GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

I think I see March 25th as his last.

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

You paid for an excellent camera, don't skimp too much or you will not be able to take advantage of many of the features of the camera.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

That post was created on March 2, 2018 and kept going until March 25, 2018. That post stayed active a long time.

therwol Loc: USA

I think you mean don't skimp too much or you won't be able to take advantage of the sensor of the camera. I made the point that the cheap lenses I bought don't take advantage of the sensor on my D810.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Are you misreading what I wrote somehow? I know exactly what a D850 is (and all the others). "You need the BEST glass that exists for that D850 camera, otherwise you are wasting your money on both! If you wanted 8 x 12 foot wall murals, now you need the glass for it! Anyone feel free to send me their horrible D810." What is there to disagree with, it seems to be pretty much what everyone one else is saying? And if you are referring to the fact that I do not own a D850 (but would not mind getting a discarded D810). I was being sarcastic. What makes you think that I do not know about other camera systems but my own Pentax one. Thru the years I used many types and formats of cameras, 35mm, 6x6cm, 6x7cm, 4x5", 8x10". At one time retailed Canon, Minolta, Nikon, Pentax, and Olympus film cameras. Often recommended Minolta as I recall. I still have two 4x5" Enlargers in storage. I read a lot of what is on the UHH and have read many photography books, taken both film and digital classes, and Photoshop classes. I feel a bit insulted and angry. I do own Nikon Enlarging and View Camera lenses and many others brands of other photo-equipment. Do you have some reason for singling me out and misspelling my name? Geeze, I did not even make a Nikon vs Canon vs Sony bitching comparison. I just said in other words the D850 is a great camera that needs great Lenses! Sorry...

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Never apologize. Its UHH where opinions rarely count, they are like a-holes and everyone has one. LOL

SuperFly48 Loc: NE ILLINOIS

More fighting in the sandbox! I own a D850, am having fun with it trying different lenses before investing in what "I" want, not what others tell me to get or need to have. Got my hands on a Tamron 24-70 G2, took it out to three different locations in one afternoon to evaluate it and took my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens from my film days at the same time. Shot the same subjects and targets with both lenses, did my best to have camera settings the same and preset the Tamron to 50mm. In most instances I got equal or slightly better resolution, sharpness and detail from the old manual Nikkor. The downside to the Tamron....WEIGHT and BULK! GOOD GRIEF! Nothing like having a lens in hand though to get a feel for it. Am not hiking the Grand Canyon or Petrified Forest or Mount Rainier or MSHNVM with that Tamron G2 on my D850 unless I have a burro along to pack it for me!

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Exactly, note, I and others were talking to the OP about buying lenses for a D850, not using lenses he or she already has. As noted before, I don't own a D850 but I do try different lenses that I already have on the different bodies that I have. And I often find the vintage ones are the best.

therwol Loc: USA

The Nikon 50mm f/1.4 has used the same optical formula from the first AI lens in the 70s through the AF D version, still in production. If you can excuse some softness wide open, it's an excellent lens. It is also a lightweight and no bother to carry around on a camera or in a bag. I don't know how it would perform on a D850. I don't own one. I can say that it has crossed the threshold of being perfectly fine on my D810.

You will have to download these files and zoom in to see what I'm talking about.

Nikon D810. 50mm F/1.4 AF D. JPEG SOOC. ISO 400 1/1000 f/11 I've uploaded this before. I don't need any more than this, even though I know that there are lenses that test much better than this one, particularly the Sigma. I have a few other lenses I'll replace before replacing this one.

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lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Cool. What more could one want.

GreenDruid Loc: Toronto, Canada

Sigma 20mm f1.4 is around $900 and it's very nice lens.

GreenDruid Loc: Toronto, Canada

That is if you don't use Sigma 120-300, but then we are talking about $3400. This gives pictures as sharp as primes.

Jim70 Loc: Delaware

Try this site: www.cameradecision.com; you can compare any two cameras to each other. Pretty complete.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

No need to apologize.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

He's baaaaack!