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jk wrote:
Eric wrote:
jk wrote:
The D500 and D850 will be a great pairing with my D800.
All the rest can go except for my IR converted Nikons and the D300/D300S that I use underwater.
It will be interesting to see if the D500 IQ is as good as or better than a cropped D850.
It is going to be difficult to do a meaningful comparison as D500 =20MP versus D850 =45MP. And then the crop on the D500.
I have never believed in magic bullets but in having all the right tools which means everything doesnt look like a hammer!
Fair point ...but I equally believe the more choice you have, the more difficult it is to choose. It was so much easier in the D1X days. You made 6mp work for everything.
I would also add that not everyone, especially Yorkshiremen, are prepared to lay up cash in multiple bodies for every eventuality ...if one could cover all your needs.
I may be searching for the holy grail but if the D850 has got improved high ISO performance over the D810 and can deliver fine detail at the rate of a D500, I would say it's very close.
It may not be as big an issue when toggling between Nikon bodies but I certainly felt hampered toggling between Fuji and Nikon...even though the subjects and situations of their use were different.
I still feel the Fuji is a great camera but mirrorless is a compromise in functionalit that doesn't allow me to get close to 'one hammer fits all'.
Maybe I am a lazy photographer. But I just want to pick up one camera, with which I am fully familiar and comfortable, and take the photograph...only varying settings and lenses, to suit the subject.
You sound like me when I tried the Fuji system, outcome for me was back to all Nikon.