Nikon D750 & D780

Been messing with this one. Had an itch to shoot a quick pic wide open tonight so grabbed the 85 quickly and got this at the bottom of the road, cheeky toothy grin. Buggered it up to be fair, she was a bit fed up and there's a blob of light on her face that I still haven't completely lost. Quite a bit of PS with this one, far more than I'd do normally. The composition is a little too central for me than normal too. Overdone?

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Doesn't look overdone to me, although I'm only on the phone at the mo.
 
Wide options for weddings? My 35 stays on virtually all day but occasionally and probably only really for large groups it is a bit tight. Don't want to spend a lot but any recommendations?

20 prime? 24 prime? 18-35?

My 50 stayed on non stop helping out at a wedding last week. When things got a little tight I deployed the 28mm.

I find 28mm very useful as it's just on the limit where you have to worry about too much distortion.

Found the 24mm just a bit too wide for me, but some people like wide!
 
Checking my serial number, Nikon's website suggests mine is not affected by the recall...

Hmm will keep an eye on it.

Was told mine wasn't part of recall either but exactly the same fault and will get progressively worse so send it back (especially if in warranty) will be around £190 for replacement shutter as an FYI
 
Was told mine wasn't part of recall either but exactly the same fault and will get progressively worse so send it back (especially if in warranty) will be around £190 for replacement shutter as an FYI

And here :(. Go into mirror lock up and have a look at the shutter and see if there is any sign of damage.
 
Hi - apologies if this has been asked before, but has anybody else had a problem, whereby on switching on the camera and taking the first frame, the viewfinder will go black (mirror locked up) and "-ERR-" displayed on the LCD. Fire the shutter again, and a couple of shots fire in short succession, and the error cleared.

Camera behaves perfectly fine after that.

This doesn't happen every time, but every now and again.

Can't say I've noticed it since before the recent FW update a few weeks back....

Anybody?

Thanks,
Grant

Your shutter will fail in a month or so probably.

Nikon fixed my grey one, out of warranty, for free.
 
I think you've done quite well with the edit, I like the composition and I'm not always sure the rule of 2/3rds always works. It's a lovely image and one you'll treasure in years to come.

I quite like it centrally, especially with the path being in the middle (ish) of the frame. Just on the phone but like the PP [emoji1474]
 
Hi all,

Looking for a bit of advice please (well, probably just some encouragement to bite the bullet and buy!) - I've been eyeing up the D750 for a long time now, having had my Olympus EM10mkii as my first 'proper' camera (which I still love and intend to keep as well). The D750 seems to have all the features I want, is a good price relative to some of the competing cameras, and all the reviews seem to be amazing. Considering this latter point though, I just wanted to know if anyone has come across any negatives to this camera/are there any similar cameras price/feature-wise that I should consider? Lens recommendations would also be greatly appreciated too. I'm not a pro or anything, I just really love taking photos, especially while travelling, and also enjoy being the 'photographer' at family events. I was looking at the Sigma 50mm 1.4f art lens, but probably will want something with a bit of zoom as well, so any reviews and suggestions would be greatly appreciated please!
 
Hi all,

Looking for a bit of advice please (well, probably just some encouragement to bite the bullet and buy!) - I've been eyeing up the D750 for a long time now, having had my Olympus EM10mkii as my first 'proper' camera (which I still love and intend to keep as well). The D750 seems to have all the features I want, is a good price relative to some of the competing cameras, and all the reviews seem to be amazing. Considering this latter point though, I just wanted to know if anyone has come across any negatives to this camera/are there any similar cameras price/feature-wise that I should consider? Lens recommendations would also be greatly appreciated too. I'm not a pro or anything, I just really love taking photos, especially while travelling, and also enjoy being the 'photographer' at family events. I was looking at the Sigma 50mm 1.4f art lens, but probably will want something with a bit of zoom as well, so any reviews and suggestions would be greatly appreciated please!
The one big negative thing is the err message with shutter lock up, it don't affect all, most are free of it but I think the newer ones are free of it, oh there is the eye piece falling off/getting lost,easily replaced by a better make/model.
Yes it's a lovely camera that works effortlessly in low light and vfm imo.
 
Hi all,

Looking for a bit of advice please (well, probably just some encouragement to bite the bullet and buy!) - I've been eyeing up the D750 for a long time now, having had my Olympus EM10mkii as my first 'proper' camera (which I still love and intend to keep as well). The D750 seems to have all the features I want, is a good price relative to some of the competing cameras, and all the reviews seem to be amazing. Considering this latter point though, I just wanted to know if anyone has come across any negatives to this camera/are there any similar cameras price/feature-wise that I should consider? Lens recommendations would also be greatly appreciated too. I'm not a pro or anything, I just really love taking photos, especially while travelling, and also enjoy being the 'photographer' at family events. I was looking at the Sigma 50mm 1.4f art lens, but probably will want something with a bit of zoom as well, so any reviews and suggestions would be greatly appreciated please!

The D750 is a stellar camera, does everything very well indeed. IQ is excellent and you will definitely see a difference in noise handling over the Olly. I run the EM1 as well as the D750 and for me the EM1 IQ can't compete with the D750. The D750 seems to have more depth as well as being sharper. The sigma 50mm art is one of the best primes around, stick one on the D750 and the IQ will be hard to beat. It'll be a much heavier combo than you're used to though. Also, you have an optical viewfinder so you can't see the final image before you shoot. I started out with EVF's and moved to OVFs and didn't find it an issue, some do though. I prefer looking through OVFs.

You will see a few shutter issues with the D750 on here, but you have to keep everything in perspective and as the actual percentage of failures is very low, it's just that people post about issues and don't when everything is OK. That being said even the small percentage is probably higher than it should be.

For the zoom it depends on budget, and what you want to be shooting. For short range there's the 24-70mm f2.8 which is a pro lens, built like a tank and weather sealed. There's the 24-120mm f4 which I actually prefer to the 24-70mm f2.8 for the flexibility and it's just as sharp. However, it's not properly weather sealed, and it's not f2.8. Then there's the 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G, a cheaper option but still optically very good and is lighter.
 
Hi all,

Looking for a bit of advice please (well, probably just some encouragement to bite the bullet and buy!) - I've been eyeing up the D750 for a long time now, having had my Olympus EM10mkii as my first 'proper' camera (which I still love and intend to keep as well). The D750 seems to have all the features I want, is a good price relative to some of the competing cameras, and all the reviews seem to be amazing. Considering this latter point though, I just wanted to know if anyone has come across any negatives to this camera/are there any similar cameras price/feature-wise that I should consider? Lens recommendations would also be greatly appreciated too. I'm not a pro or anything, I just really love taking photos, especially while travelling, and also enjoy being the 'photographer' at family events. I was looking at the Sigma 50mm 1.4f art lens, but probably will want something with a bit of zoom as well, so any reviews and suggestions would be greatly appreciated please!

The Siggy 50mm is a superb lens, but its massive so bear that in mind! Its also not much lighter than the 24-70 f2.8.

I love my Nikon 50mm f1.8g - it gets a lot of love in reviews but a few people on here are not so keen on its performance wide open (which I find mine pretty good at!).

As Snerkler mentioned, you have a good choice of zooms depending on budget, size and what you want it for!

Only zoom I own is the 70-200 F4!
 
The one big negative thing is the err message with shutter lock up, it don't affect all, most are free of it but I think the newer ones are free of it, oh there is the eye piece falling off/getting lost,easily replaced by a better make/model.
Yes it's a lovely camera that works effortlessly in low light and vfm imo.

Thanks Graham, I have read about the shutter issues in the past but I don't think it really bothers me too much - hoping mine will be a lucky one!

The D750 is a stellar camera, does everything very well indeed. IQ is excellent and you will definitely see a difference in noise handling over the Olly. I run the EM1 as well as the D750 and for me the EM1 IQ can't compete with the D750. The D750 seems to have more depth as well as being sharper. The sigma 50mm art is one of the best primes around, stick one on the D750 and the IQ will be hard to beat. It'll be a much heavier combo than you're used to though. Also, you have an optical viewfinder so you can't see the final image before you shoot. I started out with EVF's and moved to OVFs and didn't find it an issue, some do though. I prefer looking through OVFs.

You will see a few shutter issues with the D750 on here, but you have to keep everything in perspective and as the actual percentage of failures is very low, it's just that people post about issues and don't when everything is OK. That being said even the small percentage is probably higher than it should be.

For the zoom it depends on budget, and what you want to be shooting. For short range there's the 24-70mm f2.8 which is a pro lens, built like a tank and weather sealed. There's the 24-120mm f4 which I actually prefer to the 24-70mm f2.8 for the flexibility and it's just as sharp. However, it's not properly weather sealed, and it's not f2.8. Then there's the 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G, a cheaper option but still optically very good and is lighter.

Thanks Snerkler - will look up those zoom lenses now. One of my lenses for the Em10ii is the 75-300mm and I actually find it's far too zoom-y for most things, so I think I'll definitely stick to one of these ranges. My other Olly lens is the 12mm f2 prime lens which I absolutely adore, and is my main reason for wanting to keep the Olly just with that one lens - maybe eventually though I'll come to prefer the quality of the images that the d750 will produce, and will find a similar wide angle lens for that.

Your review has reminded me of another question I had as well - how do you find the weather-proofing on the camera? One downside to my EM10ii is that I know it's not weather-proof, and so I've always been a bit scared to take it outside even in the lightest rain in case that's too much!

The Siggy 50mm is a superb lens, but its massive so bear that in mind! Its also not much lighter than the 24-70 f2.8.

I love my Nikon 50mm f1.8g - it gets a lot of love in reviews but a few people on here are not so keen on its performance wide open (which I find mine pretty good at!).

As Snerkler mentioned, you have a good choice of zooms depending on budget, size and what you want it for!

Only zoom I own is the 70-200 F4!

Thanks JJ, I did google the Sigma lens just before I posted my comment and I'd forgotten that it was such a big lens - I'd better start lifting some weights in preparation! I'll add the Nikon 50mm to my list of lenses to look at as well. Lens choosing always makes me panic a little as there is such a wide choice!
 
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Thanks Graham, I have read about the shutter issues in the past but I don't think it really bothers me too much - hoping mine will be a lucky one!



Thanks Snerkler - will look up those zoom lenses now. One of my lenses for the Em10ii is the 75-300mm and I actually find it's far too zoom-y for most things, so I think I'll definitely stick to one of these ranges. My other Olly lens is the 12mm f2 prime lens which I absolutely adore, and is my main reason for wanting to keep the Olly just with that one lens - maybe eventually though I'll come to prefer the quality of the images that the d750 will produce, and will find a similar wide angle lens for that.

Your review has reminded me of another question I had as well - how do you find the weather-proofing on the camera? One downside to my EM10ii is that I know it's not weather-proof, and so I've always been a bit scared to take it outside even in the lightest rain in case that's too much!



Thanks JJ, I did google the Sigma lens just before I posted my comment and I'd forgotten that it was such a big lens - I'd better start lifting some weights in preparation!
Nikon will never comment on their weather sealing as to how much it will take etc etc, but mine's been out in pretty heavy rain before without issue. Of course, your lens needs to be weather sealed. Weather sealing is the reason I swapped my EM10 for the Em5-II, although now got the EM1. Both my EM5-II and EM1 have been out in pretty heavy rain too. I don't like getting the gear wet, but sometimes the weather catches you out ;)

The 75-300mm is a massive zoom, 150-600mm FF equivalent FOV. To get that focal length on the D750 you'd better start lifting weights, the Tamron and Sigma C 150-600mm are 1.9kg, plus another 800g or so for the D750 ;)

To get an equivalent of the 12mm you'd have to look at 24mm. Is that for landscapes?
 
Thanks Graham, I have read about the shutter issues in the past but I don't think it really bothers me too much - hoping mine will be a lucky one!
I think its more "I hope mine won't be an unlucky one". If you are buying new then it should be after all the issues / recalls. If you are buying second hand, then ask if its been to Nikon for the recall, and if not get the serial number and get it checked. Beyond the recall I'm not sure there are any more failures with the Nikon D750 than there have been with shutters on any camera - just because of the recall they are noted more online.
Your review has reminded me of another question I had as well - how do you find the weather-proofing on the camera? One downside to my EM10ii is that I know it's not weather-proof, and so I've always been a bit scared to take it outside even in the lightest rain in case that's too much!
I think they can take quite a bit ... but be sensible. I got my D3200 mildly damp (used it in drizzle), but never had a problem, but I did make sure it was properly dry after.
 
Thanks Graham, I have read about the shutter issues in the past but I don't think it really bothers me too much - hoping mine will be a lucky one!



Thanks Snerkler - will look up those zoom lenses now. One of my lenses for the Em10ii is the 75-300mm and I actually find it's far too zoom-y for most things, so I think I'll definitely stick to one of these ranges. My other Olly lens is the 12mm f2 prime lens which I absolutely adore, and is my main reason for wanting to keep the Olly just with that one lens - maybe eventually though I'll come to prefer the quality of the images that the d750 will produce, and will find a similar wide angle lens for that.

Your review has reminded me of another question I had as well - how do you find the weather-proofing on the camera? One downside to my EM10ii is that I know it's not weather-proof, and so I've always been a bit scared to take it outside even in the lightest rain in case that's too much!



Thanks JJ, I did google the Sigma lens just before I posted my comment and I'd forgotten that it was such a big lens - I'd better start lifting some weights in preparation! I'll add the Nikon 50mm to my list of lenses to look at as well. Lens choosing always makes me panic a little as there is such a wide choice!

You are right on the choices! Especially when you don't own any Nikon stuff. I have been through so many lenses (as the classifieds will tell you!) and it took a while for me to settle in to what I am comfortable using.

We all enjoy differerent lenes and focal lengths which makes this thread so good! I ended up wanting a fairly light set up (28/50/70-200 F4) and for now I am happy. The urge to try other lenses is always there though!
 
Nikon will never comment on their weather sealing as to how much it will take etc etc, but mine's been out in pretty heavy rain before without issue. Of course, your lens needs to be weather sealed. Weather sealing is the reason I swapped my EM10 for the Em5-II, although now got the EM1. Both my EM5-II and EM1 have been out in pretty heavy rain too. I don't like getting the gear wet, but sometimes the weather catches you out ;)

The 75-300mm is a massive zoom, 150-600mm FF equivalent FOV. To get that focal length on the D750 you'd better start lifting weights, the Tamron and Sigma C 150-600mm are 1.9kg, plus another 800g or so for the D750 ;)

To get an equivalent of the 12mm you'd have to look at 24mm. Is that for landscapes?

Haha, yeah, i don't think I'll be getting the equivalent of the 75-300 for the d750, I've been meaning to sell this one for a while as I hardly get any use out of it and when I do I very rarely need to use the zoom! I think the only proper use I've gotten out of it was at a safari and that's not exactly something I frequently do. At the time I bought it I hadn't really had much experience of focal lengths and on top of that I bought it in a bit of a rush having just researched what reviewers were saying re: image sharpness. I was taking photos of my nephew's christening, and my only other lens was the 12mm so I needed something with some zoom. Had I not needed to use it right away, I would have probably returned it.

Interesting about Nikon not commenting on their weather sealing - will have to bear that in mind but as long as it's not going to break in a bit of light rain all should be fine.

Yeah it would mainly be landscapes so that's what I'd want a similar lens for. Perhaps I'd be alright with one of the 24mm zoom lenses you mentioned though? I'd like to get the Sigma and a zoom lens as a good base point and then maybe expand in the future if I find that I need something else - I'm still very much in the learning stages of photography but I'm hoping this is going to be a camera I keep for a long time, hence trying not to rush into buying. Having said that, I said this when I bought the EM10ii :D
 
Just get the 70-200 2.8 Nikon and a 35mm 1.8 Nikon and you won't need anything else. The rest you will just buy for the sake of it. Oh no that's just me then.
It's a great camera does what it says on the tin. Just no good for wildlife as the fps isn't as good as another Nikon [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji6]
 
You are right on the choices! Especially when you don't own any Nikon stuff. I have been through so many lenses (as the classifieds will tell you!) and it took a while for me to settle in to what I am comfortable using.

We all enjoy differerent lenes and focal lengths which makes this thread so good! I ended up wanting a fairly light set up (28/50/70-200 F4) and for now I am happy. The urge to try other lenses is always there though!

I do seem to be spending most of my time on Flickr/various lens review sites and reading forums on here, I think it's becoming a bit of an obsession!

Actually now that you mention it, I do have a Nikon F3 with a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 lens... in my mind I always separate film from digital completely, but I did read that you can still use that lens on digital Nikons, but obviously it'll be manual focus. Do you have any experience of that/is it advised to use older lenses on digital camera bodies?
 
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Just get the 70-200 2.8 Nikon and a 35mm 1.8 Nikon and you won't need anything else. The rest you will just buy for the sake of it. Oh no that's just me then.
It's a great camera does what it says on the tin. Just no good for wildlife as the fps isn't as good as another Nikon [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji6]

Lol - only good if you enjoy 35mm focal length! Perfect set up if you do!
 
Well... I do seem to spend most of my time on Flickr/various lens review sites and reading forums on here, I think it's becoming a bit of an obsession!

Actually now that you mention it, I do have a Nikon F3 with a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 lens... in my mind I always separate film from digital completely, but I did read that you can still use that lens on digital Nikons, but obviously it'll be manual focus. Do you have any experience of that/is it advised to use older lenses on digital camera bodies?
That does depend on it being a "E" or a "D" lens and if its a AI/S. If its not AI/S then DONT use it one a D750 but these are wonderful lens for the money and will give you a good photos (as all lens if you get a good copy) then they are stellar.
With the D750 you can program a older lens in and it will work to a degree, others on here will explain as I dont remember :(
 
I think its more "I hope mine won't be an unlucky one". If you are buying new then it should be after all the issues / recalls. If you are buying second hand, then ask if its been to Nikon for the recall, and if not get the serial number and get it checked. Beyond the recall I'm not sure there are any more failures with the Nikon D750 than there have been with shutters on any camera - just because of the recall they are noted more online.

I think they can take quite a bit ... but be sensible. I got my D3200 mildly damp (used it in drizzle), but never had a problem, but I did make sure it was properly dry after.
I think you're unlucky if you get a shutter issue tbh, not that that helps if you do though ;)
 
Haha, yeah, i don't think I'll be getting the equivalent of the 75-300 for the d750, I've been meaning to sell this one for a while as I hardly get any use out of it and when I do I very rarely need to use the zoom! I think the only proper use I've gotten out of it was at a safari and that's not exactly something I frequently do. At the time I bought it I hadn't really had much experience of focal lengths and on top of that I bought it in a bit of a rush having just researched what reviewers were saying re: image sharpness. I was taking photos of my nephew's christening, and my only other lens was the 12mm so I needed something with some zoom. Had I not needed to use it right away, I would have probably returned it.

Interesting about Nikon not commenting on their weather sealing - will have to bear that in mind but as long as it's not going to break in a bit of light rain all should be fine.

Yeah it would mainly be landscapes so that's what I'd want a similar lens for. Perhaps I'd be alright with one of the 24mm zoom lenses you mentioned though? I'd like to get the Sigma and a zoom lens as a good base point and then maybe expand in the future if I find that I need something else - I'm still very much in the learning stages of photography but I'm hoping this is going to be a camera I keep for a long time, hence trying not to rush into buying. Having said that, I said this when I bought the EM10ii :D

I don't think any camera give much away when it comes to weather sealing tbh, not just Nikon. Olly seem to be the best even advertising theirs covered in water, but even they won't say what counts as weather sealing.

The 18-35mm G lens is a great lens for landscapes, very sharp and much wider than the 12mm Olly.
 
That does depend on it being a "E" or a "D" lens and if its a AI/S. If its not AI/S then DONT use it one a D750 but these are wonderful lens for the money and will give you a good photos (as all lens if you get a good copy) then they are stellar.
With the D750 you can program a older lens in and it will work to a degree, others on here will explain as I dont remember :(

It's an 'AI 50mm F1.4 Nikkor-S Auto' so that should be fine, right?
 
I don't think any camera give much away when it comes to weather sealing tbh, not just Nikon. Olly seem to be the best even advertising theirs covered in water, but even they won't say what counts as weather sealing.

The 18-35mm G lens is a great lens for landscapes, very sharp and much wider than the 12mm Olly.

At this rate i'll be surrounded by a beautiful collection of lenses whilst living off tinned food. I'm totally fine with this though ;)
 
At this rate i'll be surrounded by a beautiful collection of lenses whilst living off tinned food. I'm totally fine with this though ;)
Get a bag of Tesco Value rice and you've got meals for a week ;)
 
I thought my these would be boring running shots, but you've captured the feeling behind the day very well. Good job.
Thanks very much :)
 
The weather forecast was good last night so I took a trip to Dockey Wood. Ive visited the bluebells for several years but never got anything I've been happy to share but I managed a few I'm happy with last night. The National Trust have done a lot of work altering the paths, it seems to have paid off as the bluebells look better than ever. Most people seem to stick to the paths, I only saw one photographer go beyond the paths.

Dockey Wood Bluebells by Rob Cain, on Flickr

Sunset Bluebells at Dockey Wood by Rob Cain, on Flickr

Path through Dockey Wood Bluebells by Rob Cain, on Flickr
 
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I think you've done quite well with the edit, I like the composition and I'm not always sure the rule of 2/3rds always works. It's a lovely image and one you'll treasure in years to come.

Thanks Tim. I'll see how I feel in a week. It's still not quite there so I may go back and even out the face a little more. She's also pulling a goofy expression so it's probably not capturing her as I would like.
 
I've just finished 4 hours shooting a high school dress rehearsal musical that opens tomorrow night. 772 shots and 43% battery charge remains. I'm thinking that's pretty good battery life as there was a tiny bit of chimping going on as well. (And we babysat 1 yr old grandson and 3 yr old granddaughter during the day; to say I'm a wee bit tired might be an understatement!) :)
 
Hi all,

Looking for a bit of advice please (well, probably just some encouragement to bite the bullet and buy!) - I've been eyeing up the D750 for a long time now, having had my Olympus EM10mkii as my first 'proper' camera (which I still love and intend to keep as well). The D750 seems to have all the features I want, is a good price relative to some of the competing cameras, and all the reviews seem to be amazing. Considering this latter point though, I just wanted to know if anyone has come across any negatives to this camera/are there any similar cameras price/feature-wise that I should consider? Lens recommendations would also be greatly appreciated too. I'm not a pro or anything, I just really love taking photos, especially while travelling, and also enjoy being the 'photographer' at family events. I was looking at the Sigma 50mm 1.4f art lens, but probably will want something with a bit of zoom as well, so any reviews and suggestions would be greatly appreciated please!

I moved from an EM5 Mk1 to a D750. I still miss the EVF but that's the only major downside. The super shallow DoF available takes a little getting used to - I'd suggest holding off on the 1.4 until you know you need it - get the much cheaper Nikon 50mm 1.8G instead?

I've got the Tamron 24-70 f2.8 among other things. It's a superb lens but I almost never use it at f2.8 - if I want a shallow DoF I use a prime. The Nikon 24-120 f4 would have been a better buy for me.
 
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