Nikon D750 & D780

minnnt said:
What happens if you can't? Can you get it recalibrated by Nikon?
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I have been told that they (the DC lenses) are very hard to calibrate, but I'm going to Fixation next week to drop a lens off for repair, so I'll take the 135/750 in, and see what they say.
There seem to be a few people who use it at +20, but I don't like the idea of being right at the extreme.

I was wondering whether to adjust the default MFAF to say +10, then adjust the 135 to +10 (giving me +20), then adjusting all other lenses to -10.
All my other lenses are fine at 0.
That would give me a bit more wiggle room with the 135.
Don't know if this is how it works, but it will give me something to fiddle with over the weekend.
Anyone got any thoughts on this default focus setting?
Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
 
Coming back to the D750 topic (yeah, we do talk about that as well), I see some of you using fast glass (1.8 and 1.4) for portraits. Have you ever felt any limitation from the 1/4000 shutter speed on the D750 in broad daylight?

I have never used any camera that has 1/8000 shutter speed, but this argument comes often when people compare the D750 with the likes of D810 and 5DMKIII etc. Some even compare it against the D700, but it not relevant as base ISO of D700 is 200 so you can shoot at ISO 100 and get the same exposure in D750.

Just a deviation from the GAS related discussion.
 
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I saw afew videos on how you can use HSS to overpower the sun and produce some nice images, but I think even 1/4000 should be good enough. Need to try that out once the Sun is out.
 
1/4000 was a stumbling block for me at the weekend with the f2, I will definitely be getting some 72mm NDs for the 135,a bit of a faff, but there you go.
Having said that, it was bright sunlight, and I was pushing the lens in conditions I would never shoot portraits in.
When I moved to open shade it was fine, even with a light grey building acting as a reflector.
Often hit 4000th with 85 @1.4 though !
(Glad I've still got the D700 for just those occasions!)
 
anibap said:
Coming back to the D750 topic (yeah, we do talk about that as well), I see some of you using fast glass (1.8 and 1.4) for portraits. Have you ever felt any limitation from the 1/4000 shutter speed on the D750 in broad daylight?

I have never used any camera that has 1/8000 shutter speed, but this argument comes often when people compare the D750 with the likes of D810 and 5DMKIII etc. Some even compare it against the D700, but it not relevant as base ISO of D700 is 200 so you can shoot at ISO 100 and get the same exposure in D750.

Just a deviation from the GAS related discussion.
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Never had the issue, but you always have Low ISO to get you out of trouble if it arose. OK so DR will drop a bit, but it'll still be better than the likes of the 5DIII. Otherwise just use a CPL or ND filter to bring it down a stop.
 
GHP said:
1/4000 was a stumbling block for me at the weekend with the f2, I will definitely be getting some 72mm NDs for the 135,a bit of a faff, but there you go.
Having said that, it was bright sunlight, and I was pushing the lens in conditions I would never shoot portraits in.
When I moved to open shade it was fine, even with a light grey building acting as a reflector.
Often hit 4000th with 85 @1.4 though !
(Glad I've still got the D700 for just those occasions!)
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I'm confused as to why the D700 would help as base ISO is 200 compared to 100 on the D750, so ISO 100 shutter 1/4000 and ISO 200 shutter 1/8000 would be the same in terms of exposure.
 
anibap said:
Coming back to the D750 topic (yeah, we do talk about that as well), I see some of you using fast glass (1.8 and 1.4) for portraits. Have you ever felt any limitation from the 1/4000 shutter speed on the D750 in broad daylight?

I have never used any camera that has 1/8000 shutter speed, but this argument comes often when people compare the D750 with the likes of D810 and 5DMKIII etc. Some even compare it against the D700, but it not relevant as base ISO of D700 is 200 so you can shoot at ISO 100 and get the same exposure in D750.

Just a deviation from the GAS related discussion.
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Have had the odd situation where you can't get below f/2.8 but I haven't been overly concerned with it as I have been able to seek out areas with less light. If it did become an issue, I'd probably have an ND filter in my bag to get around it.
 
snerkler said:
I'm confused as to why the D700 would help as base ISO is 200 compared to 100 on the D750, so ISO 100 shutter 1/4000 and ISO 200 shutter 1/8000 would be the same in terms of exposure.
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You are right, of course, I'll explain what I meant.
I use the Lo setting on the D700, which drops the ISO to =100, then I dial in some more -ve compensation in the menu to lower the exposure more.
I keep it set up this way in one of the menu banks, so I can switch to it in these circumstances.
It does affect the DR a bit, but I find only noticeable at the highlight end.
It will be easier when I get some ND filters !
 
What happened to our Brands Hatch trip? [emoji3]

* again, if I were invited, which I'm not
 
GHP said:
You are right, of course, I'll explain what I meant.
I use the Lo setting on the D700, which drops the ISO to =100, then I dial in some more -ve compensation in the menu to lower the exposure more.
I keep it set up this way in one of the menu banks, so I can switch to it in these circumstances.
It does affect the DR a bit, but I find only noticeable at the highlight end.
It will be easier when I get some ND filters !
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So why not use the lo iso on the 750? Or am i not understanding it right?
 
This does move fast. Was nearly 25 plus pages on my phone.

Not been shooting alot so not looked at changing or adding to my kit much.
Current lens are
Nikon
24-70
70-200vr2
85 1.4g
Sigma 35 art.

I've been tempted to switch the 35 to the nikon but not convinced myself 100% yet. Would live the 58 and of course a 135 when one finaly is released.

As for hitting 1/4000 I've found myself hitting it a fair bit with my primes it will be interesting to see how the d750 copes on my holiday to China as even with my d800 I would max 1/8000 and over expose wide open quite often when there.
 
Less to catch up on today! This thread seems to be like an advert for GAS. I came from a D800, it was a nice camera but I found it heavy with a grip. I never really got to grips with the low FPS and I've never needed 36MP even for cropping. A friend has had one for a while and greats great images from it. The only thing I miss is the screw in remote socket and the viewfinder curtain. The D750 seems to be a bargain full frame camera considering its cost and is a great spec for the cost too. I can't see me changing anytime soon as it does exactly what I need it to.
 
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Greggster said:
What happened to our Brands Hatch trip? [emoji3]

* again, if I were invited, which I'm not
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Yeh I wasn't invited either Gregg, and I've even got a D750.:whistle: Guess that means I'll have to stand at a different corner on my own as well.:(

George.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Yeh I wasn't invited either Gregg, and I've even got a D750.:whistle: Guess that means I'll have to stand at a different corner on my own as well.:(

George.
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Brands Hatch does have a lot of corners, so it's no problem [emoji106]
 
So subtle use of dehaze in Lightroom is my new favourite tweak, really makes stuff pop. Trouble is I now want to go back and re-edit all my old pics :facepalm: :lol:
 
snerkler said:
So subtle use of dehaze in Lightroom is my new favourite tweak, really makes stuff pop. Trouble is I now want to go back and re-edit all my old pics :facepalm: :LOL:
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How far do you go with this Dehaze as i like it too
 
Had a mess around using extension tubes on that (unloved) 85/1.8 of mine this afternoon. Seems to work okay.:)

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rookies said:
How far do you go with this Dehaze as i like it too
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As much as it needs ;) It varies from pic to pic so just use my eyes, too much looks too contrasty and also can change the colours.
 
well, my transition from canon to nikon is almost complete. I've a string of high quality nikon lenses to compliment my d810 but with paid work looming i'm left with a few options:

- get another d810 (great camera, love it)
- get a d750 (would save about £600 over the d810...would be nice to have something lighter)
- carry on using my friend's d700 as backup for paid work until a new nikon FX comes out, ie d850 or whatever

Not really sure...i like the IDEA of the d750 but i'm not a massive fan of the limitations (ie shutter 1/4000, not as many pro controls etc). Having said that, i could see it working nicely alongside the d810 during weddings. Although i have been used to having two identical cameras (5d3's) alongside each other for the past few years and i'm concerned that the slight lack of continuity may affect me.

Are there any indicators as to when the next nikon full frame may appear? I can't afford a D5 really!
 
rampanthamster said:
well, my transition from canon to nikon is almost complete. I've a string of high quality nikon lenses to compliment my d810 but with paid work looming i'm left with a few options:

- get another d810 (great camera, love it)
- get a d750 (would save about £600 over the d810...would be nice to have something lighter)
- carry on using my friend's d700 as backup for paid work until a new nikon FX comes out, ie d850 or whatever

Not really sure...i like the IDEA of the d750 but i'm not a massive fan of the limitations (ie shutter 1/4000, not as many pro controls etc). Having said that, i could see it working nicely alongside the d810 during weddings. Although i have been used to having two identical cameras (5d3's) alongside each other for the past few years and i'm concerned that the slight lack of continuity may affect me.

Are there any indicators as to when the next nikon full frame may appear? I can't afford a D5 really!
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What pro controls does the D810 have that the D750 doesn't? Or do you just mean layout? Low ISO safe to use on D750 as IQ doesn't really suffer noticeably. Although of course base ISO of the D810 is 64 already IIRC so with the 1/8000 shutter it has 2 stops over the D750 (1stop lower ISO and 1 stop faster shutter).

As for new models, all sorts of rumours but nothing official. Almost 2 years since the announcement of the D810 and D750 though so would expect to hear something later this year.
 
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