Anyone Regretting That They Bought The Nikon D850? (Page 2): Thanks for the tip. I will enable the NR which I have not used, in the past. Cheers!

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

SharpShooter wrote:

Harold, welcome to the Hog!
Yes, the higher mp cameras do tend to produce noise in bad light, but every camera does.
The companies equip them with pretty powerful noise suppression software and it usually does a pretty good job.
Make sure yours is enabled at a high enough level to do a decent job.
Otherwise the ONLY solution is faster lenses or better light(or bigger sensor $$$), and better light is not always an option, nor is a bigger sensor !!!
SS

Thanks for the tip. I will enable the NR which I have not used, in the past. Cheers!

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

rmalarz wrote:

I wonder if anyone would admit regret.
--Bob

I definitely would and then warn my friends from not making the same mistake. Right now, I'm fifty fifty.

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

blackest wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjFgTQW1Ik I posted this but its now in links & resources the D850 v the Pentax K1 the difference in noise is very noticeable.

Yes, I saw this earlier in the day, which prompted me to create this topic.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Feiertag wrote:

I've owned one since it was first released. I'm still playing around with it. I'm starting to notice a great deal of noise at higher ISO which I don't get with my D750 and D5. Just saying.

Any regrets for you?

I do a lot of looking on ebay, and there have been quite a few sales of used D850s at above list price. Many people manage to get a scarce product and sell it at higher prices. Theater tickets are a good example. There are a lot of people to whom money is simply a way to get what they want, and price doesn't matter.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_ItemCondition=3000&_nkw=d850&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=d850&LH_Complete=1&LH_ItemCondition=3000&LH_Sold=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xhamilton+tickets.TRS0&_nkw=hamilton+tickets&_sacat=0

In the 60s and 70s, we went to dozens of Broadway plays. I always got seats front row center, within the first ten rows. Prices were never more than $25. Now, they're $100 and up. Look at recent sales of Hamilton tickets on ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=d850&LH_Complete=1&LH_ItemCondition=3000&LH_Sold=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xhamilton+tickets.TRS0&_nkw=hamilton+tickets&_sacat=0

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

jerryc41 wrote:

I do a lot of looking on ebay, and there have been... (show quote)

Yeah but Jerry, that’s actually a very good deal. That 1970 dollar is the equivalent of $16.37 today.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Feiertag wrote:

I've owned one since it was first released. I'm still playing around with it. I'm starting to notice a great deal of noise at higher ISO which I don't get with my D750 and D5. Just saying.

Any regrets for you?

No doubt it was over hyped, but all things considered its the best all around camera Nikon has released. I like mine very much although its not perfect.

In contrast Sony's A7R III was released relatively quietly and is just as good if not better, especially for noise. If I wasn't heavily invested in Nikon gear I would have purchased it.

dhowland

blackest wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjFgTQW1Ik I posted this but its now in links & resources the D850 v the Pentax K1 the difference in noise is very noticeable.

I saw that the other day during the Pentax k1 discussion -- wow

Jim Bob

rmalarz wrote:

I wonder if anyone would admit regret.
--Bob

Now that is an excellent question.

Jim Bob

Kmgw9v wrote:

They are not "for sale" because of regret.

And you would make this universal claim based on what evidence?

Jim Bob

Feiertag wrote:

I've owned one since it was first released. I'm still playing around with it. I'm starting to notice a great deal of noise at higher ISO which I don't get with my D750 and D5. Just saying.

Any regrets for you?

Well the critical tests have almost consistently maintained that the D750 is generally less prone to noise at higher ISOs than the D850. Those with regrets will likely not mention it.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

No regrets, I did not buy the D850 for high ISO, I bought it for the high dynamic range and some other features. My D4 yields less noise at higher ISO than any of my other cameras including the D810. I don't own the D750, but I hear that it is the king of low noise at higher ISO settings.

Feiertag wrote:

I've owned one since it was first released. I'm still playing around with it. I'm starting to notice a great deal of noise at higher ISO which I don't get with my D750 and D5. Just saying.

Any regrets for you?

Albert2000

Get a Fuji XT series instead. Lighter, great lenses, amazing low light images, many support groups. Many YouTube instructional videos and pounds lighter and smaller (and a whole lot cheaper.)

Jim Bob

Brucej67 wrote:

No regrets, I did not buy the D850 for high ISO, I bought it for the high dynamic range and some other features. My D4 yields less noise at higher ISO than any of my other cameras including the D810. I don't own the D750, but I hear that it is the king of low noise at higher ISO settings.

You heard right.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Welcome to UHH. I am glad you like your Fuji and hope you get some award winners out of it, however on this particular thread I believe anyone who considers or has Nikon high end cameras (and probably lenses to match) would not consider a Fuji.

Albert2000 wrote:

Get a Fuji XT series instead. Lighter, great lenses, amazing low light images, many support groups. Many YouTube instructional videos and pounds lighter and smaller (and a whole lot cheaper.)

Jim Bob

Brucej67 wrote:

Welcome to UHH. I am glad you like your Fuji and hope you get some award winners out of it, however on this particular thread I believe anyone who considers or has Nikon high end cameras (and probably lenses to match) would not consider a Fuji.

Well as you know Bruce, many posters have a mental block when it comes to staying on topic.