D850

[Vivek]

Re: D850 teardown

Teardown:

https://nikonrumors.com/2017/09/08/...-improvements-in-many-areas.aspx/#more-115955

An uncanny resemblence to Sony E mount camera build. A marked departure from their earlier monobody design.

 

[jlancasterd]

I collected my D850 from Cambrian Photography this morning. Mark Duncalf, the proprietor, told me they have had four so far, and that my Nikon Professional User number was key to my getting one so quickly. They deal with Nikon Europe, so deliveries come from Amsterdam.

On my return I spent some time setting up the camera, then made a quick visit to the railway workshop to check it out, shooting jpeg+raw. First impressions are that it handles very nicely, with the deeper grip a definite improvement over the D810. The shutter sound is different - more metallic, reflecting the change of materials.

I haven't investigated Raw conversion yet, but the jpegs, using the highest quality setting, look very nice:-



Sigma 35mm ART lens at f8.0

 

[Thorkil]

well...I guess perhaps some people dont like him, but anyway I think it's interesting, specially for people considering the D850

https://youtu.be/6QfED-ot26E?t=25
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVXXPhvwi7U&feature=youtu.be

(am I considering....no....hhmmm)

thorkil

 

[TRSmith]

We can do better than Llandudno! The village where I live is Garndolbenmaen and the Ffestiniog Railway, for which I edit the magazine, has stations and halts called Penrhyndeudraeth, Coed y Bleiddiau, Tanygrisiau and (my favourite because very few passengers can even remotely pronounce it) Dduallt. The trick is to remember that you are dealing with the Welsh alphabet (a, b, c, ch, d, dd, e, f, ff, g, ng, h, i, l, ll, m, n, o, p, ph, r, rh, s, t, th, u, w, y) most of which represent sounds different from their apparent English equivalents. Dduallt is actually pronounced The-acht…

Now you're just making stuff up. Right? (jk)

 

[jlancasterd]

Now you're just making stuff up. Right? (jk)

Noooo! Most Welsh names are actually descriptive. Coed y Bleiddiau actually means Wood of the Wolves, and is reputedly where the last wolf in Wales was killed several hundred years ago.

The ultimate Welsh place name is, of course:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which is a village on Anglesey, only about 25 miles from where I live.

It means: St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave, and is a 19th century invention designed to bring the village to the attention of tourists.

There's a Wikipedia page if you want to investigate further…

 

[TRSmith]

Noooo! Most Welsh names are actually descriptive. Coed y Bleiddiau actually means Wood of the Wolves, and is reputedly where the last wolf in Wales was killed several hundred years ago.

The ultimate Welsh place name is, of course:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which is a village on Anglesey, only about 25 miles from where I live.

It means: St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave, and is a 19th century invention designed to bring the village to the attention of tourists.

There's a Wikipedia page if you want to investigate further…

Sounds like another destination to add to the list. Thanks!

 

[GrahamWelland]

The ultimate Welsh place name is, of course:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which is a village on Anglesey, only about 25 miles from where I live.

It means: St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave, and is a 19th century invention designed to bring the village to the attention of tourists.

There's a Wikipedia page if you want to investigate further…

Thanks for the meaning - I've always wondered because as a kid in the U.K. We always used this as an example of the longest place names. Btw, one thing to spell it - quite another to say it :thumbs: (by comparison English words like floccinaucinihilipilification and antidisestablishmentarianism seem tame)

And just to keep things on thread - damn you all ... I can see replacing my sold off df (which I miss!) with an 850 in the not too distant future. I only have AIS lenses these days but why not jump ahead to the best new Nikon?

 

[jlancasterd]

Thanks for the meaning - I've always wondered because as a kid in the U.K. We always used this as an example of the longest place names. Btw, one thing to spell it - quite another to say it :thumbs: (by comparison English words like floccinaucinihilipilification and antidisestablishmentarianism seem tame)

And just to keep things on thread - damn you all ... I can see replacing my sold off df (which I miss!) with an 850 in the not too distant future. I only have AIS lenses these days but why not jump ahead to the best new Nikon?

Thanks Graham!

If you can afford it, I'd definitely recommend you buy the D850. Even just looking at the jpegs from the D850 / Sigma Art 35 combination I'm getting the sort of biting sharpness that I remember from when I had a Hasselblad with an 80mm Zeiss and shot mainly monchrome.

 

[Thorkil]

Hello John
allow me to interfere.
Did you come from a D810 or even better if you came from a Df or D4?
While for my part I'm very interested in hearing about the practical experience from coming
from these last cameras to judge whether there would be a gain in colors, specially the smooth and soft tones, but also the sharpness experience.
best Thorkil

 

[jlancasterd]

Hello John
allow me to interfere.
Did you come from a D810 or even better if you came from a Df or D4?
While for my part I'm very interested in hearing about the practical experience from coming
from these last cameras to judge whether there would be a gain in colors, specially the smooth and soft tones, but also the sharpness experience.
best Thorkil

Hi Thorkill. The camera that the D850 replaced was a D810. I haven't used the D850 enough so far to be able to comment on any gain in colours, but the colour values in the photograph of a locomotive that I posted earlier were very natural straight out of the camera. I was also very pleased with the amount of shadow detail that the image exhibits.

 

[Thorkil]

Hi Thorkill. The camera that the D850 replaced was a D810. I haven't used the D850 enough so far to be able to comment on any gain in colours, but the colour values in the photograph of a locomotive that I posted earlier were very natural straight out of the camera. I was also very pleased with the amount of shadow detail that the image exhibits.

Hi John. Ok, thank you. And yes the locomotive-picture looked very well indeed!
thorkil

 

[Jack]

FYI, Capture One 10.2 just released with support for the D850 -- thank you Capture One! :thumbs:

 

[Thorkil]

Nikon D850 Review | PhotographyBLOG

but..after that it might be healthy to read this

https://photographylife.com/the-camera-hype

well I might keep my beloved Df beside my pillow

 

[k-hawinkler]

Let the rumors fly about the A9r! :grin:

 

[Vivek]

but..after that it might be healthy to read this

https://photographylife.com/the-camera-hype

Very old news and he is part and parcel of the social media "influencers".

You do well with your Df. Keep using it and not put it away!

 

[Vivek]

In the news for the wrong reason: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41266234

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

In the news for the wrong reason: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41266234

Men exposed. The women were smart enough to understand that new gear is of limited importance. Men fall into any trap labeled "New technology" and/or "Game changer" :ROTFL:

 

[Vivek]

Ha!

I think this is not a Nikon specific problem. All camera makers behave the same way.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Ha!

I think this is not a Nikon specific problem. All camera makers behave the same way.

And not only camera makers. Who buy silly expensive cars and other high-tech items that have little more than show-off value?

 

[GrahamWelland]

Joe,

Please, no more camera system swaps. You break my heart every time I see you do this. (But like a vulture, I also appreciate it as you facilitate adding to my camera system hoard!! )