Nikon D750 & D780

JYC said:
@snerkler the 70-200 at the tele end is a great option, unless you're indoors of course
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It was indoors and proved a bit tricky due to the large min focus distance. Plus when you've also got a flash on camera the system becomes heavy when using it for extended periods without a break.

But I'm not sure how much of this will be an issue in the future and how much is an excuse for GAS ;)
 
1.4g not that heavy, pretty much the same size and weight as the 35mm. The Tamron 85mm is one heavy 85mm... but i guess thats VC for you!
 
snerkler said:
Thanks, would you say the Sigma is better than the Nikon f1.4d? I think the Sigma is sharper but I like the OOF areas of the f1.4d.

I had the f1.8g briefly. It was faulty so went back, but when it worked it was really nice. And it's really light which is a bonus.
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Hi. Couldn't tell you about the d. I owned a Samyang f1.4, sigma 85 f1.4 and the Nikon f1.8g.

All were great. Liked the sigma a lot. The Nikon f1.8 g was just a solid reliable performer, unbeatable at the money.

The Samyang I loved but it was manual focus!

I'm going to wait for the art version, I own a 35/50 art and just ordered a dock, as I think it'll be great. I waved occasionally towards temporarily buying an 85f1.8g though!!
 
Sigma 85mm is apparantly September time... can you wait?!
 
JJ! said:
Sigma 85mm is apparantly September time... can you wait?!
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It's hard.......if I had the offer of a 500 quid f1.4 I'd almost be tempted to chop in my beloved tamron 28-75[emoji33]

I keep looking at the f1.8 g again though!!
 
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ukaskew said:
Thanks guys. D7000 looks a good shout for a very cheap backup option.
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Have a look for images on the internet, I remember the d7000 and d7100 were nearly identical but the + and - buttons were the opposite way around. It got annoying pressing the wrong button when swapping between the two. It was a minor annoyance as it was more image play back. The d7200 has a near identical button layout (I think there is an extra info button on the d750) to the d750, just a shame the grips/L brackets are not the same.

As a backup it depends what you want it for. A cheap backup if you still needed the performance of full frame would be a d600/610. If you are not so bothered about full frame and it wouldn't hinder your output too much (not shooting paid weddings in dingy lightless venues where ISO matters) then a d7000 would be a cheap backup.
 
snerkler said:
Really like the second. Shame about the distortion/softness in the bottom left corner, but I know it's a trait of this lens at 16mm. Overall though a really nice shot.
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Thank you! After pouring down solidly for a couple of hours while I was on a boat trip, the rain suddenly stopped and the clouds broke up a little, so I was lucky with the timing!
 
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Just back from a trip to New Zealand and Hong Kong and have started looking through the images. Here are a few...

#1
Lake Pukaki by Peter Hastings, on Flickr

#2
Milford Sound by Peter Hastings, on Flickr

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Eglinton River by Peter Hastings, on Flickr

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is there anyone out there? by Peter Hastings, on Flickr
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Number 2 for me too. The reflection on the lake in number 1 looks a lot whiter/brighter than the dark clouds. The night sky looks great, so many stars.
 
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My eldest daughter bought me a ticket for the British GT event at Oulton Park on Bank Holiday Monday because she was photographing the event for Abbie Eaton and Marcus Hoggarth in the Maserati. Luckily for me, this meant I got access to a lot of places where the general public don't get to go (including the garages and the Grid Walk). :D

I ended up with about 1300 images from the day so I've had a mammoth task going through them all... My panning is seriously rusty and I ended up with 'Static Wheel Syndrome' for quite a lot of the images but I still got plenty to be happy with. Here's a brief selection (the rest are on my Flickr page). :)

It was a great day out and the D750 performed admirably (as did the D7200). I'm looking forward to heading back there in September for the Superbike racing.

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Sorry folks, I don't have the time to read all the previous 446 pages ;) !

OK - Seriously thinking about upgrading from D7100 to D750.

Thing that attracts me most (apart from FF) is the flip screen, as living in the New Forest, I have a complete fear of lying on the ground because of Ticks and spiders (or any other creepy crawly - yes, I'm a big girls blouse!!!) but I really want to get butterflies, fungi and other stuff that involves getting horizontal....

I've had a try of one at LCE and trotted round Southampton city centre and have been very happy with how it feels in my hand and how it's performed - especially the IQ. I've got small girly hands that the D7100 fits into perfectly, and have struggled with something larger such as the D800 - it's way too big and it's difficult to reach back button focus whilst depressing the shutter release button.

I appreciate the files will be bigger (hence even more storage) and the lenses will be more expensive, but apart from this, is there anything that's made you wish you'd gone for a D800/810 or some other Nikon camera?

Any input or experiences shared would be very much appreciated, as I'm planning to buy at the end of the year

Thanks! :)
 
HopefulM said:
Sorry folks, I don't have the time to read all the previous 446 pages ;) !

OK - Seriously thinking about upgrading from D7100 to D750.

Thing that attracts me most (apart from FF) is the flip screen, as living in the New Forest, I have a complete fear of lying on the ground because of Ticks and spiders (or any other creepy crawly - yes, I'm a big girls blouse!!!) but I really want to get butterflies, fungi and other stuff that involves getting horizontal....

I've had a try of one at LCE and trotted round Southampton city centre and have been very happy with how it feels in my hand and how it's performed - especially the IQ. I've got small girly hands that the D7100 fits into perfectly, and have struggled with something larger such as the D800 - it's way too big and it's difficult to reach back button focus whilst depressing the shutter release button.

I appreciate the files will be bigger (hence even more storage) and the lenses will be more expensive, but apart from this, is there anything that's made you wish you'd gone for a D800/810 or some other Nikon camera?

Any input or experiences shared would be very much appreciated, as I'm planning to buy at the end of the year

Thanks! :)
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The D800 is a nice camera but for me I found the 4 fps noticeably slower and the d800 heavy (probably didn't help I was using the lighter 70-200 f4 on a heavy pro build camera). I went from a d7100 to a d800 then a d750. The d750 is just right for me, great performance and IQ in a nice easy to handle body. Another good point about going from a d7100 to d750 is they mostly use the same accessories (cable remote, battery, SD cards, right angle view finder etc).
 
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me.

A careless driver drove there car straight into my daughter leaving her with several broken bones, very brusied and she has been in terrible pain. They had to lift the car of her. She had to go through an operation to have metal rods inserted into her leg and through it all she was just amazing. Today was the only the second day since it happened she hasn't needed huge doses of morphine to keep the pain away. Today was her 6th birthday and we couldn't be any prouder of her.


Abbie on the road to recovery by www.purephotoni.com, on Flickr
 
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f/2.8 said:
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me.

A careless driver drove there car straight into my daughter leaving her with several broken bones, very brusied and she has been in terrible pain. She had to go through an operation to have metal rods inserted into her leg and through it all she was just amazing. Today was the only the second day since it happened she hasn't needed huge doses of morphone to keep the pain away. Today was her 6th birthday and we couldn't be any prouder of her.


Abbie on the road to recovery by www.purephotoni.com, on Flickr
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:mad::mad::mad::(:(:(

That's so sad, for all of you. Glad to see she's on the mend and hope you are all coping. My thoughts are with you and your family even though I don't know you personally.
 
HopefulM said:
Sorry folks, I don't have the time to read all the previous 446 pages ;) !

OK - Seriously thinking about upgrading from D7100 to D750.

Thing that attracts me most (apart from FF) is the flip screen, as living in the New Forest, I have a complete fear of lying on the ground because of Ticks and spiders (or any other creepy crawly - yes, I'm a big girls blouse!!!) but I really want to get butterflies, fungi and other stuff that involves getting horizontal....

I've had a try of one at LCE and trotted round Southampton city centre and have been very happy with how it feels in my hand and how it's performed - especially the IQ. I've got small girly hands that the D7100 fits into perfectly, and have struggled with something larger such as the D800 - it's way too big and it's difficult to reach back button focus whilst depressing the shutter release button.

I appreciate the files will be bigger (hence even more storage) and the lenses will be more expensive, but apart from this, is there anything that's made you wish you'd gone for a D800/810 or some other Nikon camera?

Any input or experiences shared would be very much appreciated, as I'm planning to buy at the end of the year

Thanks! :)
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IMO the D750 is the best all round camera on the market. When I was looking at going FF my choice was between the D750, D810 and 5D3. For me the D750 is the best ergonomically, has the best/most natural colour rendition and the flip screen is invaluable for landscapes.

The only thing is that I wish it had 36mp for when I need to crop heavily (for wildlife) and it didn't have an AA filter like the D810 doesn't, but you can't have everything ;)
 
snerkler said:
IMO the D750 is the best all round camera on the market. When I was looking at going FF my choice was between the D750, D810 and 5D3. For me the D750 is the best ergonomically, has the best/most natural colour rendition and the flip screen is invaluable for landscapes.

The only thing is that I wish it had 36mp for when I need to crop heavily (for wildlife) and it didn't have an AA filter like the D810 doesn't, but you can't have everything ;)
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Lol you were so set on a 5d3... I remember those days.
 
f/2.8 said:
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me.

A careless driver drove there car straight into my daughter leaving her with several broken bones, very brusied and she has been in terrible pain. They had to lift the car of her. She had to go through an operation to have metal rods inserted into her leg and through it all she was just amazing. Today was the only the second day since it happened she hasn't needed huge doses of morphine to keep the pain away. Today was her 6th birthday and we couldn't be any prouder of her.


Abbie on the road to recovery by www.purephotoni.com, on Flickr
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Really sorry to hear about this shocking story, I hope she makes a speedy recovery and doesn't suffer too many long term problems.

As for the photo I personally think it's a cracker. To me this is what photography is about, you've captured a special moment, something that conveys emotion.
 
rob-nikon said:
The D800 is a nice camera but for me I found the 4 fps noticeably slower and the d800 heavy (probably didn't help I was using the lighter 70-200 f4 on a heavy pro build camera). I went from a d7100 to a d800 then a d750. The d750 is just right for me, great performance and IQ in a nice easy to handle body. Another good point about going from a d7100 to d750 is they mostly use the same accessories (cable remote, battery, SD cards, right angle view finder etc).
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f/2.8 said:
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me.

A careless driver drove there car straight into my daughter leaving her with several broken bones, very brusied and she has been in terrible pain. They had to lift the car of her. She had to go through an operation to have metal rods inserted into her leg and through it all she was just amazing. Today was the only the second day since it happened she hasn't needed huge doses of morphine to keep the pain away. Today was her 6th birthday and we couldn't be any prouder of her.


Abbie on the road to recovery by www.purephotoni.com, on Flickr
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snerkler said:
IMO the D750 is the best all round camera on the market. When I was looking at going FF my choice was between the D750, D810 and 5D3. For me the D750 is the best ergonomically, has the best/most natural colour rendition and the flip screen is invaluable for landscapes.

The only thing is that I wish it had 36mp for when I need to crop heavily (for wildlife) and it didn't have an AA filter like the D810 doesn't, but you can't have everything ;)
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Thanks Rob, you've echoed the views I've formed with trying it out! :)

f2.8, sorry to hear about your daughter, but what a great capture - I hope she continues to improve! :)

Snerkler, thanks for the input - I'm not sure what an AA filter is? But I'm sure comparing it to the D7100, the detail on the D750 will be better - or have you found it to be less?

Thanks for the input guys!
 
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twist said:
Lol you were so set on a 5d3... I remember those days.
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To be fair in the days I was drooling over it it was still arguably the best all rounder at the time ;)
 
f/2.8 said:
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me...
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Well, it impresses me and your daughter certainly deserves an award or two! Her smile says it all! :)

Kids are as resilient as Hell and it's good to see that she's on the mend. As a father of three girls, I'd hate to have to go through what you've been and your family have been through.
 
twist said:
You were like the original rookies.
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Nah I knew what I wanted, just didn't have the cash at the time ;)

Thank god I didn't though as I'd be a Canon user now :runaway:
 
f/2.8 said:
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me.

A careless driver drove there car straight into my daughter leaving her with several broken bones, very brusied and she has been in terrible pain. They had to lift the car of her. She had to go through an operation to have metal rods inserted into her leg and through it all she was just amazing. Today was the only the second day since it happened she hasn't needed huge doses of morphine to keep the pain away. Today was her 6th birthday and we couldn't be any prouder of her.


Abbie on the road to recovery by www.purephotoni.com, on Flickr
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Glad she`s on the mend. Well done her for being so brave :clap:
 
f/2.8 said:
This photograph will win no awards or impress anyone :D but it's very special too me.

A careless driver drove there car straight into my daughter leaving her with several broken bones, very brusied and she has been in terrible pain. They had to lift the car of her. She had to go through an operation to have metal rods inserted into her leg and through it all she was just amazing. Today was the only the second day since it happened she hasn't needed huge doses of morphine to keep the pain away. Today was her 6th birthday and we couldn't be any prouder of her.


Abbie on the road to recovery by www.purephotoni.com, on Flickr
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That's a lovely picture, Tommy and sorry to hear what your daughter (and you all) have been through. Finger crossed she heals quickly and fully. It puts everything else into perspective, so all the best...

And welcome to @Richard Jones - lovely picture with very sympathetic processing. Looking forward to seeing more of your shots.

I was out last night at a family BBQ and managed to grab a sunset pic on the way home. It's actually a composite of two shots: one long exposure with a big stopper to smooth the water and a "normal" exposure (1/4 sec) for the hills, sun and sky. I've only just started playing with the 10 stop so haven't a clue what I'm doing really. I do like the way it allows you to hoover up all that lovely golden light on the rocks though:


Week 22: Forgotten by Paul M, on Flickr

Also loving the 750's ability to recover ludicrous amounts of shadow detail. A tiny smidge of saturation (+5) to this one but the majority of the colour is from pulling back the shadows on that long exposure...
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Great set of images Peter, with #2 & #3 being my fav's.(y)

George.
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Thanks, George!

As Rob mentioned above, I think I was fixated with the colour of the water when processing #1 - and #4 was just a bit of messing around under an amazing night sky.

I'll post more on my Flickr and maybe one or two others here as I go through the images - I don't want to flood this thread!
 
Still no D750's being stocked and still no sign of mine returning!
 
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