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Thank you all for the replies, and since the D850 is mentioned,I have never held one,and thought it looks a bit " chubby " ,so I am rather surprised it being described as having good ergonomics.
I viewed the D850 as a bit of a suspect camera, remembering the highly praised sensor, which was never implemented in a flagship camera,...why not if it was so good ?.....but perhaps they did and called it something else, remembering the D1 sensor which is specified at 2.6 mpixel with it actually being a 10.4 mpixel .sensor,...and then the sensor technology implemented with the D1X, shows that Nikon pixels seem to be somewhat different compared to others.
The D850 is an expensive second-hander, seeing as it was not that costly when new , there is one up for grabs with very low shutter count without a scratch on it, asking price is 1200 pounds,... for a brisk walk just the camera with a 55 f1.2 ,and for serious work perhaps with a motor added, could be interesting....but so far have I only looked at the flagships ,and the D6 is still my nr. 1 choice, and 1200 quid would be a large chunk from a 2hnd. D6 funding,..there is also the battery and charger to consider, as I have several mh-21 / mh-22 chargers and a heap off EN-EL4 batteries.. I am wondering if those could be converted to fit in a D6, by shortening an en-el 4 , does anyone know?
Does the D850 work well with AI-S lenses ?
I was at WEX photo warehouse with the wife getting her a tripod when the D850 was being promoted by Nikon people in the store. I was still a working photog at that time and had no interest in changing cameras. After the wife chose her tripod I paid for it and looked for her, she was talking to a lady demonstrator about the D850.
She called me over and said I ought to get one of these. Having said I wasn’t interested (rather dismissingly to my shame) the lady said have a look at it.
With a big sigh I took it in my hand, turned it on, looked at the menus/ rear screen! Looked through the viewscreen, felt the dials and function button locations and gave it back to her…..under 5 mins examination….and said “I will have one of those”. She was stunned.
I then brought her back to reality by saying “ BUT I need to talk to the sales staff about trading in my D3 first”.
I departed (always an important step when faced with considering spending money lol)went home and filled in the WEX on line trade in quotation estimate for my d3 and a couple of redundant lenses …on seeing the estimate I arranged collection of my equipment and the purchase of the D850.
Such was my impression of the D850.
I carry the camera in my hand not round my neck or shoulder. This may have a bearing on my assessment of its superior ergonomics. I like all my fingers on the grip including the pinky to assure a firm hold. The D850 achieved this without an added (heavy) battery grip. It’s one of my beefs with mirrorless cameras….they make them too short to accommodate all 3 gripping fingers. I have a small plate on the Sony to make this better for my carrying/holding.
I had read all the technical specs for the D850 when it was first released so knew it would fulfill the functionality I required…..I just needed to hold it and check the button positions for any possible counter productive changes that might have been missed in the reviews.
I never had any AI-S lenses by the time I had the D850, so can’t say. All I would say is I believed it to have all the same functionality of the D3 with a bit of the speed and buffering performance trimmed off….which for my work at that time was acceptable.
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