Nikon D750 & D780

anibap said:
I don't shoot action, motorsports, so this is perfect for my needs. I didn't know the A7R II was this awesome... I need Gaviscon
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Are you for real?
 
minnnt said:
Fresh cream? Tick...
Chocolate flavored fresh cream? Tick...
Butterscotch flavored fresh cream? Tick...
Chocolate Ganache? Tick...
Vanilla sponge? Tick...
Nutella? Tick...
Malted milk biscuits?Tick...


Cayyyyyke by David Raynham, on Flickr
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Fat @rse ?... tick
Heart attack ? ... tick

Dammit, I'm hungry now !
 
@anibap are you pulling my legs? Or seriously think on a Sony
 
rookies said:
Look very impressive that does.. Like the Eye tracking that something I missed out on the A7ii unless that didnt have it?
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Do you know what the best eye tracking device is? ........... You ;)
 
rookies said:
@anibap are you pulling my legs? Or seriously think on a Sony
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Don't base your own decision on what others do. You don't need someone else to want or buy the A7rII to justify buying it yourself. You need to decide and be happy with what's right for you ;)
 
snerkler said:
Don't base your own decision on what others do. You don't need someone else to want or buy the A7rII to justify buying it yourself. You need to decide and be happy with what's right for you ;)
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I know mate. I've almost decided but shock he thinking of it too
 
rookies said:
I know mate. I've almost decided but shock he thinking of it too
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I am fine mate. Cameras and lenses are just tools and if I can't take decent pictures with what I have, the problem will be with me and not the tools. I have seen another video of a guy producing equally brilliant shots with a D5100 (I owned before FF) and 85 F1.8G and some mindblowing images and the secret behind such images are with the person behind the camera and not the camera and lenses.

Pick what you think you will be happy with, but in my eyes, you will be making a bad mistake. You have the 70-200 2.8 VRII. Serious enthusiasts will kill for that lens and you have the best allrounder full frame available in the market today. I think you need to seriously think what you want. I have seen several people here and in other forums just buying stuff and selling to buy something else and still not satisfied.

Maybe the Sony is right for you, but first, try to find out what you want from photography and what you'd like to shoot. All that remains, in the end, are moments captured and after a few years as someone said here, you will not think of what gear you used.

Good luck mate. I am not selling up my Nikon :) , rather trying to learn from members here and elsewhere and on the internet how to take better photos. In all honesty, a 35mm or 50mm lens is more than enough to explore and learn photography.
 
If @rookies does jump to Sony and ends up back on this thread talking of regret, the Mods will be getting a PM..... I can't take anymore :D
 
anibap said:
I am fine mate. Cameras and lenses are just tools and if I can't take decent pictures with what I have, the problem will be with me and not the tools. I have seen another video of a guy producing equally brilliant shots with a D5100 (I owned before FF) and 85 F1.8G and some mindblowing images and the secret behind such images are with the person behind the camera and not the camera and lenses.

Pick what you think you will be happy with, but in my eyes, you will be making a bad mistake. You have the 70-200 2.8 VRII. Serious enthusiasts will kill for that lens and you have the best allrounder full frame available in the market today. I think you need to seriously think what you want. I have seen several people here and in other forums just buying stuff and selling to buy something else and still not satisfied.

Maybe the Sony is right for you, but first, try to find out what you want from photography and what you'd like to shoot. All that remains, in the end, are moments captured and after a few years as someone said here, you will not think of what gear you used.

Good luck mate. I am not selling up my Nikon :) , rather trying to learn from members here and elsewhere and on the internet how to take better photos. In all honesty, a 35mm or 50mm lens is more than enough to explore and learn photography.
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One of the best photographers I know uses a Canon D450 & kit lens. He understands their limits and works with them, but more importantly he understands light and composition.
 
anibap said:
I am fine mate. Cameras and lenses are just tools and if I can't take decent pictures with what I have, the problem will be with me and not the tools. I have seen another video of a guy producing equally brilliant shots with a D5100 (I owned before FF) and 85 F1.8G and some mindblowing images and the secret behind such images are with the person behind the camera and not the camera and lenses.

Pick what you think you will be happy with, but in my eyes, you will be making a bad mistake. You have the 70-200 2.8 VRII. Serious enthusiasts will kill for that lens and you have the best allrounder full frame available in the market today. I think you need to seriously think what you want. I have seen several people here and in other forums just buying stuff and selling to buy something else and still not satisfied.

Maybe the Sony is right for you, but first, try to find out what you want from photography and what you'd like to shoot. All that remains, in the end, are moments captured and after a few years as someone said here, you will not think of what gear you used.

Good luck mate. I am not selling up my Nikon :) , rather trying to learn from members here and elsewhere and on the internet how to take better photos. In all honesty, a 35mm or 50mm lens is more than enough to explore and learn photography.
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Wise words :)
 
anibap said:
I am fine mate. Cameras and lenses are just tools and if I can't take decent pictures with what I have, the problem will be with me and not the tools. I have seen another video of a guy producing equally brilliant shots with a D5100 (I owned before FF) and 85 F1.8G and some mindblowing images and the secret behind such images are with the person behind the camera and not the camera and lenses.
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^^^^^ this. Yes there are certain times when having the best AF system might get you a shot that a lesser camera wouldn't, but for most of the time you don't need the best gear to get the best shots.

Pick what you think you will be happy with, but in my eyes, you will be making a bad mistake. You have the 70-200 2.8 VRII. Serious enthusiasts will kill for that lens and you have the best allrounder full frame available in the market today. I think you need to seriously think what you want. I have seen several people here and in other forums just buying stuff and selling to buy something else and still not satisfied.
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^^^^^ this again. I keep forgetting how good the VRII is until I go back to using it, as I mentioned a few posts back. Truly outstanding lens in performance and IQ.
 
anibap said:
You have the 70-200 2.8 VRII. Serious enthusiasts will kill for that lens and you have the best allrounder full frame available in the market today..
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Worth another quote. It's kinda humbling to be using a D750 and 70-200 VR as in many disciplines that's pretty much as good as it gets, it's the type of gear many of the worlds very best photographers will be using.

Whilst I never hid behind my Fuji gear (I embraced the challenge), plenty do..."obviously these won't be DSLR standard due to AF blah blah blah), but with the D750 and any half-way professional lens, you're basically completely exposed.
 
Does anyone use the active d lighting?? I've never really understood it sorry but is it effective for raw
 
rookies said:
Does anyone use the active d lighting?? I've never really understood it sorry but is it effective for raw
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There's two camps, those that say it doesn't affect RAW and those who says it does ;)
 
snerkler said:
There's two camps, those that say it doesn't affect RAW and those who says it does ;)
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Yes ... and one of those camps will be wrong.

Active D Lighting affects exposure at the time of taking the image - therefore it WILL affect the raw file. Only Nikon s/w will correctly apply the exposure tweak, other s/w will reveal underexposed images. My advice is don't use it.
 
I should also add it is designed to work with matrix metering I believe so I'd guess other modes would have odd or unpredictable results.
 
PaulButler said:
Yes ... and one of those camps will be wrong.

Active D Lighting affects exposure at the time of taking the image - therefore it WILL affect the raw file. Only Nikon s/w will correctly apply the exposure tweak, other s/w will reveal underexposed images. My advice is don't use it.
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The gent at the Nikon class I went to agrees it effects RAW, but he's also an advocate of using it regardless of processing software. Interestingly it made more of a difference in his D800 than it did my D750 with like for like settings. The D750 appeared to produce better shadow detail from the outset.
 
snerkler said:
The gent at the Nikon class I went to agrees it effects RAW, but he's also an advocate of using it regardless of processing software. Interestingly it made more of a difference in his D800 than it did my D750 with like for like settings. The D750 appeared to produce better shadow detail from the outset.
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I guess it's one of those things that some swear by (or swear at ;)) - but given all the other things that may complicate an exposure, why make life any more complicated is my view ;) I like simple :D The DR and recovery abilities of modern bodies is nothing short of amazing imo, I remember using slide film and that had 0 tolerance ...
 
PaulButler said:
I guess it's one of those things that some swear by (or swear at ;)) - but given all the other things that may complicate an exposure, why make life any more complicated is my view ;) I like simple :D The DR and recovery abilities of modern bodies is nothing short of amazing imo, I remember using slide film and that had 0 tolerance ...
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Yep, I don't use it TBH, the shadows slider's easy enough to use in Lightroom if I need it ;)
 
First (and possibly last) attempt at a bit of birding in my garden today... I can't say it grabs me as I'm not really a bird spotter but it's a good test of timing, focus and camera set up. So maybe I'll give it another whirl at some point:


Oi! That's mine... by Paul M, on Flickr

I used tethered shooting via digiCamControl which is quite an interesting tool in itself.
 
Has anyone had any trouble with there D750 battery charger, only mine has just stopped charging. I have replaced the fuse but its still not working.
 
minnnt said:
Mines off. Perhaps i should try some other settings.
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Always worth trying these things for yourself and making your own mind up you don't need it ;)
 
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