Nikon D850 FX-Format Digital SLR Camera Body

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The abilities of this camera are beyond my needs. Once set up, it is a mind meld and seems to think for you. I am in no hurry for the next latest thing. I am very, very pleased. You will have a hard time finding a lens that meets the ability of this camera. for focus sharpness color I doubt it has an equal. The only drawback is it is heavy but you wont care, it is worth the burden.

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Nikon D850 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body Beast of a camera!!! I made the purchase and never looked back. I like the ability to capture a smaller file size for different types of shoots. The battery life is great if you turn off some of the wireless features. It is a very capable and versatile DSLR. https://amzn.to/2HQQWsb

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I do freelance sports photography for the local newspaper, and I was using a Nikon D750, and it worked pretty well. It worked well in low light, it shot 6.5 fps and it is a 24 megapixel camera. But, I knew that I could do better. For sports I needed a lot of fps and the shots focus had to be crisp. I use the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 super prime most of the time for outdoor events. The picture of the goalkeeper diving for the ball was taken from the other end of the field. Ill tell you, at 9 fps (I have a grip on it with the bigger battery) and 46 megapixels, my shots have gotten so much better. I shoot softball and baseball through cyclone fencing, and you cant even tell. I think that I dont have to push the ISO up as far on those evening soccer games. I have done a little bit of portrait work and some landscape shots with this camera and it can put your talents to the test. I would recommend using a tripod when you can. With that many megapixels, you have to be careful if you are shooting at lower speeds...all of your little movement mistakes show up. Just be sure to have a big enough XQD card in this camera, because you are going to be taking a lot of pictures (7 fps out of the box). Also, you have a lot more keepers with this camera because the focussing system is pretty darn good (same as the D5). Oh, and the silent shooting, is really silent....like no sound silent. So, whatever your style of photography is, sports, landscapes, portrait, product, wildlife, etc., you will probably really enjoy this camera. Good luck.

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The best Nikon body ever built. Bar none! About time Nikon showed the ‘rest of the middling players’ like Cannon, Sony and Fuji; how to build a DSLR. Love the 4K video! Is it better than any other mirrored DSLR made? Yes. Is it perfect? No. It is losing a star over the following: Upper left control knob. Some ignorant Manager at Nikon allowed “QUALITY” to occupy a position on the most expensive real-estate on the entire camera. Another poor decision maker at Nikon mixed the memory slots. Really Nikon??? XQD and SD mixed together? Incomprehensible! Finally – the shutter release is horribly “mushy” with little tactile feel. Nikon should partner with a Trigger/Rifle manufacturer to see what a good trigger feels like. Then incorporate that ‘feel’ into the Shutter release. I get several “multi fires” because the mushy feel allows a bounce photo to be taken. But those are just my personal peeves with it. Otherwise, I highly recommend it. Is it worth the $$$ in the age of moving towards Mirrorless Cameras? Yes – just like buying a new gasoline powered car ‘now’ is in the evolution to battery cars. The transition to work out ‘problems’ and optimize the systems will take a decade. Buy Mirrorless in the late 2020’s and onwards. For now, the D850 will easily take you to that time.

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I love the D850, but it is extremely exigent and demanding with your photography technique and the lenses you attach to it. Even with genuine Nikkor lenses, fine tuning is sometimes necessary. Tamron lenses perform great with this camera too, but they must be properly calibrated 98% of the times. The dynamic range on this camera is absolutely wonderful, even in low light, pictures that with other cameras i would deem unusable, with the D850 you can bring all the details in post processing and make a somehow bad picture usable. To process images, i use Nikons Capture NX-D, i also have Lightroom, but i have discovered that with Nikons software, i can obtain the desired results in a much simpler way than importing everything to Lightroom. I would recommend this camera to someone who already owns a decent stock of high end Lenses, Nikkors or Tamroms, and also have at least intermediate photography skills, i see everybody out there praising the new mirror less cameras, but i wouldnt trade my D850 for anything thats out there currently. If you can;t take a decent photo with a D850, you will not get anything better with a mirror less camera.

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Wow. Its the same size as a D500. But it is so much more. It melds an AF of the D5/D500 with huge file resolution. This is exactly what I needed. I shoot a lot of figure skating. I am usually shooting at f2.8, ISO 4000, 1/800 sec. For this job, the camera excels. The images I get are so detailed and the ability to isolate skaters from a background make this full frame camera a tool I just wont give up. I shot an ice show with three spotlights that were having a hard time with the skaters. Even when the skaters were just lit by very low light from purple gelled lights it hit its mark almost every time. When it didnt it was because I had strayed from the target. The last night with the show in the bag, I just used 3d autofocus. It worked very well. Way better than my D500 for some reason. I also shoot portraits, landscapes, and macro. It works great for portraits but resolves almost too much detail for that. As a landscape and macro camera it is very nice. Be very careful with mirror slap. This cameras mirror really vibrates and makes a loud noise. If you have an APS-C camera and dont understand the hype, rent one and shoot a fast lens. You will understand after using it. Many of my lenses are older and not modern, great glass. I can see the difference between my modern lenses and my old lenses. New lenses are much better. BUT dont be afraid. 8x10 prints using old lenses will look fine. This camera and a newer 70-200 f2.8 lens will create stunning 20x30 inch prints and probably larger. Every parent that has seen this years photos seem to know something is different and better. The cameras files are so "heavy" youll need a very newer computer if you plan to batch process lots of images quickly.

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I was running with a d610 and a D750 for a while and decided to upgrade to the d850 (cant afford a d5). I am so happy with the choice, the image quality and features of this camera are off the chart. It feels great in the hand, because it has a nice deep grip. The touch screen was done right, unlike my Sony A6500, this touch screen is full function, scrolling, zooming, selecting, etc. I also really like the auto fine-tune feature, which my past cameras didnt have talking about lens tuning made easy. I would love to have a mirrorless full frame version of this camera also. Nikon can you hear me, a mirrorless full frame camera with these features would be off the charts.

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The most versatile DSLR on the market today. The D850 is an all rounder with autofocus rivaling the D5. The Achilles heel for the D850 is that it uses a slow contrast detection autofocus for video. Canon and Sony do far better. However, the camera is unsurpassed for still photography and has a far superior autofocus when compared to the D810.

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I have owned a lot of digital cameras over the years - Nikon D50, D90, D3, D800, Df, Canon 5DMKIII, etc. Some of those cameras have disappointed -- the D90 with its CMOS sensor seemed less sharp than the old school CCD in the D50, and even the D800 with its antialias filter seemed less sharp than I expected. With the D850, I was impressed the second I took the first shot inside my dimly lit home after dark. Incredible detail, excellent noise, perfectly metered, impressively fast autofocus. 10/10. The image quality is a total game changer. Even though the linear resolution increase over my D800 is modest, there is an inherent sharpness and pixel level contrast that I almost never saw with the D800. Beyond the flawless image quality, here is a list of pros and cons for the D850 overall: Pros: Incredible image quality, particularly sharpness. Rear touchscreen is iphone-like -- very responsive and intuitive to use. No lag. Screen is much brighter than previous Nikons and the refresh rate seems to be totally "real-time" which is a real improvement. Autofocus is extremely fast -- noticeably better than my D800 or Df. Overall camera CPU performance seems very fast. ISO button has been moved and is much easier to find/use. Cons: No focus peaking with 4K video (there is focus peaking with 1080P video). Nikon does not offer inbody image stabilization nor prime lenses with VR. Unfortunate for serious videographers. Nikon wireless iOS app is astonishingly, embarrassingly bad and has been for years.

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I have now had the camera for a few days and wanted to give my initial thoughts on the D850. I am upgrading from the D810 and will give the review from this perspective. The overall feel is very similar with a few small changes. The grip feels thinner but deeper and most people find it more pleasant. FOr some reason I actually preferred the D810 grip. The D850 grip sort of has a square feeling in my hand. The button layout is a little different and overall I would say better. I prefer the ISO button on the right so you can make all major adjustments with the same hand. The joystick is much better for changing focus points. This could get annoying with the trackpad when you had to make larger focus point adjustments. The joystick makes this a quick process. I love the tiltscreen and what it allows me to do. I shoot a lot of landscape and I will no longer have to bend or lay down to get a shot. It also allows overhead shots that can really change perspective. The illuminated buttons are a welcomed addition. I shoot at night and its a nice option to have. Image quality is amazing. You can see the difference in detail compared to the D810. Its not a huge jump but noticeable. I also think ISO 64 is cleaner on the D850. When raising shadows the colors are truer and the detail is not lost. Some people have reported over a 1 stop gain in HIGH ISO. I dont believe this is true but I do think the D850 has cleaner High ISO shots. I do a lot of nightscapes and the D850 is definitely cleaner at ISO 3200- 6400. There is still noise to deal with but it is better. One area the D810 had issues with was hot pixels with long exposures. The D850 has greatly improved in this area. There is a few but it is much improved. Overall if you were happy with the image quality of the D810 or D750 you will not be disappointed with the D850. Dont expect a huge improvement because the D810 and D750 were already amazing with IQ. I havent had a lot of chances to test the Auto focus system but I fully expect it to be tons better than the D810. I can say that the camera does a ton better focusing in lowlight. THe D810 struggled with this and I have yet to try and focus on something with the D850 and had it hunt for focus. Some other features I really enjoy: The focus stack feature has tons of potential. I have played with it a little and it really makes focus stacking a lot easier. I used it for a landscape scene but I am sure it will be great for macro. I love the focus peaking feature for stills. I use manual focus lenses and it really does change the success rate with fast manual lenses. I am so happy this feature has been added. The viewfinder is larger and looks nice but dont expect a huge difference. Its a small improvement. The silent mode will come in handy but it takes getting used to. I would stand there wondering if I just took a shot because its completely silent. This is mostly awkward when doing long exposures because you end up touching the camera to check while its still taking the photo. Overall the D850 is a definite winner and I think almost all buyers will be thrilled with it. If you plan to take advantage of the 7-9FPS I suggest investing in the XQD card. I do wish Nikon would make the custom buttons even more customizable. There is still a lot of restrictions that seem so easy to correct.

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