Canon vs Nikon vs Sony

Paul,

Here's my recommendation having looked at your flickr stream

Body - D750 - The best camera for your needs and it is more than just value for money. This is Nikon's best after a long time that is loved by beginners, enthusiasts, hobbyists and pros and even Canon fans :D.
Lens
  1. General purpose and landscape - Tamron 24-70 2.8. IMO, more useful than Nikon 24-70 as it has VC and can be bought for around £450-£600. This will possibly become your most used lens
  2. Portrait - Depending on what focal length you like
    1. 45 to 50 mm - Nikon 50mm 1.8 G or Tamron 45 F1.8G with VC
    2. 85 mm - Nikon 85 F1.8G or Tamron 85 F1.8 VC
  3. Wide (should you need wider than 24mm) - 18-35 G for landscape
You can get the D750 and the first two lenses between ££1550 - ££2100
 
anibap said:
Paul,

Here's my recommendation having looked at your flickr stream

Body - D750 - The best camera for your needs and it is more than just value for money. This is Nikon's best after a long time that is loved by beginners, enthusiasts, hobbyists and pros and even Canon fans :D.
Lens
  1. General purpose and landscape - Tamron 24-70 2.8. IMO, more useful than Nikon 24-70 as it has VC and can be bought for around £450-£600. This will possibly become your most used lens
  2. Portrait - Depending on what focal length you like
    1. 45 to 50 mm - Nikon 50mm 1.8 G or Tamron 45 F1.8G with VC
    2. 85 mm - Nikon 85 F1.8G or Tamron 85 F1.8 VC
  3. Wide (should you need wider than 24mm) - 18-35 G for landscape
You can get the D750 and the first two lenses between ££1550 - ££2100
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Hi Anirban, thank you so much for taking the time to look in and post that - it's very helpful. I'll be honest and say I thought you were starting off to say, "having looked at your flickr stream... you'd be better off going back to point & shoot" :)

Well, I'm back from playing with a couple of D750s in two different shops. I have to say, Calumet weren't the most friendly or helpful - very stand-offish, but the guys in Jessops (especially the Sony guy, ironically!) could not have been nicer or more helpful. He shoots weddings on a pair of 5D3s but had just switched to an A7ii for personal use, so really a very apposite discussion!

First off, I found the D750 very easy to use and although I'd watched an introductory video about how to set it up (AF modes, BBF, OK 1:1 zoom etc.) I found I was using it pretty naturally within a minute or so. A minute or so later I worked out how to switch the lens onto autofocus as well, which helped a bit more :)

The autofocus blew me away. I know Pentax isn't good at AF but it's highlighted how crippled my shooting has been until now. Trying to shoot kids at parties or outdoors with an AF system which can take half a second to lock always felt "wrong" but now I've seen what a real AF system is like - WOW! Properly instant and the object tracking gimmick is quite cool as well.

In terms of lenses - I'd forgotten how big FF lenses are! I had the 24-70 f/2.8 Nikon on each of the cameras and it's a proper beast. I'm torn between going prime versus going for a walkaround plus 85mm. However, if I were to go for a couple of primes at the wider end I may as well get the Sigma 24-35 Art which looks to be as good as primes throughout that range for only 50% more than a single prime! So that's sort of talking me out of primes...

I do have that Sigma 28-70 f/2.8 which I know isn't a great lens but stopped down to f/8 should be fine for landscapes, at least initially. My DX lenses only go to 17mm at the wide end so 28mm is not much different from that in terms of equivalent f/l. So I might just be in the hunt for a body plus an 85mm, at least initially... So either the Sigma or the Nikon f/1.8??
 
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