D4S vs D810 rental

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In The Raw

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Im not to sure where to put this so, I have a question.
I'm taking my wife on a trip to Italy for a graduation present. Im going to rent a camera for the trip, I was looking at a d4s or the d810.
Its going to be general photography, buildings, landscapes and so on.
I'm also looking into renting the 2.8 zooms or should I stick to primes?
I just don't what to do! I don't want to be fumbling around the whole time with lenses and bodies.
I would just take one of my bodies but they don't do video.

Any help would be awesome!!!
Thanks in advance!
 

Bill16

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If it were me, I'd likely rent the D4s and one great zoom, if your going to rent a lens. But I found I don't need the high MPs, and maybe that is something that appeals to you. A great shot with the D810 would likely be amazing, especially if you plan on printing some of your photos.
So I guess I would recommend the D4s if your not going to be printing your photos, and the D810 if you are! :D

I hope you'll have a blast on your trip! :D
 

In The Raw

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The only reason I was thinking about the d810 is because I could use a wider lens all the time.
I could put it in dx mode or even crop it later on.
 

Bill16

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Hmmmmm that makes sense. I never really thought of it that way. Not having any experience with the D810, I can't say how well your plan would work. But it sounds reasonable to me theoretically anyway. I'll be very interested in hearing how well it turned out for you, if you go that route! :D

The only reason I was thinking about the d810 is because I could use a wider lens all the time.
I could put it in dx mode or even crop it later on.
 

FastGlass

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I'm with gqtuazon. I've seen some pretty amazing images taken after the sun went down. Low light= D4s. As far as lens's. I own the 2.8 trio. So that's what would be in my bag. Only thing is that combination tends to get heavy after a while.
 

hrstrat57

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You might be better off taking your camera and renting or buying a video cam..

Agree with this 100% current video cam tech is astounding.....even at mid price points they are a heck of a bargain vs. performance.....OP stable of DSLR owned is very impressive!
 

Geoffc

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I'd go 24-120 f4 and 810 because the built in flash is handy for holidays. I'm assuming that you're familiar with these full feature cameras such that the D4 or D810 is suitable for you.
 

Moab Man

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I would be going with the D4s. Don't know if you've been to Italy, but you will find plenty of places where its low light capability is desired. Additionally, a number of places will allow no flash photography.
 
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Marcel

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If it was me, I'd take the lighter camera. I'd take a D610 with an old Tamron 28-200 and a 25 1.8, a monopod and if you want a 16-35 f4 VR II.
Your original post was to the effect that this trip was your wife's graduation present. So let it be that a gift for her, not a photo opportunity for you. Of course it will be a photo op., but don't make the trip revolve around pictures. BE with your wife and take some pics, but don't forget to enjoy the trip instead of simply enjoy the photography bit.

If you want to look at pictures taken with a D600 and this Tamron, just go to my gallery and click on my Vietnam gallery. All pics were taken with this little weightless Tamron.

Enjoy Italy.
 

In The Raw

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I totally am with you marcel. That's why I just want to take one camera and use mostly one lens. I normally use a d700 with a grip so the weight isn't a factor for me. It looks tight so that's why I was thinking the 14-24 2.8 so I have some zoom and also the large aperture.


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Bill16

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Oooh your right buddy.When thinking about camera models, I forgot the main reason for the trip. I don't know a thing about rental costs, but I'd keep that in mind considering it's trip for her. Now I'm seeing that the one lens idea might be a very good one, keeping the trip about her instead of the time it takes to sort through gear and swap lenses. I'd still go with the D4s if the cost of renting one isn't an issue, but keep the amount of gear to a minumum. :)

If it was me, I'd take the lighter camera. I'd take a D610 with an old Tamron 28-200 and a 25 1.8, a monopod and if you want a 16-35 f4 VR II.
Your original post was to the effect that this trip was your wife's graduation present. So let it be that a gift for her, not a photo opportunity for you. Of course it will be a photo op., but don't make the trip revolve around pictures. BE with your wife and take some pics, but don't forget to enjoy the trip instead of simply enjoy the photography bit.

If you want to look at pictures taken with a D600 and this Tamron, just go to my gallery and click on my Vietnam gallery. All pics were taken with this little weightless Tamron.

Enjoy Italy.
 

Marcel

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Oooh your right buddy.When thinking about camera models, I forgot the main reason for the trip. I don't know a thing about rental costs, but I'd keep that in mind considering it's trip for her. Now I'm seeing that the one lens idea might be a very good one, keeping the trip about her instead of the time it takes to sort through gear and swap lenses. I'd still go with the D4s if the cost of renting one isn't an issue, but keep the amount of gear to a minumum. :)

But the D4s is the heaviest of the bunch and it's also the least inconspicuous, so I think it would attract too much attention and could become a burden to carry along all day instead of a pleasurable thing. But hey, to each his own. I'm just expressing how I see it.
 

In The Raw

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I guess I'll have to wait and see how the reviews are on the 810, I know with the d4s I will get almost every shot in focus all the time. Hoping the some with the 810. Thanks for all the input! It's helping a lot!


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murphc13

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The only reason I was thinking about the d810 is because I could use a wider lens all the time.
I could put it in dx mode or even crop it later on.
I own a d810 and although the 1.5 X crop mode is handy,i have found that with my Tamron 70-300 VC,the images lose a lot of quality compared to FX.i'm sure if the lens was a pro lens then the detail at 1.5 crop would be much better but still a lttle worse than FX.
My 2 cents man.Good luck
 

skene

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I own a d810 and although the 1.5 X crop mode is handy,i have found that with my Tamron 70-300 VC,the images lose a lot of quality compared to FX.i'm sure if the lens was a pro lens then the detail at 1.5 crop would be much better but still a lttle worse than FX.
My 2 cents man.Good luck

Why would you be using crop mode on a lens made for a full frame body???? Unless of course you were looking for more reach, but you are still losing resolution from using the crop mode as you are reducing the number of pixels that fit on the sensor vs a crop body which takes the usable full pixels to cover that same area.
 
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