upgrade to a D780 or D850?
Jan 28, 2024 20:36:20 #
A. T. wrote:
Okay, I'm curious about your feelings on cropping. I crop quite a bit and that's usually with a 24mp FX and DX DSLR. My plans are to start printing but I also plan to really be careful about cropping images that I plan on printing. Let me know your thoughts.
I know you aren't talking to me, but I'm going to jump in anyway. If you expect to do a lot of cropping, do it from images produced by the camera with the biggest sensor that you can find/afford!!
Jan 28, 2024 21:20:24 #
Retired CPO wrote:
I know you aren't talking to me, but I'm going to jump in anyway. If you expect to do a lot of cropping, do it from images produced by the camera with the biggest sensor that you can find/afford!!
Okay, thanks.
Jan 28, 2024 21:43:31 #
A. T. wrote:
Okay, thanks.
With a smaller sensor from the same position, you won't have to crop as much.
Six of one, half dozen of the other
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Jan 28, 2024 21:56:59 #
A. T. wrote:
Okay, I'm curious about your feelings on cropping. I crop quite a bit and that's usually with a 24mp FX and DX DSLR. My plans are to start printing but I also plan to really be careful about cropping images that I plan on printing. Let me know your thoughts.
I have good 10x16 prints from my 6mp Nikon D40. That being said I love working with those 45mp files from my Z7 and Z9, but a fair amount of my prints are crops from my OM-1 or my RX10MIV.
Jan 28, 2024 22:38:38 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
I have good 10x16 prints from my 6mp Nikon D40. That being said I love working with those 45mp files from my Z7 and Z9, but a fair amount of my prints are crops from my OM-1 or my RX10MIV.
That's refreshing to know because as I stated earlier, I tend to crop quite a bit, mainly for composition.
Jan 28, 2024 23:35:12 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Harry P wrote:
not alot, its when I am photographing something jets very far away when i really crop in do i see a lack of image quality. I have added a few examples
With the same lens at the same focal length, the images of these planes would be exactly the same size on any sensor, DX or FX. The higher the pixel density, the more pixels they will cover, and heavy cropping to the same subject size in the final image favors the D850 over the D780. There are a couple of possibilities I can think of for your soft images. The first is that your camera just doesn't give you enough pixels to work with. The second is that your lens or lenses may be at the limit of what they can resolve.
If you really want to go full frame, the D850 will better serve your needs than the D780. The suggestion that you consider a 24 megapixel DX camera is also reasonable.
Jan 28, 2024 23:51:31 #
A. T. wrote:
That's refreshing to know because as I stated earlier, I tend to crop quite a bit, mainly for composition.
Cropping for composition is generally far less drastic than a birder trying to bag a parakeet at 100 yards !
Jan 29, 2024 01:05:57 #
User ID wrote:
Cropping for composition is generally far less drastic than a birder trying to bag a parakeet at 100 yards !
LOL, I guess so.
Jan 29, 2024 03:02:02 #
Orphoto
Loc: Oregon
The reach of a d500 is nearly identical to the crop from a d850. From what i can see your likely current limiting factor is probably lens quality. A call for the Nikon 200-500 makes sense as to sharpness. It is fairly heavy though. If you find that most of your shots are at the long end of your zoom, then the best optical upgrade would be a used 500 pf. Those prices have really fallen and they produce extremely crisp images (when not afflicted by thermal waves).
Jan 29, 2024 07:24:36 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Harry P wrote:
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If you want reach, buy a D500, that way your 150-600 gets a field of view of 300-900. The d500 also shoots at 10 frames a second, faster than the D780 or D850. With that reach you will be able to see the piolet smile.
Also, the D500 has a dual focusing engine, just like the one on the D850 and D5. Lock on and shoot.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
Jan 29, 2024 07:53:46 #
Harry P wrote:
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Go for the gusto. The D850
Jan 29, 2024 07:57:12 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
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Yes, I agree. I have both the D7500 and D500 and both are excellent DX cameras.
Jan 29, 2024 09:03:53 #
Harry P
Loc: United Kingdom
coolhanduke wrote:
I shoot a lot of air shows and air to air photography.
I use the D850 with the battery pack to get more FPS.
It would be my recommendation.
Here are just a few shots from Huntington Beach air show. Some are tight crops.
I use the D850 with the battery pack to get more FPS.
It would be my recommendation.
Here are just a few shots from Huntington Beach air show. Some are tight crops.
I got a UHS-II card, what is the maximum write speed that the d850 can write image data to those sd cards if you use one?
Jan 29, 2024 10:12:02 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
Harry P wrote:
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You would be better-off with a Z50 and a 180-600 for air shows. You could also go with a D500 and a 200-500.
Jan 29, 2024 13:29:29 #
DavidPine wrote:
You would be better-off with a Z50 and a 180-600 for air shows. You could also go with a D500 and a 200-500.
The D500 coupled with the 200-500mm 5.6 is what I've been using for the air show for years with excellent results.
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