Which one?!?
Jul 24, 2019 22:26:12 #
CloudyCoastPhotography wrote:
I’ve been a diehard Pentax shooter for a long time. Now it’s time to upgrade cameras and lens’. Here’s my question: Canon EOS 5d Mark IV or Nikon D850? Price difference for body aside, which do you like or not like, pros/cons to either? Thanks in advance to the decent folk for the non-troll answers!
Jul 24, 2019 22:35:49 #
I would echo a suggestion that you rent first. I switched from Pentax to Fuji and have never looked back.
The ability to make high quality jpegs is one of the main reasons I changed. The Fuji film simulations are another reason. You might want to to try bracketing the film simulations. Fotodiox makes a good adaptor for your Pentax lenses.
I spend less time in post processing and more time making images.
Sentinel4
The ability to make high quality jpegs is one of the main reasons I changed. The Fuji film simulations are another reason. You might want to to try bracketing the film simulations. Fotodiox makes a good adaptor for your Pentax lenses.
I spend less time in post processing and more time making images.
Sentinel4
Jul 25, 2019 08:07:26 #
Sentinel4 wrote:
I would echo a suggestion that you rent first. I switched from Pentax to Fuji and have never looked back.
The ability to make high quality jpegs is one of the main reasons I changed. The Fuji film simulations are another reason. You might want to to try bracketing the film simulations. Fotodiox makes a good adaptor for your Pentax lenses.
I spend less time in post processing and more time making images.
Sentinel4
The ability to make high quality jpegs is one of the main reasons I changed. The Fuji film simulations are another reason. You might want to to try bracketing the film simulations. Fotodiox makes a good adaptor for your Pentax lenses.
I spend less time in post processing and more time making images.
Sentinel4
Rent first is an excellent idea if you are not on a budget. Renting works well for professionals who need a piece of equipment for a specific job of limited duration. Also professionals can deduct the rental cost from their taxable income.
For most of the rest of us renting a camera (or a lens for that matter) for a period sufficiently long enough to evaluate it significantly reduces the funds available for a purchase. Reviewers seem to be able to get a product for a week or less and do a review. These people do this a lot. They can evaluate a piece of equipment faster than most of us. They have a lot of practice. For me, I would need to rent for at least two weeks just to work using the item around my regular schedule. If you price out the rental cost for the items you are considering, you will quickly see the costs of renting multiple competing items mount up to 25% to 50% of the ultimate purchase price of the one you choose.
However all is not lost. B&H and Adorama (and I am sure other outlets) have very good return policies. I suggest doing your research and purchasing the most likely candidate. The conditions are mostly 30 return in undamaged condition with all packing materials and included accessories. That gets you a full refund. Outside of this condition a 15% (or so) restocking fee might be charged. The restocking fee (if you needed to pay it) is likely to be less than the rental fee over the same period.
I should add that this is in my mind when I purchase camera gear. If I am hesitant, I remind myself that I can return it, if it does not work out. Oddly, I have never needed to do so since I try to do research ahead of that decision.
Jul 25, 2019 13:13:36 #
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