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I have no old film age Nikon lenses to try all mine are modern ones! Lots more to learn about this camera it seems to be very well thought-out. So far no complaints at all for serious still photography of a wide range of subject matter. The only downside for me so far:
As I am also a serious professional user of camcorders for my railway dvds I have done some video tests and I still think a designer made pro camcorder is still the best tool. It is not easy to do smooth zooms with a DSLR.The steady-cam on the D850 is not all that good. Using the LCD monitor in bright light is also a no no and clip on hoods get in the way when shooting action.
I tend to agree with your video conclusion. However I was very surprised how much of an improvement in the zoom control there has been on my wife's LUMIX FZ2000....compared to her previous FZ1000. It's smooth and slow...with an option for a faster zoom on a separate button!
It's quite ironic that I've been using previous cameras poor zoom control to try to stop her zooming so much. She has never fully embraced the moving picture not moving camera notion. Now she can do it smoothly it's lessened my argument.
If Panasonic can deliver professional zoom control then you would have hoped Nikon could do it also.
Graham and Jonathan
I know you have your hands full evaluating the D850 for your own purposes but when you get a spare moment....I would really like to know how the D850 compares to the D500 with the 80-400 and the 100-500 lenses. (Assuming you both have the D500 and one of those zoom lenses) I am not in the market for long primes...so if I go back to Nikon for bird photography it would be one of these lenses. The question is whether the D850 with its extra cropability is going to be better than a D500 with these 'lesser' lenses?
Thanks
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Eric