The D5 is in fact more advanced than the D810, which is why many are waiting for an upgrade for the 810.
The D810 is on par with the D4s, but suffers greatly at higher usable ISO.
The D5 is a notable improvement over the D4s in overall focus speed and better ISO.
The D5 also has a higher shutter rating, faster FPS, touch screen and much longer battery life just to name a few.
But you are 100% correct about different cameras for different purposes.

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Do you really want to go there?
You certainly dont really know the answer bc you wouldn't be making it an issue in the first place.
First off, Nikon has made a huge dent in the sporting market, secondly you do know that Canon offers
a loaner program for the bigger games like college and pros sports to anyone who has a valid DL. You can borrow
anything from the latest camera bodies to the biggest lens made by canon, all this for free.
I could just show up with no camera gear and get a canon loaner to shoot the game if I care to.
Also, AP & Getty and most of the newspaper outlets loan their gear out for assignment, so truthfully
those photogs do not actually own that canon gear they were shooting with.
Canon has done a hell of a job in their marketing by hitting these media outlets with numerous discounts
to those said agencies. Many of those same photogs have said that Nikon is sharper and would prefer Nikon over Canon,
but Im sure you won't be convinced of that. The other deciding factor is Nikon will cost you a bit more over Canon when
comparing the same lens and camera bodies. The bottom line, is Canon does not dominate the way that it used to, but
yes they still do have a huge part of the market, but Nikon does an extremely great job in providing us with some of the very
best precision instruments available. Hey, both are great and I say its like a Ford or a Chevy, to each their own. In the end,
it comes down to the person behind the gear which makes it all happen.

Finally, I was a canon shooter for many years until the Mk III fiasco.
The D5 can still do things the Idx mkII cannot do, and its very impressive, but canon will kick Nikons butt on the video side, but
I didn't buy the D5 for video.
Ill let you do your homework on that one

But, go ahead and tell your story.
Ive already vented and now I can breathe peacefully. :)

You know my clients and bosses are very strict about things like that,
there have been some media photogs doing the same thing and have been
immeditaly banned for life when caught doing so.
Its just stuff like that tends to rub many the wrong way with the working media,
we then become stereotyped like a bunch of goons.

Im actually busier these days covering for University of North Texas Mean Green and SMU Mustangs.
I was able to shoot for Norte Dame Lacrosse media recently as I really enjoyed doing it, hopefully I will get a chance to do more future events for them.
Im doing more marketing events like I was able to cover for NBA juniors today locally.
Ive been shooting a ton of cheer competition the past 2 months and its been crazy fun.
I will be headed to Daytona to cover collegiate and then Orlando for Worlds Cheer, which has about 80 countries competing at the international level.
Im off for a couple of days and then back in the saddle again.
Take care my brother.

And believe me, today we still have more idiots like yourself still trying to do the same thing.
The working media today has enough problems for clearance as there is an honor code for conduct and a protocol which is followed exclusively.
Im surprised you show no remorse and have the balls to even present that photo to him, I would have personally ripped that photo and shoved it down your throat.

First of all, the D5 is the ultimate in speed for wildlife and sports, it also has a much better overall ISO rating.
The D810 is a great landscape, portrait and studio camera.
Both cameras do very different things.
I have both as I'm extremely satisfied on what they offer for my clients.

I remember the Atari ST days!!!
I had the 1040 and simply loved it.
I went from that to the Amiga Commodore because I really wanted the video toaster since I was an avid videographer.
Dude, those were the best of days as I truly miss that time period.

Your certainly entitled to your opinion, but speak for yourself.
Actually I thought Windows was dead long ago.
I love my apple desktop pro and mac laptop.
My desktop will beat almost anything out there in overall performance.
I have a 2x 3.46 6-core (aka 12-core) w/ 64gb ram and a gtx-780 3gb video.
This was upgradeable from my 2009 model for about $800.
I usually have the following programs opened all day: photo mechanic, Lightroom, Photoshop, DXO Optics Pro & FileZilla uploading and downloading images throughout the day and have multiple windows opened via the internet with three monitors and never have any slow down whatsoever. No need to switch to windows ever again from my point of view.

Ok, Im off by 3 years, you still got my point and understood what was meant, right?
BTW, it was not just some problems, it was a major issue as several of my colleagues in our DFW area were all just stumped as to what we needed to do
to fix the problem. It soon became a global issue as Canon tried to ignore the problem for several months, but they apparently had way too many complaints.
The blue dot correction was still flawed. I sent both bodies and my 400, 300 & 200 in to Canon for calibration and they still came back with the same issues,
in some cases even worse. Months into the problems and no fix in sight, I made the switch since the induction of the Nikon D3 was just announced.
I had several clients who I depended on to make a living and I certainly did what was in the best interest for myself.

Actually its not really as bad as it appears.
The recent releases of the latest Nikon lens and cameras are still on par, if not better than the competition out there.
I still have no regrets for leaving Canon 13 years ago since they tried to lie to me and cover up for their huge flawed problems of the MK III
sub-mirror reflex issues.
I really felt betrayed by Canon when they did nothing to help me with my (2) bodies until they were pushed to do something.

I agree, I believe in real world testing, like shooting paid sporting gigs.
I dont care about sitting at home on a rainy day for hours while shooting at charts or pattern cards.
He must have way too much time on his hands or is just bored, but to mislead others about his testing, which btw has no proof or shows us his results.
I personally would take a consensus from the many tests and reviews by a few respected websites that I truly trust.

Nikon has stepped it up and has competed strongly with the competition.
The 400 2.8 FL, 600 f/4 FL lens and the D4s, D5 & D500 are all simply awesome and are rated as some of the best in the market to date.
Maybe your referring to the consumer market products as opposed to the professional market.

Try this link below and see where the lens stack up.
http://www.lenscore.org

Hey, what works for you is absolutely perfect, but to be frank, the FL is superior to almost anything Ive ever tested. The only thing better that I own IMO, is the 400FL & the 200 f/2. I have read many nice reviews about the Tamron lens, but I everything Ive read about the FL lens is just as good as advertised. The FL is just an AMAZING lens!!!