Itchen to purchase a New Nikon
Dec 22, 2021 10:47:25 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
First, there won't be any new DSLRs.
Second, how can you exhaust the usefulness of Nikon's last and best DX-sized DSLR? The shutter is rated to a minimum 200,000. The body is built for a life-time, as the last DSLR you'd need.
You might want to rethink this bought of GAS.
Second, how can you exhaust the usefulness of Nikon's last and best DX-sized DSLR? The shutter is rated to a minimum 200,000. The body is built for a life-time, as the last DSLR you'd need.
You might want to rethink this bought of GAS.
Dec 22, 2021 11:31:34 #
keywest305 wrote:
Good question. I buy and try them all. My wife ask the same question. Why did you need all these lens? Only 21 ...probably sell some soon.
Hee hee, I own more than 35 lenses but I only really use about 8 of them for my DSLRs and SLRs. That total does not include my 4x5" camera lenses.
Dec 22, 2021 12:17:58 #
avemal wrote:
Been using my D500 since the day it came out ( 5 years ?)
Been looking for a new DSLR but this seems to do all what I want do with a new Nikon. Can!t move on with another.
Been looking for a new DSLR but this seems to do all what I want do with a new Nikon. Can!t move on with another.
If your current camera “seems to do all what I want it to do” then it does not need to be replaced, but there is nothing that says you can’t have two cameras.
Dec 22, 2021 12:59:35 #
rmalarz wrote:
Probably for the same reason I have a 35mm and 4x5. Two different formats with different results.
--Bob
--Bob
Dec 22, 2021 13:41:40 #
Most seem to say stick with the 500, it's got everything the 850 has. I say maybe not. I went from a D300 to a D810, thinking it would be my last camera. Then I encountered the D850 with it's focus shift feature. Now, this isn't for everyone, I'm sure, but I've been into very closeup shooting since my F, 85mm 1.8, and K tubes. I'd tried focus stack shooting more manually, and hats off to those with the discipline to pull that off, but it ain't me, babe. So I went for the 850 and haven't regretted it for an instant, and I use the focus shift feature weekly, sometimes many times a day, shooting at f/8 or f/11 instead of f/32.
So I say, if another camera has some feature you might use to improve your photography, go for it. Just don't go for something you know not what in a new camera, and probably don't go for the megapixels.
So I say, if another camera has some feature you might use to improve your photography, go for it. Just don't go for something you know not what in a new camera, and probably don't go for the megapixels.
Dec 22, 2021 14:09:40 #
Dec 22, 2021 15:25:44 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
photoman43 wrote:
I own and use both the D500 and D850.
I think that most of us who have both cameras have been pretty honest in acknowledging that the D850 has some newer and different features. Automatic image capture for focus stacking is one, and automatic capture and reversal of negatives is the other big one. I use both of them, but don't consider either a reason to sell my D500.
Dec 22, 2021 15:37:25 #
Dec 22, 2021 15:49:47 #
Dec 22, 2021 15:55:54 #
Good answer. Often, money is better spent on better glass. Also, I have a D500, a D850, and a D6. My D6 is better in low light than either of my other cameras, and has a faster shutter speed. But my D850 is still my favorite of the three. Incredible images.
Dec 22, 2021 16:25:11 #
DaveyDitzer wrote:
Why have both the D500 and the D850?
Why not? I have 2 D500's, a D5, and a D850. I shoot U of M Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Baseball. So I also bought the Sony A1. I always have 3 bodies with different lenses so I don't have to change lenses, it makes for a higher keeper rate when you have 3 bodies all tuned in to shoot at different Compositions and having different focal lengths. I always take extra Batteries and I like to take 2 Bodies when I'm doing Nature and Wildlife shooting. It simplifies things when you don't have to worry about the right lens for different shots. When I go out to do Wildlife, I usually put my Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro or my 70-200 VR2 on my D500 and I put my 600mm f/4 with a 1.7111 teleconverter on my D850. And if I take my SonyA1 out instead of one of the other Bodies, I put my 200-600mm with the 1.4 teleconverter on it. As you can see, I take my Photography very seriously, but I make enough cash to help pay for my gear.
Dec 22, 2021 16:43:18 #
billnikon wrote:
I still shoot with my D500 and 200-500 56 lens. Why use anything else. Just yesterday I took out my rig and shot the following image of a Cormorant carrying nesting material. ISO 400, 1/2000 sec. f6.3 at 380 mm.
I also shoot with a mirrorless Sony, but as far as sharpness goes, there is no difference between a mirrorless and DSLR camera's.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
I also shoot with a mirrorless Sony, but as far as sharpness goes, there is no difference between a mirrorless and DSLR camera's.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
Nice shot Bill. Since I do both Wildlife and Nature plus I shoot for The University of Michigan Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Baseball, I take my D5, D500 or D850 all with different lenses, due to the fact that I don't have time fiddling with changing glass. But, now that I have bought the Sony A1, I take only the 3 that I know I will use. The Sony has seen a lot of games so far and a few Wildlife days, so I have all of my Cameras with the lenses on stored in my Ruggard DeHumidifier Cabinets. The only time that I change lenses is if I plan on getting out on the trails and doing some Macro, then I put my Nikon 105mm f/2.8 on my D850 due to the fact that it can Focus Stack and even Focus Shift, whichever you want to say. By keeping the lenses attached, there is really no need to worry about dust. I do, at times, push the lens release buttons and just turn them a little without taking them off just because I tend to get a little OCD with my Cameras.
Dec 22, 2021 17:11:52 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Nickaroo wrote:
Nice shot Bill. Since I do both Wildlife and Natur... (show quote)
Yeah, I get yea. I usually just have the Sony 200-600 mm lens on my Sony a9. NO spots yet. Keeping my fingers crossed.
The only other lens I have for the a9 is the Sony 600 mm f4. Very light weight at only 6.7 lb / 3.04 kg. and center weighted so it is a pleasure to hand hold.
Dec 22, 2021 17:36:37 #
rmalarz wrote:
avemal, I've been using my Nikon F since Christmas... (show quote)
And improving one's own skill.
Dec 22, 2021 17:38:05 #
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