Crazy to sell my Nikon?

jj_glos said:
You always have people who get emotionally involved with their gear, any type of gear. Whether it's just that they passionately believe in it, need to justify their investment in it, or its what they have so it must be the best etc. Internet forums make it easy, still not as much fun as all out brawls in the playground to prove the speccy 48 was better than the commodore 64, but I digress :D
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Commodore 64... Double Dragon... Winner!! My mate had a Speccy though and I remember the intense button bashing on the Olympic games lol!

Sorry off topic!

In a perfect world I think I would like to have both an XT2 and my D750, but for a number of reasons the D750 is my current weapon of choice. In the future... who knows!
 
JJ! said:
Commodore 64... Double Dragon... Winner!! My mate had a Speccy though and I remember the intense button bashing on the Olympic games lol!

Sorry off topic!

In a perfect world I think I would like to have both an XT2 and my D750, but for a number of reasons the D750 is my current weapon of choice. In the future... who knows!
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It's difficult to let go of the D750, it has everything... and taking any kind of side-step, makes me concerned about the ability to capture moments as I can with the D750..
 
I love C-AF with back button focusing, and feel the camera and I are more ready to capture the 'decisive moment' this way. Particular as I often shoot wide open, I need to keep the focal plane in line with the subject who can sway in and out, requiring reacquisition of focus.

Makes it really easy to keep focus on people moving around as well, walking towards you etc..

From my experience C-AF with Mirrorless cameras has not been as good - and I feel like I would be missing that seemingly great advantage of DSLRs
 
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dancook said:
I love C-AF with back button focusing, and feel the camera and I are more ready to capture the 'decisive moment' this way. Particular as I often shoot wide open, I need to keep the focal plane in line with the subject who can sway in and out, requiring reacquisition of focus.

Makes it really easy to keep focus on people moving around as well, walking towards you etc..

From my experience C-AF with Mirrorless cameras has not been as good - and I feel like I would be missing that seemingly great advantage of DSLRs
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Not the right thread, but I am new to back button focussing. Is there an idiots guide to how to use it?!
 
JJ! said:
Not the right thread, but I am new to back button focussing. Is there an idiots guide to how to use it?!
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The idea is to put the camera in continuous-AF, configure the back AF button to AF and the shutter to AEL+shutter only I guess - not got the camera here.

If the target is stationary, you use the back button AF to acquire focus and let go and the shutter button will not re-acquire focus. (and recompose if required as Toby says)
The the target is moving, you can hold the back button AF whilst clicking the shutter when you want to take a photo.

I use it with single point-AF and use the joypad to move the point as desired.

- NOTE -

You cannot use an AF assist light with C-AF enabled :D
 
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JJ! said:
Not the right thread, but I am new to back button focussing. Is there an idiots guide to how to use it?!
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Set the AEL button to AFON, and set AF to AF-C. Whilst holding the AEL button it will continue to AF (as you'd expect in AF-C) but you can focus, release the AEL button, recompose and then still use the normal shutter button without it refocussing. In essence BBF gives you the ability to swap between AF-C and AF-S without having to change the focus mode, if that makes sense.

Edit: Dammit, Dan beat me to it :lol:
 
Having moved from a Nikon DSLR to the Sony mirrorless system, for me it was the right move..... I am making another move from Sony to Fuji mirrorless.
I guess everybody's needs differ so best advice would be to test out whichever system your considering first before selling off all your Nikon gear otherwise it could prove a costly exercise.
I have no regrets giving up on DSLR technology as I believe mirrorless is the future. :)
 
Not crazy at all. I went from Nikon DX to FX D800 plus the Holly trinity of lenses as well as their first F1.4 lenses to Fuji. Started with the XT1 and now XT2. I m loving it
 
badboy1984 said:
Talking about having both, I'm tempting to sell the D700 and 28-70 f2.8 for the Fuji. Keep the D3, 50mm f1.8G, 85mm f1.4D and 70-200 f2.8 VR1 for other things I do. Talking about that, D700 and 28-70 f2.8 won't get me the budget for the XT2 ....... May end up with X pro 1 and a prime......
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Sell the D3 instead?

I had an XPro - liked it a lot but the AF was not the best. Same was with the X100 but I now have the T and that is much better. If I was to properly go to Fuji it would have to be the XT2 or nothing as thats the closest to a dslr in speed.
 
Rizvan said:
I guess everybody's needs differ so best advice would be to test out whichever system your considering first before selling off all your Nikon gear otherwise it could prove a costly exercise.
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This!
 
dancook said:
It's difficult to let go of the D750, it has everything... and taking any kind of side-step, makes me concerned about the ability to capture moments as I can with the D750..
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Thats my dilemma, the D750 is just so good to use. Battery lasts ages, quick, responsive, great high ISO performance, after moaning about the size compared to the D700 its actually nice to be a bit lighter and have even used the flip out lcd a few times too!
 
cambsno said:
Thats my dilemma, the D750 is just so good to use. Battery lasts ages, quick, responsive, great high ISO performance, after moaning about the size compared to the D700 its actually nice to be a bit lighter and have even used the flip out lcd a few times too!
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My D750 just sits there at home waiting for the next wedding, I don't really need two systems but at the same time it's very, very difficult to let go of it, particularly in the current market where mistakes can be quite costly (D750s are back to what they cost 2 years ago now!) The silver lining being it's probably worth the same now second-hand as what I paid for it new a year ago.

It's an amazing camera but I'm not a fan of using it for 'day to day' stuff, particularly out with the kid where the tilting LCD and much smaller form factor of a mirrorless camera are so useful. I've said it a few times but I think in general there is a still a line between DSLRs and mirrorless where the "ultimate" camera doesn't quite yet exist, merge the two somehow and we're pretty much there. I love EVFs, I love full AF through the LCD and I love the inherent accuracy of mirrorless, but I also love that DSLRs (D750 in particular) just work brilliantly and don't stop. The X-T1 was pretty close to bridging that gap for many subjects, so I'm hoping the X-T2 takes another step closer.
 
Not crazy - if the OP is still reading this thread.

Just before the X-T2 came out I went from:
D3s, D800, 24-70 (non VR), 70-200 VR1, 20mm 2.8, 50mm 1.8, 85mm 1.4, 70-300mm VR, 28-105mm, SB600, SB800, SB900

and have replaced it with:
X-T2, 16-55/2.8, 50-140/2.8, 14/2.8, 27/2.8, 35/2, 56/1.2, 1.4x teleconverter

It all started when I bought my wife a used X-T10 and was surprised at the portability and the quality of the images. If you ignore the 27/2.8, which I bought for the X-T10, then I managed the complete swap without having to part with too much money.

Things I like:
The size - I've taken the gear more places and taken more photos;
The SOOC jpegs are great;
The lenses are great, the 16-55 does not make me miss the 24-70 and the 50-140 is definitely a better lens than the 70-200, the sharpness of all the lenses is surprising, the 35/2 is a really nice prime and I was shocked at the 56/1.2 when I used it as I was so used to the 85/1.4 - all the glass has exceeded my expectations.
All the mechanical controls and dials.
The EVF is great (never though I would say that).

Things I miss:
Not enough to want to go back - but the FF sensor of the D3 line was special - it's just physics that you are never going to match the FF noise levels with a crop sensor - but X-T2 is more than good enough.
Nikon focus - it just always worked - but again the X-T2 is not bad, and manual focusing is loads easier with the EVF on the X-T2.

I don't shoot any paid jobs all that often anymore, but if I was still shooting weddings regularly then I would have definitely moved to Fuji, mainly for the discreteness and reduction in weight - it was that realisation that was the final decider for me regards switching.

Hope that helps,
Matt
 
thanks for the advice man. I came to a conclusion that I'm definitely keep the D3, 50mm, 85mm and 70-200 f2.8. I've not been using the 28-70 f2.8 much so that can go after is repair and the D700 is mainly backup to the D3.

I already got a quote from MPB on my Lumix GF3, 14-42mm and 14mm f2.5 lens. They gave me £160. Not too sure how much my D700 and Nikon 28-70 f2.8 will worth. Not in a mad rush atm.

Hopefully I can get a realistic budget to see which Fuji to get. It seems like either XT-10 or XT-1 with standard lens i.e 18-55 and the 35mm f1.4 is more option.
 
Hoe often do you print A2 or larger?

You need to go to a shop with a memory card and try some camera and lens combinations.
Or meet with a Fiji user or more.
 
I just don't get all this lust for the latest kit. It's all complete b.s. To be honest. A cheap modern day dslr (such as a d3300)
Is more than enough for 99% of anything, including weddings. Why pay stupid money for fuji's smaller sensor, which gives poorer quality images, is slower to use and has fewer lenses to choose from.
We need to wake up and realise that we are being suckered into parting with our hard earned cash , by manufacturers that rely on people's insecurities about their kit. When I did weddings, I'd often bump into photographers who'd simply have to have the latest top of the range body, as if it was some kind trophy ! Complete madness !!!! They would convince anyone who could be bothered to listen that their new kit produced a flys testicle less grain at some irrelavently stupid iso. Bonkers!!!
In all honesty, unless your getting paid ridiculous money to shoot pro sport, just about any modern camera will do most jobs perfectly.
Cameras don't see the picture, The USER does.
 
paul.w said:
I just don't get all this lust for the latest kit. It's all complete b.s. To be honest. A cheap modern day dslr (such as a d3300)
Is more than enough for 99% of anything, including weddings. Why pay stupid money for fuji's smaller sensor, which gives poorer quality images, is slower to use and has fewer lenses to choose from.
We need to wake up and realise that we are being suckered into parting with our hard earned cash , by manufacturers that rely on people's insecurities about their kit. When I did weddings, I'd often bump into photographers who'd simply have to have the latest top of the range body, as if it was some kind trophy ! Complete madness !!!! They would convince anyone who could be bothered to listen that their new kit produced a flys testicle less grain at some irrelavently stupid iso. Bonkers!!!
In all honesty, unless your getting paid ridiculous money to shoot pro sport, just about any modern camera will do most jobs perfectly.
Cameras don't see the picture, The USER does.
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There is a lot of sense in your argument Paul, although I am a great believer in personal choice according to one's budge or financial resources, so I would never criticise others for lusting after up to date equipment.
I have never disposed of any of my digital cameras, all of which still get used for differing purposes, and have been taking photographs for nearly sixty years, but my go to kit is a D3200 and Sigma 17-70 zoom used mostly in manual mode, and that cost a heck of a lot less than the last lens I bought.
 
I agree Paul that the photographer is more important that the equipment, but as Mike said there can be many other considerations when considering what to use.

When I started with digital photography I bought a D80, and when I started increase my paid work the D3 was the next logical step. I had the D3 partially die on me during a wedding, so had to use the D80 for the last few hours of the day, and that made me buy a D3s so I had the same camera class as backup. Back then the jump from the older DX sensors (D80) and the first Nikon FF cameras (D3) was big. FF was the only way. When I started slowing up with paid work I figured that the D3 & D3s was a bit overkill, so swapped the D3 for a D800.

However over the past few years I have mostly been just shooting with the D800 and the 20/2.8 mainly for size reasons. With the birth of my daughter this year I realised I was never going to haul around a large bag of cameras and lenses so it seemed a waste leave everything at home.

The assumptions of slower focusing, poor image quality and few lenses proved to be completely wrong when I had the chance to use a X-T2 alongside my D3s and D800 with all the lenses I had. Fuji sensors are the same size as Nikon DX cameras - no one is complaining about the size of the D500 sensor... I've lost nothing in the switch and the image quality is practically the same between my X-T2 and the D3s/D800 it replaces. Yes the D800 has more MP, but the Fuji glass out resolves and is sharper than my old Nikon lenses - so the results are within spitting distance.

As for print size, I had images from my 12MP D3 blown up to wall size, so I'm confident that the 24MP X-T2 will cope ;-)

Badboy - as Alf said - go and try some cameras or find a Fuji user and see what you think.
 
paul.w said:
I just don't get all this lust for the latest kit. It's all complete b.s. To be honest. A cheap modern day dslr (such as a d3300)
Is more than enough for 99% of anything, including weddings. Why pay stupid money for fuji's smaller sensor, which gives poorer quality images, is slower to use and has fewer lenses to choose from.
We need to wake up and realise that we are being suckered into parting with our hard earned cash , by manufacturers that rely on people's insecurities about their kit. When I did weddings, I'd often bump into photographers who'd simply have to have the latest top of the range body, as if it was some kind trophy ! Complete madness !!!! They would convince anyone who could be bothered to listen that their new kit produced a flys testicle less grain at some irrelavently stupid iso. Bonkers!!!
In all honesty, unless your getting paid ridiculous money to shoot pro sport, just about any modern camera will do most jobs perfectly.
Cameras don't see the picture, The USER does.
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I take it you haven't tried an X-T2 then? Sensor is the same size as the D3300, but the overall camera is completely different. Manual controls, weather sealing, dual card slots, smaller with exceptional quality lenses.

I swapped a full frame Canon EOS 6D for a couple of Fujis when my kids came along and haven't looked back. Superb system.
 
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paul.w said:
I just don't get all this lust for the latest kit. It's all complete b.s. To be honest. A cheap modern day dslr (such as a d3300)
Is more than enough for 99% of anything, including weddings. Why pay stupid money for fuji's smaller sensor, which gives poorer quality images, is slower to use and has fewer lenses to choose from.
We need to wake up and realise that we are being suckered into parting with our hard earned cash , by manufacturers that rely on people's insecurities about their kit. When I did weddings, I'd often bump into photographers who'd simply have to have the latest top of the range body, as if it was some kind trophy ! Complete madness !!!! They would convince anyone who could be bothered to listen that their new kit produced a flys testicle less grain at some irrelavently stupid iso. Bonkers!!!
In all honesty, unless your getting paid ridiculous money to shoot pro sport, just about any modern camera will do most jobs perfectly.
Cameras don't see the picture, The USER does.
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I agree with the sentiment, however I'm sure those that shoot weddings for example day to day will get a much better hit rate, much more responsive AF, lower noise etc etc using something like a D4s or even D750 compared to a D3300. So yes whilst you can shoot with a D3300 and get decent images it can't compete with the higher end stuff in many situations so the need or want for better kit is there and justified imo and not complete b.s. Now the need to have the latest and greatest every time a new model comes out is a different story ;)
 
D3300 is no competition for the D750 for such work at weddings IMO. The low light and high ISO capabilities are just a killer!

That's also where the Fuji falls behind, but they are catching fast! I expect the next one to be even closer.

Saying that - some people prefer a larger camera such as the D750, some prefer a much smaller camera like the Fuji.

There is a market for both, make your choice and enjoy.
 
paul.w said:
I just don't get all this lust for the latest kit. It's all complete b.s. To be honest. A cheap modern day dslr (such as a d3300)
Is more than enough for 99% of anything, including weddings. Why pay stupid money for fuji's smaller sensor, which gives poorer quality images, is slower to use and has fewer lenses to choose from.
We need to wake up and realise that we are being suckered into parting with our hard earned cash , by manufacturers that rely on people's insecurities about their kit. When I did weddings, I'd often bump into photographers who'd simply have to have the latest top of the range body, as if it was some kind trophy ! Complete madness !!!! They would convince anyone who could be bothered to listen that their new kit produced a flys testicle less grain at some irrelavently stupid iso. Bonkers!!!
In all honesty, unless your getting paid ridiculous money to shoot pro sport, just about any modern camera will do most jobs perfectly.
Cameras don't see the picture, The USER does.
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Sorry, but disagree with much of this. D3300 uses a dx sensor, same as an xt2 - so it will not be poorer quality. OK, a D750 or 810 being FF will be slightly better IQ wise and the ISP performance is much better too than a D3300 meaning better images. Fuji glass is very good and iirc lenses like the 16-55 and 50-140 cheaper than the nikon equiv.

The better cameras have weather sealing, more external controls, dual card slots too.
 
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JJ! said:
D3300 is no competition for the D750 for such work at weddings IMO. The low light and high ISO capabilities are just a killer!

That's also where the Fuji falls behind, but they are catching fast! I expect the next one to be even closer.

Saying that - some people prefer a larger camera such as the D750, some prefer a much smaller camera like the Fuji.

There is a market for both, make your choice and enjoy.
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Yeah I think DSLRs are comfier and better balanced with larger lenses, but mirrorless are great with small primes.
 
Scotty Pro said:
Love him or hate him, Kai puts the point across rather well. And I suppose this also relates to Nikons latest.
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I was a bit surprised that he said that the Canon has more DR than the Sony as Canon hasn't been at the cutting edge with DR so I Googled the usual technical review site and found that most disagree. I assume Kai has his DSLR's are just better specs on.
 
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woof woof said:
I was a bit surprised that he said that the Canon has more DR than the Sony as Canon hasn't been at the cutting edge with DR so I Googled the usual technical review site and found that most disagree. I assume Kai has his DSLR's are just better specs on.
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I haven't seen the video but yes, looking at the usual sites the Sony has the better DR at base and throughout the entire ISO range.
 
mjroe said:
Not crazy - if the OP is still reading this thread.

Just before the X-T2 came out I went from:
D3s, D800, 24-70 (non VR), 70-200 VR1, 20mm 2.8, 50mm 1.8, 85mm 1.4, 70-300mm VR, 28-105mm, SB600, SB800, SB900

and have replaced it with:
X-T2, 16-55/2.8, 50-140/2.8, 14/2.8, 27/2.8, 35/2, 56/1.2, 1.4x teleconverter

It all started when I bought my wife a used X-T10 and was surprised at the portability and the quality of the images. If you ignore the 27/2.8, which I bought for the X-T10, then I managed the complete swap without having to part with too much money.

Things I like:
The size - I've taken the gear more places and taken more photos;
The SOOC jpegs are great;
The lenses are great, the 16-55 does not make me miss the 24-70 and the 50-140 is definitely a better lens than the 70-200, the sharpness of all the lenses is surprising, the 35/2 is a really nice prime and I was shocked at the 56/1.2 when I used it as I was so used to the 85/1.4 - all the glass has exceeded my expectations.
All the mechanical controls and dials.
The EVF is great (never though I would say that).

Things I miss:
Not enough to want to go back - but the FF sensor of the D3 line was special - it's just physics that you are never going to match the FF noise levels with a crop sensor - but X-T2 is more than good enough.
Nikon focus - it just always worked - but again the X-T2 is not bad, and manual focusing is loads easier with the EVF on the X-T2.

I don't shoot any paid jobs all that often anymore, but if I was still shooting weddings regularly then I would have definitely moved to Fuji, mainly for the discreteness and reduction in weight - it was that realisation that was the final decider for me regards switching.

Hope that helps,
Matt
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Great constructive post Matt, and very useful for someone like me who is a D800 owner (with 14-24/16-35/24-70/70-200... and a bad back) who recently acquired an X-T10 with 18-55mm and I realised that all my recent 'decent' images are from the X-T10, simply because it was the camera I had with me at the time. Seriously considering trading up to the X-T2 and flogging the Nikon gear to get some decent fuji lenses - and giving my poor back a break!
 
BTW have you considered a large format film (10X8 inch) camera as an alternative as you may wish to go full frame
 
snerkler said:
Yeah I think DSLRs are comfier and better balanced with larger lenses, but mirrorless are great with small primes.
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I find that the 100-400 (on a converter as well as naked) balances very well on any of the Fujis it's mounted on (without grips). It sits balanced on its tripod foot at either end of its reach.
 
Nod said:
I find that the 100-400 (on a converter as well as naked) balances very well on any of the Fujis it's mounted on (without grips). It sits balanced on its tripod foot at either end of its reach.
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Exactly why we need to try out each for ourselves as there's no one setup that's right for everyone (y)
 
I wrote this a fortnight ago after shooting my first wedding primarily with the Fuji X-system. I've copied and pasted it here in the hope it helps:-

I just got home from today's wedding and I thought I'd write some thoughts. Especially as someone previously mentioned they didn't think Fuji was good enough for pro-work.

Today I went into the wedding with an X-pro 2, an X-T2 and a Nikon D750.

D750 with 35 F1.4
X-pro 2 with 35 F2 (50mm equivalent)
X-T2 with 56 F1.2 (85mm equivalent).

I also used the 90 F2, 23 F1.4 and 50-140 2.8

Out of interest I've had the D750 for a couple of years, I've had the X-Pro 2 about 7 months and I've had the X-T2 a week.

I thought I'd mainly use the 750 and X-T2. How wrong I was. Within minutes I was mainly using the two fujis. Here's some initial (random) thoughts....

1) Images are sharp, even wide open.
2) I mixed between single and continuos focus using the shutter button to focus and fire (I'd always used back-button focus with Nikon). Hit rate of in-focus images was very high!
3) As the bride and groom walked down the aisle after the service I missed a few shots (in AF-C obviously). I get the point people make about the "black-out" but I can't blame this. At least I don't think I can. I should have been able to keep them in focus intuitively. This is something I'll have to work on.
4) The only time I used the 50-140 was during the speeches. The brides father paced around throughout his speech and this really tested the AF. Performance wasn't great. I used Single Point mode and in hindsight I wonder if Zone or Wide/Tracking would have yielded better results. Light levels were pretty rubbish at this stage.
5). This is a biggie - during the speeches I set up two flashes in the corner of the room. I shot in manual on the Fuji bodies and accepted under exposure knowing the flashes would illuminate the scene. This is where I had a big problem - looking through the EVF everything was nearly pitch black. Obviously this is the cameras way of telling me my shot would be vastly under-exposed. But I knew this and had flashes in place to fix it. So my question is - can I use the EVF without the camera showing me the under exposure. Like with a regular DSLR where what you see through the OVF isn't related to the final exposure.
6). Colours and skin tones are great.
7). Image quality is great - especially at lower ISO.
8). Loved the primes. Can't see myself using the zoom anytime I don't need to.
9). Later in the evening as light levels dropped I felt that the exposure I saw through the EVF was brighter than the resulting picture I captured. In fact I'm not sure that it's overly accurate in good light either.
10). I loved being able to place a focus point just about anywhere I wanted in the frame. I loved some of the compositions I got which won't need to be cropped like they would have with the D750.
11). I'm downloading today's pictures as I type this. But I already know I've shot far fewer images than I would have with my nikons. This is good.
12). I had to change the X-T2 battery today but I wasn't changing batteries every 5 minutes like I feared I would.

I'm sure I'll think of other things to add to the list. Especially once I get editing the shots.

I was pleased I didn't play safe with the D750 like I thought I would and I really enjoyed shooting with the Fujis, especially the X-Pro 2.

I hope this little résumé is of use to someone.

Two weeks later I've photographed a bunch off teenagers in the woods, three newborn babies, a charity event for a cancer charity and done some street photography for myself. I have a Nikon D750 and one lens left along with a couple of flashes. I really want to sell the D750 but as Hugh @boyfalldown suggested, it might be worth keeping the D750 for any times the Fuji's can't cut it (although I'm not sure when that would be right now - very low light I guess).

To the OP - only YOU can work out if switching is the right move. Don't be swayed by what "celebrity pros" write because they may have ulterior motives. But it is worth reading independent reviews and the comments of everyday working pros who have no loyalty to any brand. And as much as I loved my time with Nikon (8 years) I only ever saw them as tools. And they were the best tools for me at the time.

P.S Thanks to a TP member I figured out my problem with number 5 above :D
 
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Now you got me thinking about selling my nikon for a mirrorless :)
 
paul.w said:
I just don't get all this lust for the latest kit. It's all complete b.s. To be honest. A cheap modern day dslr (such as a d3300) is more than enough for 99% of anything, including weddings.
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For someone going to a D5500 to a D5600 I'd broadly agree, but the big shift at the moment relates to DSLR to mirrorless. They are fundamentally different and for many DSLRs are simply not required any more. We've had years of CaNikon intentionally hobbling their cameras and offering incremental upgrades at a big cost. Fuji come along and throw the kitchen sink at each body until the processor is physically incapable of supporting the next update. It's a massive shift in philosophy and understandably one that many are getting on board with.

It's worth pointing out the Nikon (or Canon) do not cater well for DX users, to this day they still do not offer a specific high quality 35mm equivalent prime for DX users, for example. As a 35/85 wedding guy Nikon DX would never even come onto my radar. Again Fuji come along and in a short space of time have a full set of high quality fast primes at traditional equivalent focal lengths. 24mm, 35, 50, 85, 135, all done.
 
ryanyboy said:
I wrote this a fortnight ago after shooting my first wedding primarily with the Fuji X-system. I've copied and pasted it here in the hope it helps:-

I just got home from today's wedding and I thought I'd write some thoughts. Especially as someone previously mentioned they didn't think Fuji was good enough for pro-work.

Today I went into the wedding with an X-pro 2, an X-T2 and a Nikon D750.

D750 with 35 F1.4
X-pro 2 with 35 F2 (50mm equivalent)
X-T2 with 56 F1.2 (85mm equivalent).

I also used the 90 F2, 23 F1.4 and 50-140 2.8

Out of interest I've had the D750 for a couple of years, I've had the X-Pro 2 about 7 months and I've had the X-T2 a week.

I thought I'd mainly use the 750 and X-T2. How wrong I was. Within minutes I was mainly using the two fujis. Here's some initial (random) thoughts....

1) Images are sharp, even wide open.
2) I mixed between single and continuos focus using the shutter button to focus and fire (I'd always used back-button focus with Nikon). Hit rate of in-focus images was very high!
3) As the bride and groom walked down the aisle after the service I missed a few shots (in AF-C obviously). I get the point people make about the "black-out" but I can't blame this. At least I don't think I can. I should have been able to keep them in focus intuitively. This is something I'll have to work on.
4) The only time I used the 50-140 was during the speeches. The brides father paced around throughout his speech and this really tested the AF. Performance wasn't great. I used Single Point mode and in hindsight I wonder if Zone or Wide/Tracking would have yielded better results. Light levels were pretty rubbish at this stage.
5). This is a biggie - during the speeches I set up two flashes in the corner of the room. I shot in manual on the Fuji bodies and accepted under exposure knowing the flashes would illuminate the scene. This is where I had a big problem - looking through the EVF everything was nearly pitch black. Obviously this is the cameras way of telling me my shot would be vastly under-exposed. But I knew this and had flashes in place to fix it. So my question is - can I use the EVF without the camera showing me the under exposure. Like with a regular DSLR where what you see through the OVF isn't related to the final exposure.
6). Colours and skin tones are great.
7). Image quality is great - especially at lower ISO.
8). Loved the primes. Can't see myself using the zoom anytime I don't need to.
9). Later in the evening as light levels dropped I felt that the exposure I saw through the EVF was brighter than the resulting picture I captured. In fact I'm not sure that it's overly accurate in good light either.
10). I loved being able to place a focus point just about anywhere I wanted in the frame. I loved some of the compositions I got which won't need to be cropped like they would have with the D750.
11). I'm downloading today's pictures as I type this. But I already know I've shot far fewer images than I would have with my nikons. This is good.
12). I had to change the X-T2 battery today but I wasn't changing batteries every 5 minutes like I feared I would.

I'm sure I'll think of other things to add to the list. Especially once I get editing the shots.

I was pleased I didn't play safe with the D750 like I thought I would and I really enjoyed shooting with the Fujis, especially the X-Pro 2.

I hope this little résumé is of use to someone.

Two weeks later I've photographed a bunch off teenagers in the woods, three newborn babies, a charity event for a cancer charity and done some street photography for myself. I have a Nikon D750 and one lens left along with a couple of flashes. I really want to sell the D750 but as Hugh @boyfalldown suggested, it might be worth keeping the D750 for any times the Fuji's can't cut it (although I'm not sure when that would be right now - very low light I guess).

To the OP - only YOU can work out if switching is the right move. Don't be swayed by what "celebrity pros" write because they may have ulterior motives. But it is worth reading independent reviews and the comments of everyday working pros who have no loyalty to any brand. And as much as I loved my time with Nikon (8 years) I only ever saw them as tools. And they were the best tools for me at the time.

P.S Thanks to a TP member I figured out my problem with number 5 above :D
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Very good write up that.

But I'm sure there is the same number of positives that can be made using the D750.

I would really like a Fuji to try out whilst using the D750, but I can't and the only way I can really try the fuji is to sell up. I'm more than happy with the D750, but maybe when funds allow I will pick up a Fuji!

I think choosing is so hard to do right now and as these cameras are not cheap so it makes it even harder!!
 
Whats helped me with gas is concentrating on the end result,ie the photo rather than the means to get it that is the camera,so far its working
 
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