D810 - advice pls

Teabag_Terry2

Teabag_Terry2

Teabag_Terry2

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Hi guys,

I am currently using a D3300, with 18-55 vr lens, a f1.8 35mm prime and 70-300 tamron vr. NEVER used the kit lens.

A couple of things. I use the prime lens 99% of the time, and am getting tired of going through menus to adjust settings. Plus I always wondered about taking the plunge into full frame.

I'm looking at getting just a D810 with a 50mm FX prime lens only. After trading in my gear it be £2000 on top.

Any thoughts on this? Is full frame really worth the extra weight and cash or should I stick with what I've got? Mostly I short portraits, days out and the odd bit of architechture.
 
Not sure about full frame. I bought my first DSLR in 2007, a canon, and it just seems like about time I got a proper one instead of a cropped sensor. I may be printing out some large prints to hang around my house, and for friends too, but if this justifies the big outlay I'm not sure. Might just stick with my D3300 until I break it or until it just annoys me too much to use.

Too much of a jump? In my mind if I am changing body I want the biggest jump possible - don't want to go to all the hassle and expense and end up with something thats 95% the same as what I had before.
 
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I've got all the lenses I need for now. Ideally I would like a super wide and/or fisheye just for fun but that's not necessary. I am willing to ditch all my gear including lenses if the the 810 and FF cameras are that much better, although I suspect IQ may not be hugely improved over the D3300, which is so highly rated even though it's an entry level model.

If I dropped £2000 and didn't get a real boost in performance and/or ease of use, then I would be a very unhappy camper. And I suspect that may actually be the case.

It seems like the D3300 is so powerful even a switch to FF might not give you the huge boost in IQ you were expecting. Better low light performance, better ISO noise, better AF and better battery life yes, but these are not issues for me right now. Everything seems fine, but I am just wondering what if.......?

Maybe it's just the upgrade bug, and I should flick it away and spend my hard earned on something more useful. Like a new Yamaha MT-10! =)
 
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So as someone who uses photography as a hobby, and does it just for fun - there's not much point in an 810 over a 610? I will be making some large prints of local places for my house, but thats it.

610 is full frame, feels great in my hands and seems to tick all the boxes. Any reason why anyone would wanna spend the extra grand on the 810? I could do a lot with a grand Sterling!

All opinions appreciated!
 
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