Thread: Camera Body - time to upgrade ?

Originally Posted by Chucaro

If it is going to be for wildlife/birds I guess that the D700 with faster maximum shutter speed of 1/8000sec vs 1/4000sec is a very attractive point even if it have less focal points.

For birds/wildlife I struggle to remember when I really needed above 1/3200th of a second to be honest. Fast shutter speed should not be your decisive factor.

My friend who shoots mostly raptors with his 200-400/4 VR has a D600 and loves it.

I bought a Df just before Christmas and it is fantastic.

Deano

you dont need PS to run lightroom.....from LR3 on wwards as I have used LR3, 4 and 5

honestly lightroom is a very easy program to use and light rooms tutorial videos on adobe are very very easy to follow....

I haven't met many people that dont like lightroom....and the ones that dont like it are usually people that are either just used to the work flow in another program or are just bigger users of the more intuative programs such as PS as lightroom does have its limitations...

Have a go at the free 30 day trial if you are still finding that you don't get on with NX....I got NX with Nikon and I really didn't like using it at all...

what you got to lose if you don't like it you just uninstall it....

also regarding the D3 body I really dont think its fair to judge the body with a lens on it thats not suited to that body...

See if you can fine someone near you that has some quality Nikon glass that will let you take a couple of shots and then make a decision....

you might need to put the collars in to some quality glass.....

you dont want to go out and buy a D700 put the same lens on and find you have the same annoyances with your pictures...its just a waste of money.

Originally Posted by dullbird

also regarding the D3 body I really dont think its fair to judge the body with a lens on it thats not suited to that body...

Deano
My friend in Sydney uses both D3 and now D4 bodies. Here is his gallery:

avkomp photographics

He mostly shoots birds, same as me, and he has a 600/4VR and other top Nikon lenses. If I were to start out now, I'd be probably going a D3, it's a kick-ass camera body mate. Just kick-ass.

My friend near Bacchus Marsh uses the D600. If you like, I may be able to put you in touch with him. You could talk to him. Up to you. I forgot to ask about it the other day, but I will just ring him anytime of the day.

GOOD quality images need GOOD quality glass, not cheap kit crap. Sorry to be blunt.



Cheers mate.

I have a D300s, I have also played with the D7100, which in my opinion isn't as good and targeted at a different user group.

I am (slowly) in the process of replacing my lenses as it is so good it has bought up the little imperfections they have, so going to professional lenses.

Had I my time over I would have bought the D700 as I had the money for the FX, but then the 80-200 on the DX is 300mm which in my opinion is a bonus.

I have photos blown up to A2 and even close up are damned near perfect.

Originally Posted by amatol

Deano
My friend in Sydney uses both D3 and now D4 bodies. Here is his gallery:

avkomp photographics

He mostly shoots birds, same as me, and he has a 600/4VR and other top Nikon lenses. If I were to start out now, I'd be probably going a D3, it's a kick-ass camera body mate. Just kick-ass.

My friend near Bacchus Marsh uses the D600. If you like, I may be able to put you in touch with him. You could talk to him. Up to you. I forgot to ask about it the other day, but I will just ring him anytime of the day.

GOOD quality images need GOOD quality glass, not cheap kit crap. Sorry to be blunt.



Cheers mate.

I should of written D300 not D3

but hopefully you knew what I was trying to say to Deano...

Deano I will just say again in case I never explained what I was trying to say earlier..

I don't think its fair to judge the D300 quality with a DX lense on the front of it..

If you lived in Sydney I would of let you use my 70-200 see what your thoughts on the body were after having some quality glass on the front.

Regarding Nikon lens IMO the 70-300 Vr lens is a bargain for the quality images that produce including details in a cropped image.
Here are two examples of what the D300s with a 70-300VR can do.