Nikon D750 -- General Discussion

Badger

Information about the D750's buffer capacity, and comparison with D610, D700 & D810:

http://photographylife.com/nikon-d750-buffer-capacity


All credits, and (as always) big massive thanks(!), to Nasim Mansurov and his crew over at PhotographyLife.

NSXTypeR

The 1/4000th or I mean 1/8000, is this to be able to shoot at f/2 in sunlight? And use ISO 100, I guess....?

It's very useful for that, I find myself dropping ISO to 100 and then using 1/8000 in very bright situations with the D7000. Not a necessity, but it's so nice not to carry ND filters. I did survive at ISO 200 and 1/4000th with the D40 though.

Ironheart

The D750 has ISO 50, problem solved.

WestEndBoy

The 1/4000th or I mean 1/8000, is this to be able to shoot at f/2 in sunlight? And use ISO 100, I guess....?

I really love to shoot at f1.4, but it's super hard to do if you only have 1/4000 and you are shooting outside. With the D810 you can shoot at 1/8000 at ISO 64, whereas with the D750 (and Df and 610) you can only shoot at 1/4000 at ISO 100. This is a difference of 1.67 stops. That's a lot. It's the difference between f1.4 and f2.5!

Of course you can mess around with ND filters, but you have to remember to have it on you and fuss around taking it on and off and making sure that it's clean.

A 3 stop nd filter built into the camera that could be activated at will would be a great feature. I wonder if they could fit that between the mirror and flange???

Ironheart

My Nikon1 V3 will snap a 1/16000 (electronic) but also starts at 160 ISO so it's kinda necessary... I guess I still gotta keep my ND handy (or a polarizer)

NSXTypeR

@WestEndBoy. Even if they could, they wouldn't. Nikon probably kept it at 1/4000 to control costs and keep high end pros from not getting a more expensive camera. It probably saves a few bucks per camera and it's one of those little things that pros notice and care about, but that won't change the minds of enthusiasts.

Man it would be great to have a 1/16,000 shutter and native ISO or 32. With that you could probably shoot at f1.4 in the Sahara at noon. ND filters would be almost entirely relegated to the realm of long exposure landscape shots.

If you don't mind getting a Nikon D1, that had a 1/16,000 shutter speed...

WestEndBoy

@WestEndBoy. Even if they could, they wouldn't. Nikon probably kept it at 1/4000 to control costs and keep high end pros from not getting a more expensive camera. It probably saves a few bucks per camera and it's one of those little things that pros notice and care about, but that won't change the minds of enthusiasts.

Man it would be great to have a 1/16,000 shutter and native ISO or 32. With that you could probably shoot at f1.4 in the Sahara at noon. ND filters would be almost entirely relegated to the realm of long exposure landscape shots.

It surely would be great. I have probably spent a cumulative half day in the past year waiting for clouds to obscure the sun so I would not have "8000" flashing when shooting at 1.4.

However, in many of those circumstances, the wait also softened the light.

spraynpray

Just think if they bought this camera out when they bought out the D800 - the D700 owners would have been mostly over the moon. Doubtless whingeing about the fps, but 6.5 at 24Mp ain't too bad so maybe they wouldn't have whinged too much... Then the D800 could have come along and all would have been rosy in the garden... Except for the dead patch where the D400 should be

PaRealtor

Since the D750 has an AA Filter, do you go with the 14-24 lens or the 16-35 lens? Which one will be sharper? I have the 14-24 lens for Real Estate. Do I trade it for the 16-35? Some say the 16-35 is a sharper lens for camera with the AA Filter. Is there a discussion somewhere on NikonRumors about the two lenses?

WestEndBoy

These are both very sharp lenses. It will require an extraordinary effort to detect the difference that you are suggesting. Certainly none of your clients or an otherwise casual observer will notice.

I would keep your 14-24 because of its ability to go wider.

PaRealtor

Perfect. Thanks....

WestEndBoy

You are welcome.

Bokeh_Hunter

Interestingly Canon announced the 7D II:

EOS 7D Mark II features a refined APS-C sized 20.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor with Dual DIGIC 6 Image Processors for gorgeous imagery. It shoots up to 10 frames per second at ISOs ranging from 100–16000 (expandable to H1: 25600, H2: 51200), has a 65-point* all cross-type AF system and features Canon’s amazing Dual Pixel CMOS AF for brilliant Live-View AF. It has dual card slots for both CF and SD cards, USB 3.0 connectivity and even has built-in GPS** for easy location tagging, automatically.

I realize that is a DX system (counterpart to the D300), but the specs outside of the sensor size is what Canon can do. The 7D is what many photojournalists are using and I think the hopes was for the D750 would push some back to Nikon - 6.5fps vs 10fps? From dual users, it sounds like Canon is kicking Nikon in the AF department as well.

Not trying to put a damper on a good release but I am more concerned with Nikon as a company at least keeping up with the "other boys" so they have a viable business.

Overall I think the D750 by it's specs, is a great camera for any Nikon user.

NSXTypeR

Hands on review from The Camera Store.

Photobug

Nice video on the D750, thanks NSXTypeR for sharing. Although I seldom use video this looks the Nikon leader for video.

Regarding the body construction. Too bad he has no understanding of polycarbonate and how much durable and strong it is over basic "plastic" parts. Using magnesium and polycarbonate will make for a strong body and I expect Nikon is going to use this a lot in the future to light weight their DSLR bodies. I think he is also right, no issues with WiFi is probably due to polycarb while all metal bodies are an issue.

Photobug

Here is an update from RRS on the availability of a "L" bracket for the D750.
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Thank you for contacting us about this new camera. Once the camera is released to the public, we will try to get one in-house for design purposes. From that point in time it is typically 6 weeks before the new plate begins shipping. Please note, there is no way to predict whether or not the camera body will allow for, or requires a two-piece plate design. Feel free to keep checking back for updates.
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I bet they will have their D750 within the next 10 days. So the "L" bracket should probably be available in 7~8 weeks.

Sports

I was just reading (by accident, of course) some camera news from the real would (outside NR, that is).
Three new cameras were mentioned and praised, all of them described as action/outdoors, btw:
Canon 7DII
Samsung NX1
Ricoh "mini action thingy thing"
Sadly, D750 was not mentioned, so either it's considered not interesting to a wide audience, or Nikon just doesn't know which gifts to give to the editor to make him bring the news.

WestEndBoy

It is probably more to do with price point. I would use the D750 for action before any of those.

PaRealtor

Apparently, Canon users! Have you read the reviews? Look at the comments on those blogs. Lots of them favor Nikon over Canon. Says...can't believe Canon took Five years for this update. They're very disappointed. Most talk about being Nikon users and how Nikon is better in "most" areas over Canon.

D750newbie

Can't wait for the D750 to arrive so far will be using it with the 24-70mm 2.8 (I'm a DX convert). Any other recommendations? Thinking to get the 20mm for wide angle and 70-200 f4 for long range. I'm hobbyist shooting mostly my family and friends and landscapes and architecture.

WestEndBoy

Buy the 50mm 1.4 for indoor lowlight flashless photography and decent bokeh. It is pretty cheap.

D750newbie

Buy the 50mm 1.4 for indoor lowlight flashless photography and decent bokeh. It is pretty cheap.

Yeah, good idea although I feel I could use the money for the 20mm for now since my 24-70 somewhat covers that range albeit at a much higher weight...

Msmoto

@PitchBlack +1

I carry around my D880E with the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 as my "all purpose" snapshot camera. It is a stunning performer IMO.

WestEndBoy

Personally, I find 35 too wide for snapshots, I like things tighter. Personal preference though.....

D750newbie

I hear a lot of GREAT things about the art group of lenses. Will definitely check both the 50mm and 35mm... I'm actually more leaning towards wider fixed lenses.