Decisions....decisions.....

I would look at 6d2. go and try them and work out which is the best for you
 
wave01 said:
I would look at 6d2. go and try them and work out which is the best for you
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Buying 'from scratch' you'd recommend the 6D2 over the competition?
 
From what I can see the op has tried a few might as well try another brand. All these cameras will take a decent shot , it’s down to personal choice how it feels do you like the menu system and can I afford the lenses
 
Every system out there is a compromise in some way shape or other. There's only you can decide which compromises are acceptable to you, how you shoot and what you shoot.

The 'perfect' system simply does not exist.

Simon.
 
Tom Green said:
Not going to M43.
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I've just today received our wedding album through the post. In it are pictures taken with everything from a phone, through compacts, MFT and APS-C CSC's and FF (Sony A7 and a Canon 5D something or other) and honestly none of the pictures stand out as being poor in print.

As I keep saying... I think you have to start with the end product you want and work backwards to determine what kit and settings you want. If you want a massive print, need to crop heavily, need to shoot in very low light or need blistering AF and / or tracking then your choices are limited but if you mainly take pictures to be viewed on screen or in relatively small prints your choice is much wider.

Good luck choosing.
 
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I was surprised to learn recently that the D610 is actually fractionally larger than the D750 and a noticeable amount heavier too. Never expected that. Did like my D610 though. Often forgotten about in these discussions but a really good performer and great value new or used.

Anyway, probably doesn't help answer the original question much. There isn't a right or wrong answer with those two, so I'll put my own personal view on it. I'd be going for the Nikon. I really like what Sony are doing but it's really only the A9 and A7Riii where it seems to me like they can compete on all fronts without excuses. And they're both still very £££y. I think this will be a very interesting question in another year or so when an A7iii and maybe some more lens options are floating around. I haven't used all Nikon DSLR's but the D750 always seems to me to be their best all round DSLR bar none when performance for £ is accounted for. It does just about everything well and is a very safe bet.
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Interesting - I had a feeling the D750 was D800-sized. In that case I think the OP should just man up and enjoy the small amount of extra mass over the A7. ;)

Joking aside, I carried the D610 and a bag full of lenses around Israel earlier this year, and it didn't feel bad at all.
 
Who knew finding the ‘right’ camera was so important and so blummin difficult.

I’ve said it before, they’re tools, it’s almost impossible to buy a bad camera, the tiny real world differences between the great and the good makes the endless debate look totally childish, like a grown up very expensive version of top trumps.
 
I could change cameras every week and my photography will remain the same, you adapt to the tools at hand. Being there, having the vision, and knowing how to manipulate the lighting with whatever you're using is more important than brand loyalty or fanboyism. I went from FX to APSC to M43 over the past 2 years, I doubt casual observers would notice a dang difference. I've also done 2 paid shoots since moving to M43, guess what? nobody cared what camera I was using! :eek:
 
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Tom Green said:
Not going to M43.
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Why? I just placed first in my camera clubs latest print competition up against a load of very high end canon, Nikon and Sony gear with my GX8. Of course, it does have a Sony sensor in it :LOL::ROFLMAO:

I think @Phil V has it right here - it is pretty much impossible to buy a bad camera these days.

Chopping and changing is just a sure fire way to burn through money, no matter how good your ‘man maths’ might be.
 
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Cagey75 said:
I could change cameras every week and my photography will remain the same, you adapt to the tools at hand. Being there, having the vision, and knowing how to manipulate the lighting with whatever you're using is more important than brand loyalty or fanboyism. I went from FX to APSC to M43 over the past 2 years, I doubt casual observers would notice a dang difference. I've also done 2 paid shoots since moving to M43, guess what? nobody cared what camera I was using! :eek:
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True - and to be fair my favourite image was taken on a Canon 600d.
 
srhmoto said:
Why? I just placed first in my camera clubs latest print competition up against a load of very high end canon, Nikon and Sony gear with my GX8. Of course, it does have a Sony sensor in it :LOL::ROFLMAO:

I think @Phil V has it right here - it is pretty much impossible to buy a bad camera these days.

Chopping and changing is just a sure fire way to burn through money, no matter how good your ‘man maths’ might be.
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Just don't want to go there at the moment - thats why I buy s/h unless I get a great deal on a new camera - meaning the loss is minimal or none.
 
Phil V said:
Who knew finding the ‘right’ camera was so important and so blummin difficult.

I’ve said it before, they’re tools, it’s almost impossible to buy a bad camera, the tiny real world differences between the great and the good makes the endless debate look totally childish, like a grown up very expensive version of top trumps.
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Funny how things go. I've recently been back and started processing images I shot in 2015 on a trip to Frankfurt using my Sony A58 and Sigma 18-250, and provided one doesn't pixel-peep the images aren't bad at all if processed correctly. They could be crisper and more detailed, but the limitation in those circumstances wasn't particularly the camera & lens.
 
I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve. As others you said most current cameras are capable of fine images, particularly for landscape. However no camera is perfect. Cameras are just tools, a decent photographer and that excludes me, can take good photos on any camera. Choose a camera system and keep with it rather than keep changing. When you see a great photo nodody cares what camera was used and most people cannot tell what manufacturer or model was used.
 
Last year I had the cash to buy a small mirrorless camera as I need a light weight travel body, i use canon, so logically i wanted an m5, couldn't convince myself to buy it at the photograhy show, is it too slow, will it let me down? I also tried a fuji xt20, loved it. But got hung up on not being able to use my 18-135 with a light travel combo as it's an ideal range. Went home with nothing, few months later, something came up and I had to use the money for a camera repair and other stuff. I still don't have what I needed (and wanted, there is always want isn't there..)

Don't get to hung up on limits of a system, just make it work for you. I remember using film, if could take pictures with out all the bells and whistles of today back then, I can certainly do it now.
 
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