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Interesting but using Camera Size Comparison the D780 and the D300 are almost exactly the same size. My wife has a D300 and that is too small for comfort as far as I am concerned but is fine with the MB-D10 attached. I see no reason why the D780 would be any different.
Also worth considering is that Grays have the D780 at £2199 and the D850 at £2399, if I had £2000 to spend on a camera I would find the extra £200 and get the D850. The D750 is now a real bargain at under £1000 new and, with no interest in video, would suite me better I think, especially as there is the MB-D16 available.
I agree about the D500...I have the extra grip. I also agree with the pricing comparison comment. That said, the D850 was at £3300 a year ago so a D780 will be a lot cheaper, in comparison and actuality, by end of the year as the D850 has already levelled out.
With the exception of Jonathan, none of us buy new releases anyway. Oh correction ....I did buy one of the first 500mmPF lens in the country. (Graham probably got the first, direct from Nikon!! )
I've now surprised myself looking at the heights of the D500/D780/D850 and the D750.
The D750 is even shorter (2mm) than both the D500 and D780! It could have only been the deepness of finger recess (which was much deeper than regular cameras) that made the difference because I was able to hand hold the D750 all day (never even had it on a neck strap) with no 4th finger issues. When the D850 came out I was so pleased because it too has a deeper than normal finger recess (perhaps not as deep as the D750) and it felt so good in the hand. That said, it is 10mm taller than the rest and that's probably all that's needed to give the grip for the 4thfinger.
Ergonomics are fascinating aren't they? Though it disquietens me somewhat the way manufacturers change dimensions and shapes when hands haven't changed? Unless photographers as a generality are getting smaller hands?
Last edited on Wed Jan 8th, 2020 09:15 by Eric
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