ltcarizona

If it was up to me I would skip the D850 and the D880 and go professional all the way. Skip the middle man so to speak. I had the old D300 when it came out back in the day and had it for several years when I discovered I was only fooling myself. No more I said. I went to the professional D series FF and never turned back. Sure it is more money, but why stop in the middle. I have heard reasons for the D850 being built good, but the best construction and the cameras that can best take the beatings are always the pro cameras with Nikon or Canon. I bought the D5 and love it. Never looked back. And I still have my D810 and D7200 as backups. Now I don't worry about this or that little things. The pros use the D5 in all parts of the world in all conditions. But I am still looking at getting the Nikon Z8 when it comes out. I was told when I first started that photography was not a cheap hobby, especially if you wanted the best.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

That would be a step backwards. I have a Z5, Z6, Z7 and Z50. While they are excellent cameras for different things the D850 is a hoss and my go-to camera.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Pros also use the D850 and the D810 all over the world. It depends on what they shoot. Yes the D5, and now D6 are great, ruggedly built, pro cameras. They are geared to the professional sports/action/adventure photographer. They’re fast focusing and shoot at a high frame rate. When the D6 came out many were questioning the 20mp sensor. It’s because many of these pros aren’t shooting raw, they’re shooting jpegs that they need to quickly transmit to whatever agency they’re working for and don’t want to deal with hugs files. They’re not concerned with making huge prints. Now those other pros, those shootings portraits or landscapes or maybe even products have different needs and for many of them the D850, or a Z7, might be a better choice.