Upgrade from D610 to D850, lenses, and what LR version are you using (Page 2): I had the D610, almost thought it was the 600. I used it only a couple of times. There was nothing at...

CWGordon

I had the D610, almost thought it was the 600. I used it only a couple of times. There was nothing at all wrong with it, but I also had the D800. It was, in my humble opinion, a bit better. I loved my 800. It was tough to upgrade from that 800. However, I have never been sorry I went to my 850’s. They are awesome, even more fun for me than my 800. Now, not everyone is going to agree with me, but shooting birds and wildlife a lot, I want every spare pixel I can find. Maybe I need ‘em, maybe I don’t. When I shoot the 850 I know I am getting the sharpness I need to do a billboard if I wanted. Many will never print larger than 4x6 or 8x10, surely no more than 11x14. I almost never do, but like the knowledge that I can. You may make different choices than I, but I have never felt I made a mistake or that I didn’t need or want all the pixels made available to me in the D850.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Is the difference between who you are and the photographer you want to be really just $10 a month?

CWGordon

Dear CHG Canon:
I always read and appreciate your comments. However, I am unsure what your recent comment, re: $10. a month means. I can be a bit thick and a lot of stuff goes by aver my head. Would you consider an explanation?

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

CWGordon wrote:

Dear CHG Canon:
I always read and appreciate your comments. However, I am unsure what your recent comment, re: $10. a month means. I can be a bit thick and a lot of stuff goes by aver my head. Would you consider an explanation?

Short hand for the basic subscription to Adobe. Hopefully, that makes it funnier.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

CWGordon wrote:

Dear CHG Canon:
I always read and appreciate your comments. However, I am unsure what your recent comment, re: $10. a month means. I can be a bit thick and a lot of stuff goes by aver my head. Would you consider an explanation?

The LR subscription, really the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is $10 a month, rather than using a standalone version of LR. The last standalone release, LR 6, is 4 years old and the last and final update to it, version 6.14, will be two years old tomorrow.

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CHG_CANON wrote:

Is the difference between who you are and
the photographer you want to be really just
$10 a month?

Wishing that were even halfway true ...

Unfortunately, I have no online access
at home, and acquiring that would cost
way more than $10 per month just for
a basic connection.

So, I continue using Elements 3.0 that
came free with a scanner or something
else that my employer bought in bulk
quantity for 1200 users. I still have the
CR ROM that loads it into any PC with
no need to go online to activate it :-)

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Elements 3.0 was/is a huuuge upgrade
over my prior editor, MS Office Picture
Editor, which lacks such basics as even
a "Selection" feature ... but was still a
whole lot better than our Chromega D5
and Kreonite darkroom set up ! There's
no "Selection" feature on a Chromega.
It used a multi-pulse flash-tube light
source, so even dodging and burning
was best avoided :-(

durango Loc: Marietta, Ohio

SuperflyTNT wrote:

The LR subscription, really the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is $10 a month, rather than using a standalone version of LR. The last standalone release, LR 6, is 4 years old and the last and final update to it, version 6.14, will be two years old tomorrow.

I may upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud in the future. CHG_Canon's link will allow me to stay with LR6.14 for a little while longer. I have PSE 14; which I seldom use. Thanks Again,

durango Loc: Marietta, Ohio

camerapapi wrote:

My full frame camera is the 24 Mp. D610. The camer... (show quote)

Thanks for your input. I think I'll like the D850. It appears to have a lot of nice features. I seldom print above 11x14, but I have before. It's nice to know I can print larger if I need to do so.

I was wondering what lenses people liked on the D850. I tried my 24-70 F2.8 and was very pleased with it. I haven't tried the 28-300, but plan to if it ever stops raining here. Thanks Again, Lou

durango Loc: Marietta, Ohio

via the lens wrote:

I use the Adobe version of LR/PS. If you are going to spend thousands of dollars on high-end equipment it only makes sense to spend a few more dollars to get the best software versions possible. Just my thought on this.

I may upgrade in the future, but for now I'm staying with LR6.14 and PSE14. It's nice to know that those have moved to the cloud 9.99/mo verison are happy with it. Thanks, Lou

durango Loc: Marietta, Ohio

Thank again to everyone who replied! A big thanks to CH_Canon for the links!!

Lou

Indiana Loc: Huntington, Indiana

I went from the Nikon D700 FX 12mp camera to the D850. I use the 28-300 95% of the time. I use the Lightroom 6.13 stand alone version (hate monthly charges for the CC version) Some say the 28-300 is crap, while others say it is great...I for one find it great. The 2.8 24-70 and 70-200 Nikon lens are great but the are expensive, heavy, and don't cover the focal range of one lens like the 28-300 does. Just my response and opinion.

CWGordon

Yeah. That was over my head. Sorry. I gottit now and it is more funny now, although anytime a person fails to understand a joke it seems too late after the explanation has to be given. My bad. Thanks for taking the time to explain it. I’d never have gotten it, as I do not use Adobe.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all of that.

medfordjw

I have a D-800e and got a new 850 and cover lots of events. The magic of the d-850 can be found at concerts. The other end of the magic spectrum is the low light capability with very little noise. The "concert" metering is simply stunning.

The shooting had the camera pushed to it highest ISO. That other cool feature of the D-850 is the built in light room settings that delivered the picture to my phone with NO Lightroom or Photoshop touchup.

I carry a 80-400 and a 2.8 28-70 in my bag for most of my events.

Another is stunning feature is the HSS capability. It's heavy but worth the pain!

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

durango wrote:

...I was wondering what lenses people liked on the D850. I tried my 24-70 F2.8 and was very pleased with it. I haven't tried the 28-300, but plan to if it ever stops raining here. Thanks Again, Lou

Lou, a number of folks here have said that one must use "the best glass/lenses" with the D850. I admit that using higher quality lenses maximizes the image detail potential of the 850 but, seriously, hasn't that always been true with any camera going back to film days?
In my experience, because the 850 captures so much detail it seems to make even "cheap" lenses look good. But if you want the absolute highest quality images, use the best glass you can afford, use the camera's lowest native ISO, use a tripod with a remote release, focus accurately, use a lens hood, block the wind, and nail the exposure. Best of luck and don't forget to share your shots on UHH.

durango Loc: Marietta, Ohio

medfordjw wrote:

I have a D-800e and got a new 850 and cover lots o... (show quote)

Thanks. Nice images taken in low light. I haven't done much flash photography. I will try the built in LR setting that can deliver a picture to my phone. I don't have either of those lenses, but I do have the 24-70 and 70-200 f2.8.

Thanks again for your input. Lou