Nikon D750 & D780

minnnt · 14 Jun 2016

anibap said:
This is my daughter's 'Daddy, I don't want to pose for you'

70-200

Daddy, I don't want to pose for you by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr

Great framing on this one Anirban. Good stuff mate.

anibap · 14 Jun 2016

minnnt said:
Great framing on this one Anirban. Good stuff mate.

Thanks David. Photographing children can be frustrating, but in the end quite rewarding. [emoji2]

minnnt · 14 Jun 2016

anibap said:
Thanks David. Photographing children can be frustrating, but in the end quite rewarding. [emoji2]

Luckily you have a dslr and not a mirrorless camera so tracking them is much easier.

anibap · 14 Jun 2016

One from Regent street in portrait format.

Regent Street by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr

anibap · 14 Jun 2016

minnnt said:
Luckily you have a dslr and not a mirrorless camera so tracking them is much easier.

Luxxyman2016 · 14 Jun 2016

anibap said:
One from Regent street in portrait format.

Regent Street by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr

Cracking pic that!

rookies · 14 Jun 2016

minnnt said:
Luckily you have a dslr and not a mirrorless camera so tracking them is much easier.

I wouldn't say a mirrorless wouldn't of captured that thou lol

minnnt · 14 Jun 2016

We'll remind you of that when you get the A7Rii and your pics are still the same.

anibap · 14 Jun 2016

Luxxyman2016 said:
Cracking pic that!

Thanks mate.

rookies · 14 Jun 2016

minnnt said:
We'll remind you of that when you get the A7Rii and your pics are still the same.

In what ways

UaeExile · 14 Jun 2016

rookies said:
In what ways

Because it's still the same finger pressing the shutter I guess

twist · 14 Jun 2016

UaeExile said:
Because it's still the same finger pressing the shutter I guess

Or perhaps a thumb

Greggster · 14 Jun 2016

Rookies, have you decided on the Sony then?

UaeExile · 14 Jun 2016

twist said:
Or perhaps a thumb

Did you spot that did you?

rookies · 14 Jun 2016

Greggster said:
Rookies, have you decided on the Sony then?

Yes the A7r2 then I get this d750 sold

rookies · 14 Jun 2016

Reason being is for. Live view. More MP. Focus peaking and ibis. And when a small lens on like a 35mm it be a nice holiday camera too.

Livin The Dream · 14 Jun 2016

Been looking at the 24-70 options and think I'm going to stick with the original Nikon. The tammys bokeh isn't great and the Nikon is sharper at the longer end which is where I will use it most. Also prefer the build of the Nikon. Did consider the new VR but doesn't that look a bit underwhelming especially as I really have little use for VR. I can't get that excited about zooms, find them a bit boring (70-200 aside), but I plan to use it for flexibility for studio stuff, so at optimum apertures too.

So where to buy? There seems some battered copies on fleabay at the moment around £750; £850 gets a reasonable copy and so Panamoz £970 for new. There's some Irish outfit on eBay cheapest at £940. Decisions...

Lemaildetom · 14 Jun 2016

pjm1 said:
Ok, here is a much higher contrast scene with backlighting from the cloudy sky behind.

Full size images here:

Link to f/2.8

Link to f/4.0

Link to f/5.6

Pretty strong CA throughout, but especially horrible on the f/2.8 shot to my eyes.

I guess it's handy to have f/2.8 for focusing (especially when using TCs) but I'll need to be careful about how I use it, if at all...

Is it that bad? I see a bit but i don't think it is that terrible? And how often do you shoot leaves through backlighting? I have a 35mm 1.8G and a 85 1.8G and i think both have shown me more CA at times that on your exemple.

macvisual · 14 Jun 2016

anibap said:
One from Regent street in portrait format.

Regent Street by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr

wOOw that's an amazing pic, lush'tastic colours and I'm sure that would print well.......large mode. Which 24mm lens was used for that great capture?

pjm1 · 14 Jun 2016

Lemaildetom said:
Is it that bad? I see a bit but i don't think it is that terrible? And how often do you shoot leaves through backlighting? I have a 35mm 1.8G and a 85 1.8G and i think both have shown me more CA at times that on your exemple.

Good point Thomas... I know I can be a terrible pixel peeper sometimes. Funnily enough, one preset in LR and it's gone with a click now. So it's not bad at all

I think the lens seems sharp enough at f/2.8, certainly in the centre. I'm pretty happy with it, especially at the price I managed to get it for. Just need to get my hands on a Sigma 1.4x TC now (the old one, not the Art version)...

snerkler · 14 Jun 2016

rookies said:
Reason being is for. Live view. More MP. Focus peaking and ibis. And when a small lens on like a 35mm it be a nice holiday camera too.

I thought you'd settled on keeping the D750?

snerkler · 14 Jun 2016

pjm1 said:
Ok, here is a much higher contrast scene with backlighting from the cloudy sky behind.

Full size images here:

Link to f/2.8

Link to f/4.0

Link to f/5.6

Pretty strong CA throughout, but especially horrible on the f/2.8 shot to my eyes.

I guess it's handy to have f/2.8 for focusing (especially when using TCs) but I'll need to be careful about how I use it, if at all...

As above it's not really that bad. The 85mm f1.8 and 85mmf1.4 I've tried recently have been MUCH worse than this, can see the bright purple fringing without having to zoom in.

rookies · 14 Jun 2016

snerkler said:
I thought you'd settled on keeping the D750?

I did till I got offered a good deal on a a7r2

snerkler · 14 Jun 2016

rookies said:
I did till I got offered a good deal on a a7r2

Lol. Are you sure it's not going to have the same dusty sensor issues as the last A7 you tried?

anibap · 14 Jun 2016

macvisual said:
wOOw that's an amazing pic, lush'tastic colours and I'm sure that would print well.......large mode. Which 24mm lens was used for that great capture?

Thanks, that is just the 24-85 VR and for that matter any wide lens should be fine for this. I shot it handheld at 1/10s, but a tripod would have helped to get a much better shot

Fatheadedlizard · 14 Jun 2016

To good to be true? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172238798868

I asked if I could inspect it before buying said no

anibap · 14 Jun 2016

Bokeh - 70-200

Amika - Bokeh by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr

Chuckoir · 14 Jun 2016

Fatheadedlizard said:
To good to be true? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172238798868

I asked if I could inspect it before buying said no

Which bit is 'too good to be true'?

Fatheadedlizard · 14 Jun 2016

Low price for a good bundle. I've been stung before buying stolen goods through eBay

minnnt · 15 Jun 2016

Well it is an auction so expect it to rise significantly. The answer to the 'what is the shutter count' question is quite funny though. :LOL:

Chuckoir · 15 Jun 2016

If you think it's dodgy, don't bid.

old bloke · 15 Jun 2016

Chuckoir said:
If you think it's dodgy, don't bid.

What Steve said, but as it is pictured with with the manual and all the other bits and pieces that come in the box it may well be genuine.

pjm1 · 15 Jun 2016

Fatheadedlizard said:
Low price for a good bundle. I've been stung before buying stolen goods through eBay

Looking at his past sales, they almost all seem to be for Nikon kit within the last week or so. Which could be consistent with the story of being given uncle Tommy's photography gear after he passed away...

I wouldn't expect nicked gear to be quite so diligently arranged etc. with charger, manual etc. all there (for both the D750 and the D7000).

SsSsSsSsSnake · 15 Jun 2016

minnnt said:
Perhaps it's all the manual labour... Knew i should have tried harder at school.

I know that Spanish peasant too

rookies · 15 Jun 2016

snerkler said:
Lol. Are you sure it's not going to have the same dusty sensor issues as the last A7 you tried?

Strange you mentioned this as other day I notice 4 dots on my d750. First time ever for me on dslr

UaeExile · 15 Jun 2016

rookies said:
Strange you mentioned this as other day I notice 4 dots on my d750. First time ever for me on dslr

Well that all but confirms it. You should definitely get a Sony now

minnnt · 15 Jun 2016

rookies · 15 Jun 2016

UaeExile said:
Well that all but confirms it. You should definitely get a Sony now

lol not too soon am still in 2 mind cos ive a good set up good big lens and losing too much money on my current kit

anibap · 15 Jun 2016

rookies said:
Strange you mentioned this as other day I notice 4 dots on my d750. First time ever for me on dslr

All DSLRs will have dust at some point. Amount of dust will vary based on many factors. Mirrorless I understand will be prone to more dust on sensor without the mirror in between.

The point is no matter what you buy be prepared to clean sensor as a regular maintenance.

Buy what you really want. If I were you I would have given the DSLR some more time before making a decision as it seems you don't shoot much.

I tried A7 and A7R at a sony event and although I liked the lightweight form factor, but couldn't get in terms with the EVF (may be I need to try again) and on top of that unless I go full prime most good zoom lenses are heavy and will be bit odd on such a small body and the weight difference will go away. Having said that many have moved from DSLR to Sony and they are happy.

snerkler · 15 Jun 2016

Fatheadedlizard said:
To good to be true? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172238798868

I asked if I could inspect it before buying said no

Currently at £560 with 4hours to go, would expect it to increase suddenly within the last few minutes like most auctions.
The guy has 100% positive feedback with just over 150 transactions so I wouldn't be concerned buying from this seller. Plus paying with PayPal you have good protection as a buyer.
Of course though, as always with eBay if you have any doubts don't bid.

Nikon D750 & D780

Edward Woodward