ptomsu
Workshop Member
Jack,Doubtful Peter. The first batch sold out immediately. What I did notice is there was not as large of rush to get on this bandwagon, but I suspect a lot of that was for the same reason I paused -- wanting to make certain I was not a Beta-tester this time around... I will get one, and I'm sure once the pipeline fills it will be a strong seller both here and abroad. And the 4K video features may be responsible for well over half its market share...
What is sad is the condition of the institution of photography itself. --- Here I do believe the number of folks that actually carry -- nay, OWN -- any sort of dedicated camera has dwindled to almost nothing due to cell phones being "so darn good." Photography itself won't be a lost art anytime soon, but creating static images with a dedicated camera of any sort may soon be.
Moreover, as everything moves to a more and more digital world, paper (or glass or aluminum) printed with anything on it may be the actual lost art... I have not sold an actual print in over a year, and made only a handful of custom ones for people last year. In 10 more years, I suspect wall-sized lcd panels capable of holding millions of images and thousands or tens of thousands of video clips will sell for a few hundred dollars, and that will mark the end of the printed medium forever, at least other than for purely artistic purposes...
/cynical rant
I do agree with what you say (rant) and this will come sooner than later. As I said I am meanwhile doing quite a lot of video (most times 4k) where the systems I use both excel, the D850 would as well but not with such minimalistic config as I can do - means it is definitely perfect for pro-quality video, but then you need to rig it up and this definitely is NOT what I am looking for as I am by no means a pro nor do I want to become one.
The D850 is a perfect fit for those who are (still) invested in Nikon (glass) but this is neither the case for me, nor I think for many other enthusiasts or amateurs. Mind you a lot of them switched over the past few years, mostly to mirrorless. And I would like to bet whenever the Nikon FF mirrorless comes to market next year a lot of the D850 buyers will look and lust for this next great tool, only that then it will represent much more photography of the next decade than the D850 ever can be - just my 5c.
In the end I do really hope for Nikon that they have huge success with that D850!