Nikon D750

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ManFromDelmonte

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2,742 posts

179 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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I believe this was officially released yesterday.

Has anyone ordered one, seen one or does anyone plan to get one? I am hoping to get one once the price settles (and somewhere like Hdew, DR or Panamoz get them nearer to £1k). I was going to get the D610 but am holding out due to the better AF.

Headline specs:

Resolution: 24MP (new sensor apparently)
Dual SD card slots
Shutter Speed: 1/4000 – 30 s + bulb etc.
Flash sync: 1/200s
Frame Advance: 6.5FPS
Autofocus: Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II - 51 AF Points (15 cross type, 11 of them focus to F8). Same as D4s and D810 except it focusses in even lower light (–3 – +19 EV)
WIFI: Yes, built in
Video: Yes, lots

Offical blurb here: http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/product/digital-...


dele

1,270 posts

193 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Seems to be treading all over the 810's toes doesn't it?


ManFromDelmonte

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2,742 posts

179 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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dele said:
Seems to be treading all over the 810's toes doesn't it?
It does. Resolution and the 'pro' control layout seems to be the main differentiater now. It also makes the D610 look pretty bad value, or at least it will once the price settles. I expect the D610 will have to come down quite a bit further.

dele

1,270 posts

193 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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Think this will be on my Christmas list

Looking forward to seeing if any PH's here get one and their thoughts

Gad-Westy

14,521 posts

212 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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ManFromDelmonte said:
It does. Resolution and the 'pro' control layout seems to be the main differentiater now. It also makes the D610 look pretty bad value, or at least it will once the price settles. I expect the D610 will have to come down quite a bit further.
My guess would be that the D610 will gracefully disappear all together. The D750 appears to occupy the same slot in the market and offers a few more niceties. It looks to all intents and purposes like a D600/610 replacement. I'm a happy D600 owner but if I were buying now, there is no way I could ignore the D750.

ExPat2B

2,157 posts

199 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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Shutter Speed: 1/4000 – 30 s + bulb etc.
Flash sync: 1/200s
Frame Advance: 6.5FPS

Is it just me that find these stats in particular very disappointing ?

Nikon D700 = 8fps ( with grip ) 1/8000 shutter, 1/250 flash sync.
Nikon D300 = 5fps 1/8000 shutter, 1/250 flash sync.

And compared to the other, cheaper, DX cameras at photokina it is outpaced by even Samsungs new camera.

Canon 7dMk2 = 10fps, 1/8000 shutter speed, 1/250 flash sync.
Samsung NX1 = 15 fps, 1/8000 shutter, 1/250 flash

There were rumours of a D9300/D400 replacement for the DX market or a true D700 replacement.

Instead we got a D600 replacement with a de-rated shutter. Feels like an answer to a question no-one was asking.




ManFromDelmonte

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2,742 posts

179 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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ExPat2B said:
Shutter Speed: 1/4000 – 30 s + bulb etc.
Flash sync: 1/200s
Frame Advance: 6.5FPS

Is it just me that find these stats in particular very disappointing ?

Nikon D700 = 8fps ( with grip ) 1/8000 shutter, 1/250 flash sync.
Nikon D300 = 5fps 1/8000 shutter, 1/250 flash sync.

And compared to the other, cheaper, DX cameras at photokina it is outpaced by even Samsungs new camera.

Canon 7dMk2 = 10fps, 1/8000 shutter speed, 1/250 flash sync.
Samsung NX1 = 15 fps, 1/8000 shutter, 1/250 flash

There were rumours of a D9300/D400 replacement for the DX market or a true D700 replacement.

Instead we got a D600 replacement with a de-rated shutter. Feels like an answer to a question no-one was asking.
The D300, D700 and 7Dmk2 are all Pro cameras though. The D750 is definitely a consumer/prosumer camera. The NX1 isn't an SLR so can't fairly be compared either.

I agree that the D700 and D300 are yet to be replaced though. If I was a pro still shooting a D700, I am not sure what I would do.

I don't think the max of 1/4000s is such a big problem when you can drop to 50 ISO, the D700 only went down to 200 so you're actually a stop better off in the D750.

budfox

1,510 posts

128 months

Friday 26th September 2014
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Flippy-out screen say's it all. Yuk.

I've never seen a camera that I'd want to swap my D700 for. Does everything I ask of it, time and time again.
My other body is a D7000, because I wanted the best consumer Nikon for occasionally shooting video. It's a fine piece of kit too, and I like the flexibility that having FX lenses to share between FX and DX bodies gives.

If my D700 got broken or stolen, the only thing I'd consider replacing it with would be another used one.

dele

1,270 posts

193 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Anyone bitten the bullet yet or played with one?

creampuff

6,511 posts

142 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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I like the look of it.

Probably shouldn't have bothered buying a D7100 when I already had a D90 and just added a £1000-odd to buy the D750 smile

rxtx

6,016 posts

209 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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ExPat2B said:
Instead we got a D600 replacement with a de-rated shutter. Feels like an answer to a question no-one was asking.
Quite. I thought that about the D800 too, although the D800E I might be tempted by - if it was actually a D4E and I could justify the expense. Who needs 36MP outside a studio? All that does is take up space, not many people print that big. Maybe some people need to massively crop. Still seems a huge waste.

budfox said:
If my D700 got broken or stolen, the only thing I'd consider replacing it with would be another used one.
Same here.

cornet

1,469 posts

157 months

ian in lancs

3,769 posts

197 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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i have the privilege of owning D700/D3, a D3x and D800 and shoot fashion/glamour/portraits. Doing a whole shoot, circa 400 shots on the D800 is a PITA in post. Great files but it soaks up drive space, RAM, processor etc and I end up editing out the resolution. Secondly, the autofocus settings are a faff to change on the fly. The D700/D3 is fine, especially for action with its fast frame rate. Ive found that the D3x is a perfect compromise. Superb files with perfect resolution and quality. So, the D750 ought to interest me.

Edited by ian in lancs on Tuesday 14th October 21:20

rich888

2,610 posts

198 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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cornet said:
Thanks for the link. Excellent review of the Nikon D750 especially when compared to the Canon 5D3. Certainly looks like a stunning bit of kit.

rxtx

6,016 posts

209 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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ian in lancs said:
i have the privilege of owning D700/D3, a D3x and D800 and shoot fashion/glamour/portraits. Doing a whole shoot, circa 400 shots on the D800 is a PITA in post. Great files but it soaks up drive space, RAM, processor etc and I end up editing out the resolution. Secondly, the autofocus settings are a faff to change on the fly. The D700/D3 is fine, especially for action with its fast frame rate. Ive found that the D3x is a perfect compromise. Superb files with perfect resolution and quality. So, the D750 ought to interest me.
Purely out of interest, why did you go for the 800? I would have thought someone in your position would have gone for a D4, but then you might actually need those resolutions looking at what you do.

CMYKguru

3,017 posts

174 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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I still have a D200 which came out in 2005.

Stunning quality, but the newer D300, D700 do have easier controls.

I got mine ex-display in 2007 for £450 which they were still selling in Calumet for £800


Cheib

23,113 posts

174 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Took delivery of D750 yesterday though it's still in a box under my desk at work. I dropped my D7000 about a month ago so have used that as an "excuse" to upgrade! I've invested in the FX glass along the way so really can't wait to give it a go.

That review against the D3s is incredible.

Edited by Cheib on Wednesday 15th October 13:31

budfox

1,510 posts

128 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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That review of the D750 is certainly very interesting, and if I were buying new now I'd probably go for one. The author thinks that the new camera is the one that D700 owners have been waiting for, but I just don't agree. I have never wished that my D700 performed better. For the £1700 the D750 costs I'd still go for a used D700 and a grand's worth of prime glass all day long.

ian in lancs

3,769 posts

197 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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rxtx said:
ian in lancs said:
i have the privilege of owning D700/D3, a D3x and D800 and shoot fashion/glamour/portraits. Doing a whole shoot, circa 400 shots on the D800 is a PITA in post. Great files but it soaks up drive space, RAM, processor etc and I end up editing out the resolution. Secondly, the autofocus settings are a faff to change on the fly. The D700/D3 is fine, especially for action with its fast frame rate. Ive found that the D3x is a perfect compromise. Superb files with perfect resolution and quality. So, the D750 ought to interest me.
Purely out of interest, why did you go for the 800? I would have thought someone in your position would have gone for a D4, but then you might actually need those resolutions looking at what you do.
Simple really, I was offered a 5000 shot mint D800 for £1200.