Inglese

Suggest he goes for ultimate quality and move to 8x10 size film cameras. This will soon use that money burning a hole!

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

What about a Dx camera hinders your ability in landscape photography? I have a D7100 and am curious as to what advantages the D810 might have with respect to landscapes? Thanks for any input you might provide!

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Crop factor camera vs full frame. Impacts field of view.
More MP on 810.
Probably more dynamic range and low light capability on 810 vs crop camera.
All that said you can likely take good landscapes with either. Especially if you shoot with a pano and multi row and merge the files to in software.

Best,
Todd Ferguson

Acountry330 Loc: Dothan,Ala USA

If you have to ask if it is time for an upgrade then I don't think you need on.Now with that burning in your pocket, go for it. Put out that fire. Happy shooting.

RickL Loc: Vail, Az

Amen

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Is that why I get the feeling that few read my posts.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

You can turn off the SHARING in Windows 10 and not uses the fee based add-ons. I have my Win 10 set up so that if you didn't know, you'd think it were Win 7 (just more stable even yet).

jmvaugh Loc: Albuquerque

Fabulous checklist and still laughing!
I'm just another novice stupid gear slut!

Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

Well I have broken a camera while photographing a Light House! Slippery rocks! So instead of just replacing the camera! I certainly don't break it so I have an excuse to get a new camera! And I have, at least in my interests, out grown ny camera! Oh I still could take nice photos, but not the ones I want to take! And yes you do not need to upgrade because you really like your crappy camera, if you like it that much it isn't crappy!

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

Upgrade at any and all costs, even if you have to take a 2nd mortgage out on your home, or cash in your 401K. :)

Don't you just LUST after all those new feature on that new D850?... Don't you want to have bragging rights carrying that 600mm f2.8 lens around ?- You can even save on a gym membership as you can integrate your workout with your photo shooting :)))))

The best cure for a GAS attack is to BUY, BUY, BUY!

(( Of course, this is one extreme end of the advice spectrum :))))) ))

Regards, The Devil on the left side of your shoulder

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Full disclosure: I borrowed the term from www.gearslutz.com, a pro audio dealer.

htbrown Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

You're looking at it backward.

1) If your camera is crappy, get a new one.

2) If your camera takes decent pictures, it's not crappy.

3) If there's a feature of new cameras that yours doesn't have, do you need it? Recording a bazillion frames per second isn't useful if you take pictures of flowers, although it might let you take pictures of flowers thrashing in a gale.

4) If there's a feature of new cameras that you'd like to have, can you work around it? If the answer is yes, it's an opportunity to learn and grow as a photographer.

For example, my nine-year old camera won't shoot above ISO 1600, and I really shouldn't go above 400. This causes problems for low-light photos using a hand-held camera. While I would really like a newer camera that can shoot flawless portraits of black cats on moonless nights at 1/1000 of a second, my budget isn't there (yet). Instead, I need to work around the limitations of my equipment. I need to be more creative.

One of the wonderful things about art, in every form it takes, is learning to express yourself within the constraints imposed by your chosen media. You need to have enough camera for your needs. Most new features on cameras are bells and whistles. Personally, I don't care if my camera shoots video or not. Video isn't my medium. I could care less about wi-fi in my camera. GPS is kinda cool, but a notebook in my pocket records my location and in better detail.

What is critical for you and your photographic goals? Can your camera do it? If your camera can, then you don't -need- to upgrade. You can upgrade if you want, but it's a choice at that point.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

Besides the questions: What would the new camera do that your current camera can't do? And if so, why would you want new camera?
There are those that spend a lot of money so when they go out making images people will ask: "Are you a pro? That's a great camera you have"
Me, I put black tape on my camera bodies to avoid those situations.

mankque

From a previous thread. Good decision flowchart

PatM Loc: Rocky Mount Mo.

Also your older equipment would probably be a great gift to someone. A new wonderful experience to someone who would not be able to get into photography otherwise.