billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Yes, of course.

applepie1951 Loc: Los Angeles,California

No question about it, I have the 850, 780, and Z7 and the 850 is my favorite

1grumpybear

I use my D6 for sport, action and very low light condition and my D850 for every thing else. Would I buy the D850 again in a heart beat. It's a very good camera. A few years back when they were talking about the D6 I was hoping that they were going to marry the D850 and D5.

Paul Diamond Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA

Read all the other replies before deciding to add my own. I have 2 D800E's for studio and general shooting. Adding the D850 upped my potential to achieve what I want/need by at least 2 levels. Complicated camera system, takes time to learn and adapt to it. Really more like a computer with a camera attached to it. The D850 is superior whether cropping for birds/macro or full frame for landscapes/architecture. Get the best glass possible. Tried older optics that were fine for their era. Not up to supporting the potential of a high MP camera. All were retired for not fulfilling the "new" D850 base level requirements of IQ (vs compromising the camera and the best possible picture quality).

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

I don't know about you, but I do NOT want a 47mp camera for my professional sports work as the files would be wayyyyy to big and process to slowly. The D5/D6 are designed exactly for professional sports action photography and nothing added from the D850 is needed. I to own a D850 and use it for a variety of things other than sports. Best of luck.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Although the newer lenses may seem more glamorous, there are plenty of film era Nikons that will shine on a D850. Some of the older versions are still the best glass possible! Not all of these are autofocus. Best of luck.

wsudetic

For me, today, an D850 is not on my short list of camera bodies to consider. I have, and use, D800E, D810 and an D850. I can use any of the 3 interchangeabley without any care as to which one is in the hand. Now, if I did not have the 2 older 800 series bodies then a 2nd D850 may well be on my short list; but in late 2020 an D850 body would need to be below $2k (Canadian) for me to consider it as such.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

You are absolutely correct. The old lenses work just fine and provide admirable results. I've only found one Nikkor lens that will not attach to my digital Nikons. The others work quite well.

I do understand the glass recipes are perhaps a bit different but can one notice the difference without exotic lab equipment?
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Something like a D860 should not be too resource intensive, so it’s a likely thing. But real major advances in the SLR range would be rather unlikely. IOW, if you are about to advance to your first D850 you’ll be choosing between the falling price of the current model and the full price of the next version. That is also a conundrum for Nikon. A D860 will hafta compete against the clearance price of its predecessor yet Nikon won’t wanna put too much resource into a swan song SLR. That decision could easily be to end it with the current D850.

Photo Madman

Absolutely! Great camera. Own D500 as well and love them both but the 850 is my go to camera.

MrT Loc: Gilbert, AZ

Yes. I’m going to sell the D800 and D7000 to fund the purchase of a second D850......

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

On my second. Paired with good glass it is capable of capturing some wonderful images.

Josephakraig

I liked my First Nikon, the D3400 after my Olympus. When I got the D300 I was disappointed but when I upgraded to the D800 I thought there could not be a better camera. When I upgraded to the D810 I thought there would never be a camera to match it. I have upgraded to the D850 and can't believe how good it is, I can't take a bad picture. The dynamic range is just impossible to believe. From brightest sunshine to darkest shadow in the same picture you can get it all. If I don't have a long lens with me I just blow it up and crop it.

There are more features than you can shake a stick at. It makes some fine video but is not the best camera for video but for stills you can't get a better camera for 3 times the price.

I've only had mine a little over a year but can't imagine ever replacing this beautiful camera. I use it with the Nikon grip which gives it 9fps.

I've included a couple pictures taken with my D850. The first just days ago in my driveway of the leaves turning. Notice that the sky is not blown out and you can still see well in the shadows in the trees. Next was at Cumberland Falls Kentucky Note you can see the clouds in the sky and the shadows in the rocks. Next, the Corvette in the front yard. Notice that the clouds and sky are perfect yet you can still see great detail in the shadow portion of the house, you can count every brick. Next is a ceramic cresh. The only light were the tiny LED Christmas tree lights yet it looks like it came from a studio. The low light performance is incredible. Next is Cumberland falls with highlights from the sky. You can see all the detail of the sky and of the falls, there are about 15 stops of dynamic range in each of these pictures and I managed to capture it all without HDR multiple shots, one shot and you got it.

You could use a smaller resolution camera or just dial back the resolution in the D850 if you want smaller files for social media. If you already have Nikon lenses it's a no brainer.

While on a photography trip to Cumberland Falls I fell on some rocks, really messed up my knees. The camera took a very hard fall on the rocks but wasn't hurt, amazing.

There are simply not words that will do this camera justice. It's amazing!

Josephakraig

The 800E is almost an 810. You need the 850.

Josephakraig

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The XQD is very, very fast. At 46MPX you can shoot a lot without the camera going into buffer mode. The SD is a fast slot if you have a fast card but the XQD's are significantly faster. I use the SD for backup.

The viewfinder is larger and brighter, it's a significant improvement over the 810.