BackdoorArts
Senior Member
So Nikon announced the D780 today. I've been shooting with the D750 since it came out and from what I'm seeing there's not a lot here that makes me say, "Wow, I need to upgrade to that!!", that wouldn't have already seen me spend the same kind of money on a Z6/7. Even in their promo materials they're almost flat out admitting that this is a camera for people who are so used to a DSLR that they just can't bring themselves to go mirrorless.
I love the guys at Photography Life and here they do a great D750 vs D780 comparison, with a nice chart that shows specs side-by-side with highlighted boxes where differences are significant. As I read them, most of the D780's advantages are available in a switch to the Z's.
What gets me is that even as Nikon makes some welcome improvements, like a dedicated ISO button at the top and an AF-ON back focusing button on the back, with those additions they've once again moved many other buttons around so that if you're moving from one to the other you have to rewire your brain each time.
I am by no means knocking the camera, but it's definitely not something I'm interested in trading up to when I could have gotten a Z7 for the same money last week (I passed on that too). I just don't see it as an $800 improvement on the old tech for anyone but the DSLR die hards (and maybe some folks shooting video), and I don't know how many of them there truly are that justify it?
I love the guys at Photography Life and here they do a great D750 vs D780 comparison, with a nice chart that shows specs side-by-side with highlighted boxes where differences are significant. As I read them, most of the D780's advantages are available in a switch to the Z's.
What gets me is that even as Nikon makes some welcome improvements, like a dedicated ISO button at the top and an AF-ON back focusing button on the back, with those additions they've once again moved many other buttons around so that if you're moving from one to the other you have to rewire your brain each time.
I am by no means knocking the camera, but it's definitely not something I'm interested in trading up to when I could have gotten a Z7 for the same money last week (I passed on that too). I just don't see it as an $800 improvement on the old tech for anyone but the DSLR die hards (and maybe some folks shooting video), and I don't know how many of them there truly are that justify it?