Nikon D750 & D780

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Lily and I decided to nearly kill ourselves by climbing up the ridiculous terrain on Parkin Clough to reach the summit of Win Hill in the Peak District. Really enjoyed ourselves, even the descent in the pitch black through woods... :nailbiting: It was a fab bit of father/daughter bonding! :)


Sunset from Win Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

Plenty more to come... ;)
 
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That highlight in the middle there David looks pretty extreme, is it a multiple exposure? That's the kind of effort and time I don't seem to pocess for landscape work, it's a retirement plan that, ha. Good effort though.

Looks great weather today, really missing my camera! Come on Nikon!

Going through some older files yesterday thinking how much better the majority of my D750 shots are compared to my old stuff, especially anything over ISO 1600. I didn't think there was a major improvement when I moved over against the 5D2 but, on reflection, everything looks a little better. Had some prints done in the week which look great.
 
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Thanks Nick. Really glad we went now. We didn't leave home until 4.20pm and with it being a new location for us i wasn't sure if we'd make it or not in time for sunset. Turns out we timed it just right! Would have liked to have stayed a little longer as the sky was awesome as we were leaving the summit but didn't fancy walking back down in darkness. The route we chose to get to the top was erm.... rough. 'Parkin Clough' is really steep and full of rocks and boulders. I felt like Dora the Explorer!! :D

Lily used the 100d and she REALLY enjoyed it. Apart from the odd dabble with mine, she has only ever used P&S cameras before so it was a nice treat for her. Going to pick up the 10-18 i think in a few weeks. She didn't do too badly with it though CLICKY

Here are a few more...


Heading up Parkin Clough by David Raynham, on Flickr


Lily by David Raynham, on Flickr


Lily by David Raynham, on Flickr


Kiss of Light by David Raynham, on Flickr

Adam, was a great evening. She really laughed at some of the stuff we got up to. :)
 
A really great set of images David @minnnt , particularly like the two in the second posting. "Great Stuff".(y)

George.
 
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daygo30 said:
Lovely lens, had one a while back, really liked it.

Need to get my hands on a 750, might be time to chop in the 700...
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That was the route I took. Just do it, you know it makes sense :)
 
Paulie-W said:
That was the route I took. Just do it, you know it makes sense :)
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Don't tempt me anymore lol, it does make sense, since using the Fuji X100S for the last month or so it has made me realise how much I would use video on my D700 if it had the feature.

May take the jump, out of interest how does it compare in size and weight to the D700, these days I am trying to save weight where possible, hence the move to primes etc
 
I thought I'd give my 28-300VR a try on the D750 today - to see how poor it is.:D

Turns out it's none too shabby, even wide open. Just so long as I hold the thing steady enough. :oops: :$

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You can even get the background out reasonably of focus if you want.

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It makes a nice companion for the 18-35 as 'out doors' lenses IMO.
 
daygo30 said:
Don't tempt me anymore lol, it does make sense, since using the Fuji X100S for the last month or so it has made me realise how much I would use video on my D700 if it had the feature.

May take the jump, out of interest how does it compare in size and weight to the D700, these days I am trying to save weight where possible, hence the move to primes etc
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It`s smaller and lighter, but has a much nicer grip. The button layout took a while to get used to, but other than that, I love it :)
 
Paulie-W said:
It`s smaller and lighter, but has a much nicer grip. The button layout took a while to get used to, but other than that, I love it :)
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Thanks Paul, think I need to go and get my hands on one in my local shop and go from there. I may come back to you with a few more questions if that's OK. Is there anything you miss from the 700?
 
daygo30 said:
Thanks Paul, think I need to go and get my hands on one in my local shop and go from there. I may come back to you with a few more questions if that's OK. Is there anything you miss from the 700?
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No worries mate, you can message me anytime. I do miss the lever for metering, but on the 750, there are more options (like back light metering, which is really cool). The top screen is a little smaller, and I have to squint sometimes, but I`m blind as a bat anyway ;)

Oh and the flip screen is great, when you want to get down and NOT dirty.
 
Paulie-W said:
No worries mate, you can message me anytime. I do miss the lever for metering, but on the 750, there are more options (like back light metering, which is really cool). The top screen is a little smaller, and I have to squint sometimes, but I`m blind as a bat anyway ;)

Oh and the flip screen is great, when you want to get down and NOT dirty.
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Do you mean highlight metering?
 
minnnt said:
No posts for over 36 hours? Better rectify that!

Lily and I decided to nearly kill ourselves by climbing up the ridiculous terrain on Parkin Clough to reach the summit of Win Hill in the Peak District. Really enjoyed ourselves, even the descent in the pitch black through woods... :nailbiting: It was a fab bit of father/daughter bonding! :)


Sunset from Win Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

Plenty more to come... ;)
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Quick question - have you tried the 750 'built in' HDR ? --- were these tripod or hand held ? --- how dya stitch 'em together?

cheers

mikey
 
What HDR thing is that then?

I simply used the bracketing feature and set it to take 3 pictures at -1ev 0ev and +1ev. I should have gone for 5 or 7 or even 9 but the camera would need to be on a tripod for that as the shutter speed at +4ev would be quite slow. These were handheld using continuous high mode so the pics were all taken together and quickly. Then used Lightrooms photo merge feature to blend them together. I also use that for making my panoramas. I have a couple to do so will post em when i get around to it.
 
mikeysaling said:
Quick question - have you tried the 750 'built in' HDR ? --- were these tripod or hand held ? --- how dya stitch 'em together?

cheers

mikey
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In camera HDR is JPEG only so best to bracket and merge.
 
Paulie-W said:
Not too shabby for 2000 ISO ;)

Butterfly by Paulie-W, on Flickr
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That's very nice Paul, great composition and detail. Lovely markings on this butterfly and nice to see a bit of the surrounding foliage etc.(y)

George.
 
Thanks David - look forward to seeing the panorama.

Thanks snerkler - also in camera hdr is only 2 shots merged.
 
minnnt said:
What HDR thing is that then?

I simply used the bracketing feature and set it to take 3 pictures at -1ev 0ev and +1ev. I should have gone for 5 or 7 or even 9 but the camera would need to be on a tripod for that as the shutter speed at +4ev would be quite slow. These were handheld using continuous high mode so the pics were all taken together and quickly. Then used Lightrooms photo merge feature to blend them together. I also use that for making my panoramas. I have a couple to do so will post em when i get around to it.
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Nice one...the Lightroom CC HDR photomerge is a useful tool to have up your sleeve. I remember the horrific HDR Photomatix images I used to do (n)
 
It's my default thought now when facing a scene like above... It gives you a lot of leeway with the shots. Just need to remember to shoot more frames.

What are peoples thoughts of still shooting 3 frames but shooting at a wider range? Maybe -2ev, 0ev and +1ev?
 
Lovely pics, my daughter is starting to show an interest in photography, might need to get a cheap D40 for her to practise with
 
So, besides pixel count, what differs the 750 from the 810? I'm starting to think about getting another dslr and torn between the two at the moment.
 
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