Thank you Sir, I probably is leaning. I took multiple images handheld to try out the pano merge in Capture one.Nice images, Kev, of iconic scenes
I fancy #2 is leaning slightly to the right ... or maybe my eyes are
... as I have taken delivery of a brand spanking new D780 
Today has marked the beginning of the end of my love affair with the D750
The D750 will sit in my bag until I'm entirely confident that the new camera is working properly and that I am able to use it proficiently. After that, I'm afraid we will have to part company
I'll get another one IF I find I need it.
I thought I'd write a bit of an update on how I'm getting on with the D780.
I've now shot about 3,600 images with the D780 and you're right Dave, I'm not going to miss the D750. I feel sad saying that as it was a reliable workhorse of a camera that stood me in good stead. The D780, however, is a definite upgrade with better auto-focus, far superior live view, fantastic high-ISO performance, faster frame rate coupled with bigger/faster buffer and, to my mind, better control layout. I haven't found any problem learning the new control positions and can already hit the right button first time without taking my eye from the view finder, something that never really happened with the D750.
My keeper rate for wildlife pictures in particular has improved exponentially and my confidence in the AF system is almost total. I still need to improve my framing and composition of birds in flight but no longer have any lingering doubt that the image will be sharp enough.
I always got a good number of shots from one battery charge on the D750 - typically between 2,000 and 2,500 - but the D780 is even better. Last Thursday I was at a charity track day and shot 2,030 images and the battery is still showing 43% left. Now that may drop off quickly but I would say something close to 3,500 is likely. The battery is an EN-EL15c, by the way. I also managed to almost fill two memory cards (32GB each with slot 2 set to overflow) so I've forked out for a 64GB one for slot 1 - that's £100 I wasn't planning to spend
My conclusion so far is that, as a highbred camera, the D780 is in a class of it's own
I only found the natural light white balance after last Thursday's outing. I will be trying it out next time.
There are some little changes that I really like. The natural light auto white balance seems really good, for one.
£100 for a 64GB SD card? I paid £10.83 for the one I bought in February.
I don't need fast cards so went for this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GY1QYXP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I figured that as I now have a camera that can make use of UHS-II cards I'd get some. My only mistake was getting two smaller cards instead of two bigger ones
No such problem with the D780
I don't think I've ever shot a burst of twelve!I figured that as I now have a camera that can make use of UHS-II cards I'd get some. My only mistake was getting two smaller cards instead of two bigger ones
I used to find the buffer on the D750 was the limiting factor when machine gunning BIF. After about 12 frames it virtually stopped
The D780 is far more of an upgrade than the initial reviews made me believe.
wow, I see what you mean about used.The D780 is far more of an upgrade than the initial reviews made me believe.
Even used (as I bought mine) they aren't cheap though.
Aye. They seem to be holding their value.wow, I see what you mean about used.
Just had a quick scour around and they are £1600 +. MPB have one in with over 100K clicks for £1659.
Panamoz has them new for that price
Cambridge_001 by SEP9001, on Flickr
Cambridge_003 by SEP9001, on Flickr
Cambridge_002 by SEP9001, on Flickr
Your description of life with the new D780 matches what I've heard elsewhere. I am toying with buying one after Xmas Steve. I was interested in your D750 as a stop gap when it was for sale, but wanted to collect when visiting my daughter in Bristol. By the time I had a free day and would have expressed an interest it was sold. I currently use 2 D750's, one with a 24-70, the other with a 70-300. Another body would have permanently had my 17-35 attached.I thought I'd write a bit of an update on how I'm getting on with the D780.
I've now shot about 3,600 images with the D780 and you're right Dave, I'm not going to miss the D750. I feel sad saying that as it was a reliable workhorse of a camera that stood me in good stead. The D780, however, is a definite upgrade with better auto-focus, far superior live view, fantastic high-ISO performance, faster frame rate coupled with bigger/faster buffer and, to my mind, better control layout. I haven't found any problem learning the new control positions and can already hit the right button first time without taking my eye from the view finder, something that never really happened with the D750.
My keeper rate for wildlife pictures in particular has improved exponentially and my confidence in the AF system is almost total. I still need to improve my framing and composition of birds in flight but no longer have any lingering doubt that the image will be sharp enough.
I always got a good number of shots from one battery charge on the D750 - typically between 2,000 and 2,500 - but the D780 is even better. Last Thursday I was at a charity track day and shot 2,030 images and the battery is still showing 43% left. Now that may drop off quickly but I would say something close to 3,500 is likely. The battery is an EN-EL15c, by the way. I also managed to almost fill two memory cards (32GB each with slot 2 set to overflow) so I've forked out for a 64GB one for slot 1 - that's £100 I wasn't planning to spend
My conclusion so far is that, as a highbred camera, the D780 is in a class of it's own
£4.2 million allegedly!
Steve, I wish you had expressed an interest even if you couldn't collect straight away. I would have much preferred to sell to someone on TP and wasn't in any rush to get the money.
Shocking waste of money£4.2 million allegedly!
The cheapo one I have doesn't seem to be available from Amazon now. So long as you get the right connector any should be OK, there's not a lot to them.
That should be fine.Thanks for the information, Dave, I have found one on Amazon that I like the look of: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N133...colid=TGN2LWFXLCXO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
It's not as simple as I was planning to get but it will more than do the job. I also realised tonight that the Youngnou flash triggers I have can be configured to trigger the shutter and that will give me the choice of wired and wireless
I thought I'd write a bit of an update on how I'm getting on with the D780.
I've now shot about 3,600 images with the D780 and you're right Dave, I'm not going to miss the D750. I feel sad saying that as it was a reliable workhorse of a camera that stood me in good stead. The D780, however, is a definite upgrade with better auto-focus, far superior live view, fantastic high-ISO performance, faster frame rate coupled with bigger/faster buffer and, to my mind, better control layout. I haven't found any problem learning the new control positions and can already hit the right button first time without taking my eye from the view finder, something that never really happened with the D750.
My keeper rate for wildlife pictures in particular has improved exponentially and my confidence in the AF system is almost total. I still need to improve my framing and composition of birds in flight but no longer have any lingering doubt that the image will be sharp enough.
I always got a good number of shots from one battery charge on the D750 - typically between 2,000 and 2,500 - but the D780 is even better. Last Thursday I was at a charity track day and shot 2,030 images and the battery is still showing 43% left. Now that may drop off quickly but I would say something close to 3,500 is likely. The battery is an EN-EL15c, by the way. I also managed to almost fill two memory cards (32GB each with slot 2 set to overflow) so I've forked out for a 64GB one for slot 1 - that's £100 I wasn't planning to spend
My conclusion so far is that, as a highbred camera, the D780 is in a class of it's own
Hi Russ,
Hmm, quite expensive for what is basically a plastic box to hold two batteries. I'll have to give this some more thought but thanks for the link Russ
I've not found anyone that has resolved the problem this way and I'm not keen on doing it at the moment as it's a long time since I configured the camera and it's working as I want.
I appreciate the suggestion as it's the type I was looking for, I've taken the eye cup off and I've looked all around the frame but I just can't see any sign of a display so I don't think it's lighting up.Hi John,
I've not ever actually "lost" the settings in the viewfinder but if I'm a bit careless when putting the viewfinder to my eye I can't see them - but that's because I wear varifocal lenses and if I hold the camera a little higher than needed the settings are in a blind spot. I only mention this as it might just possibly be a similar problem (?)
As someone that recently switched from the D750 (which I loved) to the D780 I really can't recommend it highly enough. Despite the closeness of the printed specifications and the lukewarm reviews it got when introduced it really is a serious improvement on the D750 and if you think that camera's IQ is good then you'll simply love the 780's
The image below was shot with the D780 and Sigma 150-600 Contemporary (1/800s, f/6.3, ISO5000, 600mm handheld)
HaHa! Ed. I used to buy eye cups three at a time until I figured out that a tiny drop of superglue was enough to stop them falling off but still allowed me to remove them if needed.I don't think I'd notice if the info display in any of my viewfinders disappeared. I rarely look at them - apart from the virtual horizon.
The best improvement is that I haven't had to tape the eye cup on yet
My only niggle is that the dial rotation has been reversed to get from Matrix metering to Highlight Priority, which are my two favoured metering methods. But it's not as big a deal as the game changing eye cup!
I resisted moving to the D780 for this reason and in all honesty the subscription Lightroom is as big an improvement over the old one as the D780 is over the D750. Together they are a great combination.
This was shot with a Tamron 35-150 - my multi-purpose lens these days - on the D780.
It's not something I realised how much I used until it was gone so not only can I not see what aperture I'm using but I can't see the light levels either to adjust as needed. I'm going to contact a local camera shop and see if they can open it up and have a look then go from there.
We're all different how we use cameras.
