I worked years ago for the main city studio here in Kilkenny, Ireland, where Oliver, the best professional of his day in Ireland, could get a clean clear handheld shot at one fifteenth of a sec with a Hasselblad, though of course he took all paid shots on tripod.
VR or IS is not required, definitely not at one five hundredth of a second or more.
My best lenses are primes, I hardly use any zooms since I retired as a photojournalist - though I do treasure the Canon 28/2.8 IS. I also use the tack sharp Canon EF 70-200/4 L IS and the Nikon Nikkor 24-85 VR, the latter not as sharp as the Canon.
If you keep a prime lens up over one two fiftieth, it need not be VR.
Absolutely - It would be foolish to buy the D850 when one has the D800, as I have - especially when there's more danger of moire with the 850!
I'm 77 in Ireland, and for our St. Patrick's Day parade through this little city of Kilkenny, called the Marble City and the Medieval Capital of Ireland, I shall be carrying my faithful old Canon 1Ds Mark 111 with Canon EF 70-200/f4L IS, Canon EF 28/2.8 IS my Nikon D800 in case there's a demand for a large blow up together with a few VR lenses.
jrcarpe wrote:
I used a Canon G11 for a few years until a thief took it from my truck. Did not replace it yet as I don't like cameras without a view finder. Canon G 11 & 12 were great cameras.
Viewfinders tend to be too small in pocket cameras - but to my mind are essential for professional work.
Sorry to hear of your bad experience.
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I don't know what sort of a beat up D800 you'd get for those prices!
But more risk of Moire, that's why the original D800 is best of the lot!
There's more risk of Moire in the D810 and the D850, and also of course in the D800E. Of you're worried about Moire then the original D800 is your best choice.
In Ireland, 850 Euro hardly used , but you'll get ones worked to death for 500.
A Nikon D5500 with a Nikkor P 70-300 VR , end of story.
Pentax Spotmatic that I started out with back in 1975, I still have it but it doesn't meter internally anymore, so I use an external meter handheld. Then I got the Pentax Spotmatic ES2 with the meter still working today - but though it's an all-black beauty my first love is my first spotmatic, naturally. Usually I use a Nikon D800 today, also Bronica SQA and Mamiya 645 1000S.
In digital I've always loved the Canon 7D, though I shoot the Canon IDS Mark 111 still on the job for the L lenses.
The D7200 is the type of camera that does not have to be replaced until it conks out itself. VR lenses nice though I won't buy any more Canon L zooms myself - I did buy a nice little 28/2.8 IS myself - I gave up zooms since I ceased being a PJ.