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Kerry Pierce wrote:
Am I more crazy than I thought, by thinking that body size as a primary consideration for an FX body is simply absurd? I can't imagine why a slightly smaller body size and weight would suddenly make a big difference in sales.
Don't most people buy FX because of the IQ they get from the sensor and its big, fat pixels? To get the best out of an FX system, don't most of us put fast glass on those bodies?
FX camera systems are heavy, but not because the bodies are too big and heavy. Glass is heavy stuff and when you hang lots of it, say an 85 f/1.4, or better yet, a 200 f/2 off of the front of that body, a few grams of weight savings in the body isn't significant.
Man, I hope that body size isn't their top design team goal for the rest of the camera line... That just seems so wrong headed to me.
If they wanted a light weight, small body for street shooters, they missed their chance with the Df by not making it even smaller and lighter. But, who else generally wants a small body attached to their big, heavy lenses?
Wedding and event shooting can wear a guy out, but again, that isn't from camera weight.
This is yet another moment where Nikon has done something that baffles me completely. I just can't fathom making a certain sized box and then altering internal components, like the AF module, to fit it.
Just color me stupid, I guess.
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If you can't fathom why a smaller lighter body is beneficial, then you aren't their target market. It's that easy.
I love the fact the D750 is smaller and lighter, even when mounted to my 70-200 VR (which isn't often), or my 85mm f/1.4D.
After a 10, 12 or even 14 hour wedding day, my elbows, wrists and shoulders are hurting. BIG time. So any number of ounces they can ween off a camera body, I'm all for. Done are the days I want to lug around the D3 and D3s camera bodies. Plus, I spend more time shooting between 1/40s and 1/250s vs anything near 1/8000s. So losing 1/8000s shutter speed wasn't a big loss to me.
If you like the those other features and the larger camera body isn't a big deal, then get the D810 or a D4/D4s.
The best thing Nikon has done that very few people seem to recognize is, they've given us "really good choices". Pick one and run with it.
If weight and size were your primary consideration in a Nikon camera, why would you buy a d750 over a d3300 or something similar like a d5300?
Does this really need to be answered?
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