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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 621572" data-attributes="member: 24285">Called &quot;The Camera Store&quot; in Calgary where I had the D800 on hold.&nbsp; Spoke to &quot;Erin&quot; who seems to really know her stuff.&nbsp; She shoots Nikon (D750 mostly). But she is a poor salesperson as she talked me out of the D800 without selling me on any other camera. &nbsp;&nbsp; I really need to clarify what exactly I want from my next body . . .&nbsp; She pointed out that one of my concerns was capturing running dogs which comes down to my skill and the AF system.&nbsp; The D800 shares the same Expeed 3 as my D610 and D7100.&nbsp;&nbsp; The other limiting factor is FPS - which is not one of the reasons to buy a D800.&nbsp; Her point was that get the D800 if a) you need 36mp because you shoot big landscapes that you want to enlarge.&nbsp; and/or b) you shooting in rough environments where you need the 'full metal jacket&quot; as I call the heavy pro body.&nbsp; It will take a lot more punishment than either of my other bodies.&nbsp; It would give super detail in portraits, sometimes desireable.&nbsp; But not always.&nbsp;&nbsp; And if you crop a lot you still have lots of pixels left.&nbsp; &nbsp; The D750 has had issues which make me question quality control - she tells me the models they have sold have not been coming back but the complaints on line about issues are off-putting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Important to keep in mind those unfortunate enough to get a bad copy share their pain on line and we forget to factor in the hundreds of satisfied customers.&nbsp; There are things to like about the D750 for sure - but ...&nbsp; Erin did put in a plug for the D750 saying it is currently her favourite camera.&nbsp; The D500 is in a different circle.&nbsp; Now we are into Expeed 5, not just wifi but bluetooth, not 51 focus points but 153.&nbsp; Viewing Youtube reviews of the D500 has me re-thinking the FX-DX question. ... So no D800. D500 is tempting, but D750 is not off the table yet.&nbsp; Maybe I should wait for the D750S ......&nbsp;&nbsp; My NAS goes unsatisfied - for today.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 621572, member: 24285"] Called "The Camera Store" in Calgary where I had the D800 on hold. Spoke to "Erin" who seems to really know her stuff. She shoots Nikon (D750 mostly). But she is a poor salesperson as she talked me out of the D800 without selling me on any other camera. I really need to clarify what exactly I want from my next body . . . She pointed out that one of my concerns was capturing running dogs which comes down to my skill and the AF system. The D800 shares the same Expeed 3 as my D610 and D7100. The other limiting factor is FPS - which is not one of the reasons to buy a D800. Her point was that get the D800 if a) you need 36mp because you shoot big landscapes that you want to enlarge. and/or b) you shooting in rough environments where you need the 'full metal jacket" as I call the heavy pro body. It will take a lot more punishment than either of my other bodies. It would give super detail in portraits, sometimes desireable. But not always. And if you crop a lot you still have lots of pixels left. The D750 has had issues which make me question quality control - she tells me the models they have sold have not been coming back but the complaints on line about issues are off-putting. Important to keep in mind those unfortunate enough to get a bad copy share their pain on line and we forget to factor in the hundreds of satisfied customers. There are things to like about the D750 for sure - but ... Erin did put in a plug for the D750 saying it is currently her favourite camera. The D500 is in a different circle. Now we are into Expeed 5, not just wifi but bluetooth, not 51 focus points but 153. Viewing Youtube reviews of the D500 has me re-thinking the FX-DX question. ... So no D800. D500 is tempting, but D750 is not off the table yet. Maybe I should wait for the D750S ...... My NAS goes unsatisfied - for today. [/QUOTE]

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