New member here from Finland

Ramirez

Senior Member
Hello all!
I'm new to this forum, it seems to be a nice place so I decided to join :)

I have my own business, IT and media. I work a lot with videography; filming bands, weddings etc.
For that I mainly used m4/3 gear; Panasonic Lumix GH3 as it is such a good hybrid camera.

Recently I decided to give my still photography a major lift which lead to my order of the Nikon D610.
I have only two lenses now, as my profile says, but I'll add more... Just getting a feel for the Nikon right now.

I use to have Fujifilm X-E1 with some good lenses, that combination gave me nice photos but the AF wasn't there.
I recently discovered that I want great IQ with good AF, mustn't be the best but something that can keep up with weddings etc. Don't mind to stay "center-focused", so that's why I'm giving the D610 a chance.

It is nice to be here!
 

Marcel

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Welcome to Nikonites. Feel free to let us know what you like and don't like about both your camera systems.
 

Ramirez

Senior Member
Welcome to Nikonites. Feel free to let us know what you like and don't like about both your camera systems.

As I said, I use to own the Fujifilm X-E1 with Fujinon XF35 f1.4 and Fujinon XF18-55 lenses. That combination gave me beautiful images but the AF wasn't fast enough, specially in low light where I have a great need for good AF.
I could have gone Fujifilm X-T1 but I already have Fuji X100s with both phase and contrast detect AF.
I wanted to try something that already has be proven to work like Nikon DSLR:s.

I have been playing with mirrorless for a few years now, like m4/3 too. I still have Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Panasonic GH3. The AF when using single shot is quite good. I'm gonna keep the GH3 for filming because it works really well, even C-AF works well when filming. In that department, I find the GH3 better than Nikon D610.

But I really love shooting with the D610! I am satisfied with the AF speed, satisfied to be "center-focused" too, so I don't need a D800 for example. Love working the NEF-files from the D610 too.

i think that my combination when walking the streets will be Fuji X100s and D610 with the nifty fifty :)

I'm starting out with Nikon with the 50 f1.8G and a Tamron 70-300 SP VC (the telezoom is good enough as I don't work with that range much). When working, for now, I'll use the 50mm on Nikon and Fuji for a wider view.
And GH3 with Panny 12-35 f2.8 for filming.

I'll see after awhile what other lens my D610 will need :)

Oh, I forgot to mention one of the major points that drew me to D610. I always been curious about the FX format, I had to scratch that itch, in a kind of "economical" package :) That way DX wasn't really an option as I already have that in X100s.
 
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wornish

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