Switching to Nikon
- Thread starter Tanjordy
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Thanks your advise, but i don't have D700 anymore
Same applies to your D800 or D7000. It is always about metering right.
rain5533
Senior Member
If you got D7000 i was notice the auto exposed may not accurate, sometime is over an sometime is normal..
anything can advise to solve up?
Thanks
TWmilkteaTW
Senior Member
This is really weird. Selling off everything to jump ship..then dontknow what to buy.. (are you mad at Canon or something? dont worry im not Canon or any brand fanboy). Any reason for not considering the 5D3?
Frankly speaking... If you cant take good pictures with 5D2 and L lenses..i dontknow how you can take good pictures if you jump to Nikon..(If this dont apply to you..just ignore.)
If not why sell all your stuff.. So many people using 5D2 for wedding and produce good results.
Oh..if i were give the 4 choices..ill probably go with D800..
Frankly speaking... If you cant take good pictures with 5D2 and L lenses..i dontknow how you can take good pictures if you jump to Nikon..(If this dont apply to you..just ignore.)
If not why sell all your stuff.. So many people using 5D2 for wedding and produce good results.
Oh..if i were give the 4 choices..ill probably go with D800..
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chillicutter
Senior Member
Wow... This is a rare case...
I would advise you to stick to Canon and get a 5DMKIII but you already sold everything.... Personally, I think you should post this thread before you sell anything....
You can consider D3S.
You need to know how to meter and what to meter. Then how to use EV compensation in what situation. The meter is not 100%. It help you to bring it close, then you as the photographer have to fine tune the exposure. That is what photographers supposed to do. The 3 metering modes are also available for you to use. You need to know when to use which metering mode. When to use matrix, when to use center weighted and when to use spot.
rain5533
Senior Member
Thank you..
No problem. Hope your work improves.
Tanjordy
New Member
I was planning to switch to D700 but the price is a bit too high of the 2nd hand..is there any signficant difference between D3s n D4? from what i know, there is none..
yes i do need to shoot 12800 when there is only few dimmed lights.. well camera for me is an investment, i think i need about 8months to break even
my partner shot 2 wedding and 2 prewed with 1 EN EL 4 battery
what about vice versa? nikon to canon? IMHO, it's normal after you use your camera for a while and now its limitation. D800 seems a nice camera to shoot landscape, products but not so much needed of MP for wedding..as D4, it's way out of my budget
Hi, brother just depend on your budget lah... Cause now you holding is 5d2 an same level as D700 with the value also.
If you got extra cash why not jump to D3s and play with low light consider with non used speed light for some condition.
Last time mine is using the D700 the ISO4000 I used with is due to my SB-900 overheated.
The results on RAW as 4000 ISO still acceptable.
But make sure got f2.8 Fixed Zoom lens.
thanks bro...i sometimes use my partner's D3s and use 12800 and still awesome
thanks for the input..i am not that pro..but I've sold all my L lenses, pocketwizzards, and speedlights and know what to get for the new system (lenses, acc) but haven't been able to decide which body to get
as D800, the maximum iso used i guess it's not as high as D3s and too many mp would be more work in the workflow
thanks guys for the inputs
what about vice versa? nikon to canon? IMHO, it's normal after you use your camera for a while and now its limitation. D800 seems a nice camera to shoot landscape, products but not so much needed of MP for wedding..as D4, it's way out of my budget
After so much of talk, D700 is sufficient for weddings and many genres of photography.
If you have spare cash, D3 or D3s. Are you looking into second hand?
Perhaps another D7000 for backup body.
If then you didn't sell away your 5DmkII, I would strongly recommend you keep to it together with your L lenses.
The only thing you could change is your mindset. If you really wanna change, no one could stop your heart. There is really nothing much to justify here. ;p
If budget is not a concern, get the D4. I think it is probably the most well balanced camera in Nikon's line up for the new generation of cameras released in 2012, the size may put some off but if you are a pro, you will probably have a batt/vert grip anyway. The XQD card can be a pain to get and it is still very expensive and limited to lower capacities until later in the year.
The D800 and D800E are not just for landscapes, don't let the high megapixels fool you. They work very well for weddings and almost anything else, the only problem is that you will need bigger memory cards or just get used to changing more often because the files are huge.
The D700 is still a great workhorse and I know of a few wedding photographers that use it with no intention of upgrading in the near future.
The D3/s I have no experience with so I can't comment but I have only heard good things about them from others.
In my opinion, moving systems is a real pain, more often than not it is the lens that makes my decision for me and not the body.
The D800 and D800E are not just for landscapes, don't let the high megapixels fool you. They work very well for weddings and almost anything else, the only problem is that you will need bigger memory cards or just get used to changing more often because the files are huge.
The D700 is still a great workhorse and I know of a few wedding photographers that use it with no intention of upgrading in the near future.
The D3/s I have no experience with so I can't comment but I have only heard good things about them from others.
In my opinion, moving systems is a real pain, more often than not it is the lens that makes my decision for me and not the body.
If you find D700 expensive... how do you find prices of D3s or D4?
D3s and D4 are quite different. Apart a one stop improvement in high ISO performance, D4 also offer a newer AF and metering system, as well as wifi capabilities never before seen in a digital camera, like remote Liveview, remote control, all from a portable mobile device. I guess you need to research more, seems like you have not been doing your own research on this.
8 months to break even? how many weddings is that? 16-20 weddings? That is not very good ROI...
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D800 and D800e are great for portraits at weddings, but for AD photography, it is not the best due to the file sizes alone.
TWmilkteaTW
Senior Member
Seriously..im getting really confused here..
Now you say D700 price is high..(even after considering 2nd hand) Then at the very first place...you mention D800..D3s..? Pls enlighten me.
Tanjordy
New Member
which model n brand did you switch from? and to which?
yeah i have sold my canon system..and yes i have spare cash and thinking would get D600 as backup later after it's being released
D4 for is overkill for me..that's why i didn't ask this opt in the first place..thanks for sharing though
expensive in term of the price now compared before D800 released.and for that price i feel expensive for 2008 Released camera
do you mind sharing which business that has very good ROI..I do 2-3 weddings and 4-8 preweddings per month as being a phographer is not my main occupation.
my opinion's above
kane-rulez
New Member
ok i am trying to put pieces together @ detective style
It looks like you had a partnership with someone before and that partnership broke off. hence the sale of equipment and maybe you did not get a lot from the sales proceeds.
Now you seem to have found a new partner and the new partners equipment is centered around a Nikon system a.k. a D3s, so you either want to match his equipment or complement it. and maybe you want to share a pool of lenses. between you both.
A d700 second hand is expensive maybe because you may not feel like paying money for a system that is similar to a certain level with already whats with your partner.
A d4 is expensive so that means you have a budget of around 4k to 5k (since the D800 was ok with you but you were not sure whether it would be more than capable)
Your partner already has a D3s and shoots weddings, would that not be your primary source of information ?
So frankly speaking as the seniors have mentined the D800 should be the one to get , earn some money and when you have the budget buy the D4
Whew this was driving me nuts and this explanation i put together tries to make sense of the post.
DAMN : you explained a lot before my post hit the roof
It looks like you had a partnership with someone before and that partnership broke off. hence the sale of equipment and maybe you did not get a lot from the sales proceeds.
Now you seem to have found a new partner and the new partners equipment is centered around a Nikon system a.k. a D3s, so you either want to match his equipment or complement it. and maybe you want to share a pool of lenses. between you both.
A d700 second hand is expensive maybe because you may not feel like paying money for a system that is similar to a certain level with already whats with your partner.
A d4 is expensive so that means you have a budget of around 4k to 5k (since the D800 was ok with you but you were not sure whether it would be more than capable)
Your partner already has a D3s and shoots weddings, would that not be your primary source of information ?
So frankly speaking as the seniors have mentined the D800 should be the one to get , earn some money and when you have the budget buy the D4
Whew this was driving me nuts and this explanation i put together tries to make sense of the post.
DAMN : you explained a lot before my post hit the roof
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Tiger-in-the-woods
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D800 may be a great camera, but in low light, one needs to know some cam & lighting techniques to show off its potential even with high iso.
Coupled with large file sizes and not so great metering (as mine tends to be under most of the time), it's not tt easy to handle.
U need to read more esp the af issues b4 getting the d800 and asking whether it may suit ur needs.
Coupled with large file sizes and not so great metering (as mine tends to be under most of the time), it's not tt easy to handle.
U need to read more esp the af issues b4 getting the d800 and asking whether it may suit ur needs.
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