Hello All,
I've been pondering a d810 or d850 purchase to complement my MF DB setup. I used to own a d810 but sold it a few years ago due to frustrations with AF inaccuracies and loose QC/discrepancies on Nikon lenses.
About a year ago I bought a Nikon df (for travel, with a bunch of manual focus Zeiss ZF lenses) but then added some Sigma Art primes (35, 50, 85) for a more modern look when doing commercial portrait work. This is the first time ever I actually enjoy AF lenses, mainly due to the fact that Sigmas can be calibrated at different distances to make the focus 100% accurate with their usb dock.
With that positive experience, I am now thinking of revisiting the d8xx series.
Has anyone done a similar switch (d810>d850) with sigma art lenses. Bearing in mind that it is going to be used for a lighter set up (lighter than MF), for shooting outside a studio environment and doing portrait work, did you find the switch to be a worthwhile (resolution, hilight rendition, skin tones). AF speed is good enough on the df for the type of work so is not really valid in this comparison. It is mainly about the image rendering.
It would be great if someone could make some raw files available if they happen to shoot this setup.
Many thanks!
Pat
I've been pondering a d810 or d850 purchase to complement my MF DB setup. I used to own a d810 but sold it a few years ago due to frustrations with AF inaccuracies and loose QC/discrepancies on Nikon lenses.
About a year ago I bought a Nikon df (for travel, with a bunch of manual focus Zeiss ZF lenses) but then added some Sigma Art primes (35, 50, 85) for a more modern look when doing commercial portrait work. This is the first time ever I actually enjoy AF lenses, mainly due to the fact that Sigmas can be calibrated at different distances to make the focus 100% accurate with their usb dock.
With that positive experience, I am now thinking of revisiting the d8xx series.
Has anyone done a similar switch (d810>d850) with sigma art lenses. Bearing in mind that it is going to be used for a lighter set up (lighter than MF), for shooting outside a studio environment and doing portrait work, did you find the switch to be a worthwhile (resolution, hilight rendition, skin tones). AF speed is good enough on the df for the type of work so is not really valid in this comparison. It is mainly about the image rendering.
It would be great if someone could make some raw files available if they happen to shoot this setup.
Many thanks!
Pat
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