Thinking of adding a full Frame camera to my mix

bandit993

Senior Member
I am looking into full frame bodies and was wondering what you all think. I do mostly wildlife and bird photography. Some of my shots are close (20feet) but most are further. Right now I have a D7200 and D500. Both help with distance shots. My main 2 lenses are Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 and 150-600mm C. I could buy a used D800e from a store with a 90 day warrantee or a brand new D750 for the same price. I have read that my D7200 image quality is as good or may be better than a D750. Anyone have a D7200 and D750 that could help with comparisons? I like the 36mp of a D800E though. What are your thoughts? I do print some and can print up to 13x19. Thanks for your input.
 

singlerosa_RIP

Senior Member
I've been shooting with the 750 and 7200 for about 2 years. I got the 750 when it came out and bought the 7200 to replace my D7000 when Nikon's 200-500 came out. In normal shooting, I don't see much difference. The big difference is how all my FF lenses work on DX. The ones that seem to work better are macro and the long zooms. All my other FX glass gives its intended results on my 750. Plus, the 750 has better high ISO, better low light focusing, a flippy screen, etc. As for the D8xx, I don't see any need for 36mp files.
 

hark

Administrator
Staff member
Super Mod
Contributor
I have both the D750 and D7200 although I haven't yet tried out low light or high ISO with the D7200. Keep in mind your D500 is newer than the D7200 so the D500 *should* be slightly better overall with its image quality than the D7200--specifically how it handles low light and high ISO.

Overall, the newer FX sensors are still better at handling noise than their comparable DX sensors. Since I don't have any experience with the D800e, I won't be able to offer any input on it. I love the sensor of my D750. It's phenomenal, and when it comes to low light and/or high ISO, it will be better than your D7200.

One thing you might want to consider is the software ON1 Resize 10. It uses algorithms when it upsizes images. I did a side-by-side enlargement comparison between it and the newest version of PCC and felt ON1 Resize 10 edged out PCC slightly. If you decide to go with a D750, the software would be to your advantage to help with image quality when it comes to those large prints.

On the other hand, the higher resolution of the D800e is also something to consider. Good luck with whatever you choose.
 

pforsell

Senior Member
A digital camera has the camera side and the digital side. Before delving deeply into the digital and sensor issues, find out which camera is the best for your purposes. I mean things like auto focus performance, frame rate, viewfinder, metering, buffer capacity, handling, body size and durability and many other things. The number of pixels matter very little, if the you cannot get the shot.

After the camera part is clear, it is time to think about the digital part. If you are focal length limited, then the sensor which offers highest pixel density often wins, because you can crop more, all other things being equal (which they don't always be). Of those cameras that you mentioned, the D7200 has the highest pixel density.

If your lenses are long enough and you don't need to crop, then full frame makes sense because it has noise advantage.
 

bandit993

Senior Member
Thank you for your comments. I guess the cameras that I have, are all that I need. At times I believe that better gear will make me take better pictures. Better pictures= skill +subjects(worthy of having their pictures taken). Both are very limited.. Thank you all again.
 
Top