Nikon D750 & D780

JohnN said:
Just a random thought, obviously it is possible but do you think Nikon are the type of company that would bring the new autotune feature in via firmware to camera still in production?

I'm 90% sure Olympus would but I don't see Nikon as the nice types
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Do you think it's as simple as a firmware update? Doesn't the D5 have its own AF processor so maybe something to do with this?
 
JJ! said:
I wish I could get a 24-70 and primes but money will not currently get it all!!
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Are you preferring the 24-70 over the 24-120 now?
 
JJ! said:
Primes are wonderful if you have the time or 2 bodies - I handled the 35mm f1.4 yesterday and it felt real nice! But I did the 35/85 combo once and missed so many shots and think I was sometimes using the wrong lens at the wrong time!
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Are you saying you would have been better with a zoom or ?
 
The 18-35 g gets good reviews and is versatile but sharpness of 24 is tempting, difficult to decide
 
JohnN said:
Just a random thought, obviously it is possible but do you think Nikon are the type of company that would bring the new autotune feature in via firmware to camera still in production?

I'm 90% sure Olympus would but I don't see Nikon as the nice types
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I very much doubt it doesn't really seem to be something they'd do (although I'm willing to be proven wrong)
 
I use the Lexar 1000x ones for their better write speeds but realistically I don't know how much difference it would make. I don't tend to do a huge amount of burst shooting anyway!
 
JJ! said:
I have established:

1. Pro Wedding Photographers (I am not going to ask what makes a pro) think they are better than Amatuer photographers
2. Amatuer photographers think they can take pictures just as good as pro photographers and that they are over priced
3. Pro's think cheap = bad photographer
4. Amatuer's things cheap = good value for money
5. Pro's getting very defensive
6. Amatuers like to play on this defensive behavior

I'm out. Lol
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I assume you've been reading the other thread about the Daily Mail article.
Makes for some interestings views and opinions.
I've taken photos at two weddings for people I know but their expectations were seriously managed.
The first one wasn't great but the couple were delighted.
The second in my opinion much better.
I have absolutely no desire to do it again.
 
David Tennant said:
I assume you've been reading the other thread about the Daily Mail article.
Makes for some interestings views and opinions.
I've taken photos at two weddings for people I know but their expectations were seriously managed.
The first one wasn't great but the couple were delighted.
The second in my opinion much better.
I have absolutely no desire to do it again.
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I have taken part and started a thread about weddings - I have no intention to start another one will just stick to asking advice in here!
 
snerkler said:
Do you think it's as simple as a firmware update? Doesn't the D5 have its own AF processor so maybe something to do with this?
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Yeah, easily - Canon have something called Magic Lantern that once installed can do it in camera (and lots, lots more) - thats all firmware and very old tech now.

Nikon could do it but like Canon themselves are dinosaurs and would rather sell a new body than support their customers (IMHO) - I would love to be proven wrong but the only tech firm I know of that give new worthwhile features to existing customers were Olympus, hopefully there are more but thats the only set of people that have made real improvements of a camera I've owned at the time. With my years of Canon all they did was fix things that 99.9% or people didn't have a problem with or fixed an issue they made trying to stop third party kit from working.
 
JohnN said:
Yeah, easily - Canon have something called Magic Lantern that once installed can do it in camera (and lots, lots more) - thats all firmware and very old tech now.

Nikon could do it but like Canon themselves are dinosaurs and would rather sell a new body than support their customers (IMHO) - I would love to be proven wrong but the only tech firm I know of that give new worthwhile features to existing customers were Olympus, hopefully there are more but thats the only set of people that have made real improvements of a camera I've owned at the time. With my years of Canon all they did was fix things that 99.9% or people didn't have a problem with or fixed an issue they made trying to stop third party kit from working.
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Youre wrong, Fuji offers massive FW updates, Sony has also started offering decent FW updates.
 
Brilliant, very happy to be wrong, the more that do it the more chance the big two will stop resting on their laurels and actually give something worthwhile
 
JohnN said:
Brilliant, very happy to be wrong, the more that do it the more chance the big two will stop resting on their laurels and actually give something worthwhile
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I doubt it, but it would be nice if they did.
 
JohnN said:
I really must take a proper look at Fuji sometime
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They make some good stuff, definitely worth a peek. I recently bought back into the system and tbh shouldve just stuck with it as my second system instead of going round the houses with other systems, still, its half the fun.
 
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Sounds nice, but I'm a total full frame whore now and I just don't see the point of Sony, still I'm happy with the D750, if not Nikons laziness
 
JohnN said:
Sounds nice, but I'm a total full frame whore now and I just don't see the point of Sony, still I'm happy with the D750, if not Nikons laziness
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Yeah, I still love using FF as my main system but its nice to have a high quality smaller system alongside.
 
Those of you looking for a Nikon 85 F1.8G alternative, two reviews of the Tamron 85 F1.8 VC USD is out

Lenstip (complete)
Camera Labs (in progress, but with some content and images)

From Lenstip (Sharpness comparison) Tamron first, Nikon next. Initial impression suggests the Tamron is a slightly better lens overall and VC is always handy. Wide open sharpness is excellent. Cameralabs has some comparisons with the Zeiss, Nikon and Sigma 85.

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Go on then - you know Fuji, given the stuff you've seen me take and given I'd want the equivalent DoF of 1.8 at FF and take pics of my kids mostly and they stuff they do, which is the one to look at?

I'd probably be too expensive to look into but I look a good bit of camera porn :)
 
anibap said:
Those of you looking for a Nikon 85 F1.8G alternative, two reviews of the Tamron 85 F1.8 VC USD is out

Lenstip (complete)
Camera Labs (in progress, but with some content and images)

From Lenstip (Sharpness comparison) Tamron first, Nikon next. Initial impression suggests the Tamron is a slightly better lens overall and VC is always handy. Wide open sharpness is excellent. Cameralabs has some comparisons with the Zeiss, Nikon and Sigma 85.

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Thanks for this. TBH at twice the price I would expect the Tamron to be better. I see that it has 9 diaphragm blades vs 7 on the Nikon so in theory should produce nicer bokeh, but from my experience Tamron glass tends to struggle in this department compared to Nikon and Canon.
 
JohnN said:
Go on then - you know Fuji, given the stuff you've seen me take and given I'd want the equivalent DoF of 1.8 at FF and take pics of my kids mostly and they stuff they do, which is the one to look at?

I'd probably be too expensive to look into but I look a good bit of camera porn :)
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The XT1 is pretty cheap used and my choice, others to also consider are the XE2 and XT10, they are cheaper. The Xpro 2 is the latest model though (still very expensive).I love primes and you could look at the 16 1.4 (24mm), 23 1.4 (35mm), 35 1.4 (50mm), 56 1.2 (85mm), 90 f2 (135mm). Theres loads of lenses to choose from though incl some high end zooms.

@minnnt and @T_J_G also recently shot Fuji.

https://www.fujifilm.eu/eu/products/digital-cameras/fujinon-x-mount-lenses
 
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snerkler said:
Thanks for this. TBH at twice the price I would expect the Tamron to be better. I see that it has 9 diaphragm blades vs 7 on the Nikon so in theory should produce nicer bokeh, but from my experience Tamron glass tends to struggle in this department compared to Nikon and Canon.
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Youd want to stop it down?!
 
snerkler said:
Thanks for this. TBH at twice the price I would expect the Tamron to be better. I see that it has 9 diaphragm blades vs 7 on the Nikon so in theory, should produce nicer bokeh, but from my experience Tamron glass tends to struggle in this department compared to Nikon and Canon.
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I am happy with my Nikon after the fine tuning and the Tammy is too expensive for just having VC and slightly better overall frame sharpness.
The 9 blade diaphragm is definitely a plus point. Seems the AF is a bit faster too on the Tammy
 
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The 35mm from Tamron is pretty good so anyone wanting the 35/85 combo with VC is set. Will be good value once the prices drop to sensible levels.
 
twist said:
Youd want to stop it down?!
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Sometimes I do depending on subject distance yeah ;)

Out of interest, even wide open surely the shape and number of blades makes a difference as surely they can't retract into nothing can they?
 
JJ! said:
The 35mm from Tamron is pretty good so anyone wanting the 35/85 combo with VC is set. Will be good value once the prices drop to sensible levels.
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I might pick up the Tamron 35 once it is under £350 :)
 
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