I'm still shooting my D750 and it works well for most of the time. As I'm getting older and my hands aren't so steady I've been looking to upgrade to a Z body for the IBIS and improved auto focus, but I still love the images from my D750.
I kept my Nikon D810 to shoot with my Zeiss classic and Nikon manual focus lenses. I like the fact that it gave me aperture reading for lens without electronic contact. For those with electronic contact, the exif info will the full name of the lens, which not even the zf or the z8 does. This is super helpful when you have multiple lens of the same focal length and aperture value. I lost count on how many 50mm f1.4/f2 to 35mm f1.4/f2 lenses that I have.
Woodyg3 wrote:
I have three D500 bodies and half a dozen lenses. I shoot 3-4 days a week. I'm doing just fine. I even have a D7200 that I occasionally use with a 17-50 for a carry around town camera. Our newest car is 10 years old. We have a 40 year-old clothes drier. You get the picture.
The D7200 basically has ff DR performance on Bill Claff's site, better than Z6III even, and is generally impressive looking.
I remember seeing one lady's old Oldsmobile in her mansion's garage. Very few people actually making money buying and selling cars, you lose thousands buying new and pulling out of the dealership
I still use my D5 but not often compared to Z8/Z9. It’s my sports backup and it’s seen a long life including a bunch of locker room celebrations with lots of spray in the air as well as on-field celebration scrums without missing a beat. I’ve mostly sunsetted paid work so it now mainly gets used with some of my favourite f mount primes. Even though the f mount lenses are better when adapted, I still enjoy the native mount experience better and the D5 is no AF slouch.
AmbientMike wrote:
The D7200 basically has ff DR performance on Bill Claff's site, better than Z6III even, and is generally impressive looking.
I remember seeing one lady's old Oldsmobile in her mansion's garage. Very few people actually making money buying and selling cars, you lose thousands buying new and pulling out of the dealership
I bought a D7200 is early 2016 and somebody is still using it. That was one of the best APS-C sensors for IQ and thereafter Nikon only made lower resolution sensors with faster readouts and more noise in the D500, D7500, etc.
EB-1 wrote:
I bought a D7200 is early 2016 and somebody is still using it. That was one of the best APS-C sensors for IQ and thereafter Nikon only made lower resolution sensors with faster readouts and more noise in the D500, D7500, etc.
EBH
I've only handled one a friend's daughter gave to him, but it's a very impressive camera. Hard to see anyone going too far wrong with a D7200
I still use and love my 5D4 and plan to use it until it gives up the ghost. Heck I may even buy another one at some point. I also have a newer mirrorless but I honestly enjoy shooting with my DSLR more.
Tom Nevesely wrote:
I still use and love my 5D4 and plan to use it until it gives up the ghost. Heck I may even buy another one at some point. I also have a newer mirrorless but I honestly enjoy shooting with my DSLR more.
That was the one DSLR that I always wanted to get before deciding to go mirrorless! I can't justify the expense of getting one now, but if I had some disposable income I would love to buy a Canon 5DMK4!
I moved from Nikon DSLRs to Fuji several years ago. Loved the size and the retro controls but my aging eyes could not get used to the EVF. It turned out to be a “long term rental” as I am back where I started.
I’ve been using a Canon R for some time now, and I think of that as my primary camera. But I kept my 90D for nostalgic reasons, and I recently succumbed to temptation and (on a whim) bought a 5DS R. In a way that’s hard to describe, there’s a certain satisfaction in using those old beasts. Maybe it’s just the weight? Or the build quality? Maybe just nostalgia? Whatever - I enjoy shooting with them, I’ve reached an age where I no longer need to explain or justify my choices. I don’t expect to give up the R, I like it and I like the RF lenses, but I do plan to continue to shoot with the old gear at times, just for the hell of it.
I am just too old to switch over to mirrorless bodies and z mount lenses. I will finish out my years, with my 2 D850's, D750 for a back-up and D7200 in the car under the seat just in case. I can still free hand the D850 with battery grip and 600mm F4. But there will be a day.
I sold my last Canon DSLR less than a month ago. I have not touched it in 5 years, since getting my first mirrorless which was the Fuji X-T3. These days I'm mostly using my Sony A7RV, and I'm really happy with everything.
But I also love shooting film with my Nikon F3 and FM3a, and there's something about Nikon SLR ergonomics that's appealing to me, and I have a solid collection of amazing F-lenses. Every time I see the D850 in the "Buy & Sell" section, I am tempted. Something is telling me that it won't be sitting on the shelf like my Canon 5D Mk4 did.
Also, and this is going to be an unpopular opinion: I am not a fan of the latest generation stacked sensors at high ISO. They're noisier than BSI sensors. From an image quality perspective the D850 will be an upgrade against any mirrorless. I will continue to be tempted by it until one day I'll see an ad while holding my 3rd glass of red.... and it will happen.
Moved from the D810 to the Z series and… I almost feel guilty how little action the D810 sees these days. I keep it for one client who expects higher res, but will prob move on to a GFX for them at some point. And of course now you can’t get enough money to justify selling an SLR (in my opinion).
Incidentally I tested the D810 against the Z6 shooting the same subject side by side (still life), and the Z6 had more detail in the images. So at least in my circumstances you can make the case that some Z lenses generate more detail despite a drop in sensor res from the D810.
