Nikon D850

Well the press release was leaked yesterday and looks like it will be official tomorrow, with availability as early as 10th September in places - That would be great for me as I wanted it for some trips in October.

https://nikonrumors.com/2017/08/22/nikon-d850-press-release-leaked.aspx/

also if the Angry Photographer is correct it has BSI and Microlens technology, which would mean that there may not be a drop in Dynamic Range from the D810 that people expected and could actually improve on the D810s dynamic range.
 
a1ex2001 said:
They will 'wake up' when it hits the sales figures which so far hasn't happened to a significant enough extent, I've always thought the real truth is that under real world shooting conditions in the hands of a decent tog any of the current crop of cameras will producing mind blowing results and while you may get a small improvement by moving system outside the test lab it just isn't worth it for most togs. (note I said most, before people wade in saying how they sold Canon to go Nikon!)
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The fact is Canon it outselling everyone,even if reviews show other companies might be making better products. Its a shame but they have a huge mindshare ATM,and even in many shops I see hardly any Nikon reps anymore too.

Having said that,all of these higher end cameras are still solid photographic tools,so its also kind of relative. Even if I had a 6D MK1 instead of a D600,I still think I would probably enjoy using it.
 
Hopefully this will be available to pre-order today. The spec is what I wanted, even down to the video and it looks like Nikon have thrown everything at this one.

The price is pretty good to considering what Canon charged for their recent and pretty poor update of the 5D and it looks like the wait will be worth it :)
 
I like a D850 but what do I gain that I need from it?

Having use the 5DIV the past 6 months in various situations and weddings, it hasn't let me down.

Do I need 45mp? no…even Ross Harvey posted today's blog he will shoot in M-RAW (something that is new to Nikon apparently!) at 25mp.
Do I need 4k video? No.

I would however like:-

Tilt screen
True silent shooting
Faster card slots

Switching to Nikon I will lose

Built in wireless flash system,
Dual Pixel AF
The 85/1.2 and the awesome 35L mk2
GPS in photo (it's kinda nice!)
Good wifi control via app

It is better in the 5DIV in many ways such as FPS, pixel size, silent shooting, tilt screen, better card reader (albeit the 5DIV is faster than I thought, it is certainly faster than the MkIII), but deep down, I don't think the gap is that big?

It would be much cheaper to get a Sony A7Rii for landscape and use Canon glass than to switch entire system.
 
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ramdrive said:
I Don't think so!

D750, Faulty shutters...
D600, Oil on sensor...
D810, Bright spots on sensor during long exposures...
D850, "Place Holder"

Think I will stick with my 5DIV!
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I actually own a D600,and the only time recently after years of owning it where I noticed the issue,was stopping down at close to F20. Having said that maybe its time I actually cleaned the sensor anyway!! :p
 
Steve M said:
mkiv was very underwhelming, especially considering the price. D850 looks like it will be spot on.
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I judge a camera on it's image quality, Sony sensors just do not have the exceptional rendering of the Canon sensors, just better colour science and overall image quality!

Nobody needs 45MP and BSI is old Sony tech, as you will see from the new A7III when it is released. Sony always keep Nikon one gen behind it's own products.

"I AM NIKON: I AM OLD TECH"
 
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ramdrive said:
I judge a camera on it's image quality, Sony sensors just do not have the exceptional rendering of the Canon sensors, just better colour science and overall image quality!

Nobody needs 45MP and BSI is old Sony tech, as you will see from the new A7III when it is released. Sony always keep Nikon one gen behind it's own products.

"I AM NIKON: I AM OLD TECH"
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Just LOL:rolleyes:
 
ramdrive said:
I judge a camera on it's image quality, Sony sensors just do not have the exceptional rendering of the Canon sensors, just better colour science and overall image quality!

Nobody needs 45MP and BSI is old Sony tech, as you will see from the new A7III when it is released. Sony always keep Nikon one gen behind it's own products.

"I AM NIKON: I AM OLD TECH"
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haha
 
ramdrive said:
I judge a camera on it's image quality, Sony sensors just do not have the exceptional rendering of the Canon sensors, just better colour science and overall image quality!

Nobody needs 45MP and BSI is old Sony tech, as you will see from the new A7III when it is released. Sony always keep Nikon one gen behind it's own products.

"I AM NIKON: I AM OLD TECH"
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Well that's me convinced....:D
 
ramdrive said:
I Don't think so!

D750, Faulty shutters...
D600, Oil on sensor...
D810, Bright spots on sensor during long exposures...
D850, "Place Holder"

Think I will stick with my 5DIV!
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Grossly exaggerated issues that were vanishingly rare in practice, not a good reason to stick with inferior technology!
 
ramdrive said:
I judge a camera on it's image quality, Sony sensors just do not have the exceptional rendering of the Canon sensors, just better colour science and overall image quality!

Nobody needs 45MP and BSI is old Sony tech, as you will see from the new A7III when it is released. Sony always keep Nikon one gen behind it's own products.

"I AM NIKON: I AM OLD TECH"
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You are joking... right?
 
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