Swapping for fx (Page 3): And from there, how about moving up to 4x5? I've never priced a 4x5 digital back, but I'll bet they are around.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

JD750 wrote:

Hurry hurry hurry and satisfy that urge!!! Then you will get approval from UHHers who feel superior because they use FX cameras. But why stop there? If Fx is So much better than Dx then surely medium format must be way way better than FX. So why stop in the middle? Jump right up to medium format.

And from there, how about moving up to 4x5? I've never priced a 4x5 digital back, but I'll bet they are around.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Fred Frank wrote:

I've loved my D500 for the short time I've had it.
From what everyon has shared on UHH I feel the urge to move up to an FX in the D850.
I feel confident I'm getting an honest trade in from my friends in Auburn Al. (Camera Graphics).
I have two FX lenses 70-200 and 150-600. All I will need to add is an everyday wide angle/ short lens.
If anyone has some thoughts I'll be happy to listen.
BTW, I'm getting a slightly used camera with 10,000 accusations and the grip. Thanks

I have both the D500 and the D850. (Just for the record, I shoot neither sports nor wildlife.) You will find that these two cameras are very nearly equivalent to each other. The D850 does a little better in low light, but sensor density is almost identical on the two cameras. Picture quality and character is almost identical, as well. Either camera is capable of doing just about anything you ask of it. But don't believe that you are going to get a big jump in performance or capability from your trade. The sports and wildlife folks are completely unaware of this, but the D500 is every bit the great all-around camera that the D850 is. I use mine for everything, but prefer the D850 for night sky photography and of course for those cases where the extra resolution is helpful or where I am shooting really wide angle. Controls and menus are almost identical between the two cameras, but since the D850 is newer, it has a couple of new functions not available on the D500.

You really won't give up anything in the trade, because you can always put the D850 in DX mode and do just about what you could have done with the
D500 with indistinguishable results. But don't go into it thinking you are going to get a big jump across the board. You won't. You just get a full frame version of your D500.

Toment Loc: FL, IL

24-70 f2.8 will be good for most everything...
Have fun!

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

I've been using the 24-120mm f/4 as my default D500 lens for close to a year now. It's a little smaller and lighter, and a little more flexible.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

It's always nice to have both a dx and fx.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

JD750 wrote:

Hurry hurry hurry and satisfy that urge!!! Then you will get approval from UHHers who feel superior because they use FX cameras. But why stop there? If Fx is So much better than Dx then surely medium format must be way way better than FX. So why stop in the middle? Jump right up to medium format.

Agreed. You’re not a real photographer unless you shoot with a Fuji GFX 50R medium format camera!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Why waste time with medium format. For those of us view camera photographers, go large or go home.
--Bob

JD750 wrote:

Hurry hurry hurry and satisfy that urge!!! Then you will get approval from UHHers who feel superior because they use FX cameras. But why stop there? If Fx is So much better than Dx then surely medium format must be way way better than FX. So why stop in the middle? Jump right up to medium format.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

camerapapi wrote:

You love your D500 but based on what you have read here you are going to buy a FX body.
Do you really need the FX body or indeed you want to have one? There is a difference.

The way I feel is that if my present camera is doing its job and does not lack features I need in my photography I have no need to buy anything else.
Let me repeat it, there is a big difference between I need and I want.

Right. You need to die, someday. Everything else is a question of desire.

mjaynes Loc: Central Wisconsin

I love my D850. It has a lot of features that, if you choose to use them, will keep you busy learning for quite a while. I would definitely recommend getting the fast writing memory cards for each slot, if only because I hate waiting for a memory card to buffer. So, if you do decide to go ahead with the trade, ENJOY!! Photography should be about having fun, IMHO.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

SteveR wrote:

It's always nice to have both a dx and fx.

I'm not so sure. If I owned both but only carried 1, I'm sure I'd run into a situation where I was mad I didn't have the other!

Toment Loc: FL, IL

rmalarz wrote:

Why waste time with medium format. For those of us view camera photographers, go large or go home.
--Bob

👌

SteveR Loc: Michigan

PHRubin wrote:

I'm not so sure. If I owned both but only carried 1, I'm sure I'd run into a situation where I was mad I didn't have the other!

I'm not an advanced photographer. Those who are probably don't see the value in carrying both. My first camera was a D7000. When I bought my D800 I kept my D7000 as my dedicated wide angle camera on which I keep my Tamron 10-24mm lens. It was a luxury NOT to have to continually switch out lenses when on vacation. I felt like a juggler on Ed Sullivan when my wife and I visited Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon. Fortunately, my wife was patient and helped me with the lens switches.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

SteveR wrote:

I'm not an advanced photographer. Those who are probably don't see the value in carrying both. My first camera was a D7000. When I bought my D800 I kept my D7000 as my dedicated wide angle camera on which I keep my Tamron 10-24mm lens. It was a luxury NOT to have to continually switch out lenses when on vacation. I felt like a juggler on Ed Sullivan when my wife and I visited Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon. Fortunately, my wife was patient and helped me with the lens switches.

Interesting choice. One area FF has an advantage is in wide angle. But I guess since the 10-24 is a DX lens there would be no advantage to using it on the D800.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

SuperflyTNT wrote:

Interesting choice. One area FF has an advantage is in wide angle. But I guess since the 10-24 is a DX lens there would be no advantage to using it on the D800.

The field of view works out to 15-36, which is a nice range. I suppose it would work if I had two full frame cameras with an fx wide angle lens. However, I just went with what I had and put money into fx lenses.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

SteveR wrote:

The field of view works out to 15-36, which is a nice range. I suppose it would work if I had two full frame cameras with an fx wide angle lens. However, I just went with what I had and put money into fx lenses.

I get it. You want to use your best camera in most situations and there’s no advantage to putting that lens on the D800 and shooting in crop anyway. I shoot a lot of wildlife, so it works out great for me that my Z7 is the go to and the 200-500 stays on the D500 for the long shots.