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To buy or not to buy (D750 body)
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 491209" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>You said, <strong><em>"I'm looking for an upgrade in lowlight performance, the D5300 just isn't cutting it!"</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Unless you specify what level of <em>"performance"</em> it is you need and post examples of how it is that the D5300 <em>"just isn't cutting it"</em>, all you're doing is asking permission to buy D750. Think about it!! There's nothing wrong with that, but with nothing else to go on the question you're asking is, <em>"Is it foolish for a person with only one full frame lens to abandon everything else he owns simply in order to reduce the amount of noise I'm dealing with in low light situations." </em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Now, I love the D750. It's a great camera for all sorts of things, only one of which low light. But honestly, I'd have to be shooting in such a way that nearly half of my photos are just so noisy that I can no longer bear to work with them before I consider abandoning a format and a bunch of gear to make the change. Why? Here's what you're losing....</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> [*=left]<strong>A 1.5X reach boost</strong>. Shoot a lot at 300mm? Better be ready to fork out some money on something that does 450mm or better or be annoyed that you're cropping all the time. <br /> [*=left]<strong>14MP's until you replace your lenses</strong>. Yes, the D750 can shoot with an DX lens, at about 10MP's. Those MP's will be great, but there's just a whole lot less of them. <br /> [*=left]<strong>Bang for the buck</strong>. DX glass is SO much cheaper, and so are the cameras. Full frame is an investment - a constant one. </li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">How much are you <em>really</em> willing/wanting to pay for "low light performance"? Do you need best in class in that area? Fine, just know it's going to cost you a couple thousand dollars on top of what you're spending on the body. </p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Know that no one who has answered you thus far has given you any real information, only permission. I've given you none either, because you gave me none. Why the others didn't ask questions I can't say, but know that they should have.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">So, yes, you have my permission to buy a fantastic low light camera if you <em>really, really </em>need it (the camera and/or the permission). That said, if you want to make a smart decision on an upgrade for you low light situation, you're gonna need to give me more to go on than, "the D5300 is not cutting it", including what you're using to try and stem the tide of your noise in post, and maybe who besides you is looking at the photos and saying, "Dude, what's with the noise?!". Maybe $100 spent in noise reduction software is all you need. Unless you just want to buy a new camera, in which case please do.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 491209, member: 9240"] You said, [B][I]"I'm looking for an upgrade in lowlight performance, the D5300 just isn't cutting it!"[/I][/B] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Unless you specify what level of [I]"performance"[/I] it is you need and post examples of how it is that the D5300 [I]"just isn't cutting it"[/I], all you're doing is asking permission to buy D750. Think about it!! There's nothing wrong with that, but with nothing else to go on the question you're asking is, [I]"Is it foolish for a person with only one full frame lens to abandon everything else he owns simply in order to reduce the amount of noise I'm dealing with in low light situations." [/I] Now, I love the D750. It's a great camera for all sorts of things, only one of which low light. But honestly, I'd have to be shooting in such a way that nearly half of my photos are just so noisy that I can no longer bear to work with them before I consider abandoning a format and a bunch of gear to make the change. Why? Here's what you're losing.... [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LIST] [*=left][B]A 1.5X reach boost[/B]. Shoot a lot at 300mm? Better be ready to fork out some money on something that does 450mm or better or be annoyed that you're cropping all the time. [*=left][B]14MP's until you replace your lenses[/B]. Yes, the D750 can shoot with an DX lens, at about 10MP's. Those MP's will be great, but there's just a whole lot less of them. [*=left][B]Bang for the buck[/B]. DX glass is SO much cheaper, and so are the cameras. Full frame is an investment - a constant one. [/LIST] [LEFT] How much are you [I]really[/I] willing/wanting to pay for "low light performance"? Do you need best in class in that area? Fine, just know it's going to cost you a couple thousand dollars on top of what you're spending on the body. Know that no one who has answered you thus far has given you any real information, only permission. I've given you none either, because you gave me none. Why the others didn't ask questions I can't say, but know that they should have. So, yes, you have my permission to buy a fantastic low light camera if you [I]really, really [/I]need it (the camera and/or the permission). That said, if you want to make a smart decision on an upgrade for you low light situation, you're gonna need to give me more to go on than, "the D5300 is not cutting it", including what you're using to try and stem the tide of your noise in post, and maybe who besides you is looking at the photos and saying, "Dude, what's with the noise?!". Maybe $100 spent in noise reduction software is all you need. Unless you just want to buy a new camera, in which case please do. [/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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