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OK I take your point on the 810a. But does that mean it's useless for sport, portraits, landscape? Surely not? If it is, it must be the first 'one function' camera on the market.
It specifically states "Not recommended for general photography" Screenshot below.
I am unable to find any new examples of the D810a for sale so either it was a very limited production run or they sold well...
I accept The D810a is an extreme example but most, especially the more expensive cameras do have recommended spheres of use, maybe not completely exclusive but tendency towards one aspect or another of photography, either by sensor size, resolution, features, robustness or weight/size.
If you are someone who embraces many fields of photographic activity, you aren't going to buy one body for each! ( well maybe Jonathan would 😆)
Well I have the D3 for general photography and the D300S for very occasion birding and longer stuff and a second body when I need one for motorsport. The D300S is still tied up on Time-Lapse duty since 2nd September, with one exposure every 10 minutes. It could be there 'til Christmas! (By which time it's shutter count will be off the clock!)
I am sure many enthusiasts have multiple cameras, each according to their interests. I regret parting with my D200's, but perhaps not the D1's
Nobody seems to be considering or mentioning the Z6, which could well be superior at high and low ISO and have a better dynamic range, not to mention drastically cheaper than the Z7.
Back to the D810a for a moment, looking closely at the screenshot below I was surprised to see that it appears to have inbuilt exposure times of up to 900 seconds? Am I right, that's 60 hours??? Surely not?
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Robert.