaniacs have to muck it up with totally irrelevant crud.

OK, rant over. Now, I do not regularly shoot either the 750 or the 810, but I have had occasion to handle both, and I prefer the feel of the 750. Having said that, I realize the way a camera feels in MY hands is irrelevant to the OP; but the concept is important. Everything else may not be equal, but, if it balances, pick the camera that is going to feel the best in your hands over the next few years. Both are excellent instruments. Only the user can decide which one fits the best.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Why do people try to convince others not to spend their own money? Life is short--buy what you can afford, and enjoy it!

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Some people think the weather is good only if it's raining on someone else's parade.