Nikon D750 & D850: Thoughts and Differences from a Landscape Photographer.
Follow me in the field as I photograph a more waterfall trails in South Wales, while discussing my experience shooting with both a Nikon D750 and a D850. Which camera is better? Which camera should you use? Is the D750 retired?!
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Cameras: Nikon D750 / Nikon D850
Filming: Nikon Z30
L-Bracket: 3 Legged Thing Universal Ellie Bracket
Lenses used: Nikon 24-120mm, Nikon 16-35mm and a Sigma 70mm Macro
Tripods: Vanguard VEO 3T+ CF / VEO 3 GO Tall Travel
Filters: Formatt Hitech Firecrest Magnetic Holder Kit, CPL and GND Filters.
Bag: Vanguard VEO Active 46
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro with the D750 & D850
1:35 The D850 (Image 1)
3:00 'Cameras don't take better photos.' (Images 2/3)
4:24 Benefit of the D850 (Image 4)
5:51 Do I need a D850? (Image 5)
7:14 A purpose Difference (Images 6-8)
9:30 MPB and thanks for watching!
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D750 is a great camera and still holds a reasonable financial value even today - it's sad how concerned people are with gear these days. Your photos look great whatever camera you use, and you are a lesson to your viewers that you can use any camera and get great images, and I wish people would focus more on that.
Agree. Due to my needs I find something like the Z30 perfect for me, even though I'm not who it was designed for. Pared down features in a compact form with a flippy screen and no EVF, and 20MP is basically all I need for my photos. ✨
I use a 90D and 850D . And i've zero plans to jump to mirrorless because it's pointless and unaffordable .. And am more than happy with what i have . If i do buy another Camera it will be a 5D 2nd hand ... as Canon have increased the price to nearly 3 grand i saw on Wex
@@-greyZ30 is a steal for seasoned photographers who know the benefits of newer tech but still want get it for the cheapest 😊
There's always been an amount of snobbery and social climbing within the photography hobby. In the 80's it was medium format versus 35mm. Now it's full frame versus crop sensors. But I still find people must have the latest gear, just to show off. I've got a Nikon D810. It does everything I want. No need for the D850. People who need extra pixels so they can crop, can't compose properly, or they are too lazy to move themselves. BTW, I only use 3 prime lenses. No zooms.
I still used my D750 eight years after I bought it, it does everything I need it to do! I'll only replace it once it eventually wears out
I just love your humor and good vibes. Also the way you explain your thought process during your photo outings.
Always a hoot to check out your videos! Thanks for taking me along!
Uwielbiam twoje filmy, poczucie humoru i dystans do siebie. Miło się ogląda
You are very talented; it is obvious you spend considerable time planning and recording your videos. They are interesting and entertaining, while being informative. A brilliant combination that makes your work memorable. May these comments inspire you to continue to produce quality videos.
This is the first landscape photography vlog I have seen where the photographer nearly lost their umbrella. I appreciate your sense of humor and that you let your personality flow through the vlogs while also explaining what you look for when approaching a scene. I'm trying to teach myself to slow down but I always sort-of panic yet.
Another great video Courtney. I loved the beginning of the video with the 2 Courtney's. I have the D750 and am more than happy with it. Great image's as usual. Look forward to the next one.
Your format is incredible. Huge fan of your work. Thanks for sharing!
Courtney, you are so informative and I enjoy your work. Needless to say your personality really adds to the enjoyment of your videos! Thanks for being a hybrid photographer.
Loved the intro 😄The most creative and comedic photography video maker on KZhead!
I really like how peaceful your videos are, it really conveys the feel of being in nature. My favorite shot in this video is the one of the mushrooms.
So adorable. Thanks for the look around the neighborhood.
Great vid, love your work and cheeky sense of humour 😎 can’t wait for your next vid 😊❤
Ayy you made it 🙏thanks for another great video. Helped alot to see the differences between the two cameras.
Love the start of this video and the pictures are great 👍👍
So happy to have found you a few months back. Or was it KZhead gifted you to me? Doesn’t really matter. You are fun to watch and provide excellent and detailed videos. I’m on the hunt for a full frame Nikon after selling my crop sensor Nikon several months ago. This video was very timely and informative. As always, thank you for your hard work making these fine videos and for sharing your experience.
An excellent video and a great explanation about the 2 cameras🔥🔥🇬🇧
I'm a Canon user myself. Really like your videos, the style, content and delivery are first class. Thank you.
As someone who mainly photographs wildlife, I switched over to the Sony A1 a year or so ago. However, I have retained my D850 and it accompanies me on my road trips for the landscape stuff for two reasons. Primarily because it's just an excellent camera, secondly because it means I don't have to change lenses on the Sony when I'm changing photography mode. I even bought a new D850 when my first one met with an unfortunate accident, thankfully the insurance covered that. I enjoy the channel, keep the videos coming and good luck.
Looking good Courtney, it's good to have both cameras for backup 😊
Love your personality. You are lots of to watch with great information. Thank you!
I've binged watched your videos the last few days absolutely love your work. My new favourite channel.
Look at you rocking the brightly-colored L-bracket! I think both cameras are excellent; I happily shot with a D700 for many years.
thanks you :) it's a good and chill video. I have an aging D750 and I just ordered a D850. your video made me feel good. I can't wait to receive it :) good luck for the future.
Thank you! Have a happy day!💞👍
This is a really thoughtful and helpful review. Also, love you style.
Your videos are beautiful. All very nicely lit, beautiful composition. Great comparison of these two wonderful camera models.
Awesome!! I’m debating between these 2 cameras and hope MPB sells to the US! You do a wonderful job and make photography fun!! Love it!!
Oh Courtney... if it's not dancing in the rain forest, it's chasing down an umbrella in a stream, you truly have me looking forward to your next video! Here in western Canada, our forests have been ablaze from May, and they are still burning...so most of my landscape images are not up to par because of the smoke, but a recent 1 week solo road-trip 'photo-shoot' was a lot of fun! I do look forward to our rainy season upcoming, but my roots from my Grandfather is Welsh, so I do love seeing the wonderful locations you choose, and your personality goes well in enjoying the video process you give us.
Every video you makes me want to see more. You have a very good eye for compositions and your lighting is very good. The whole idea is to just be one with camera, to be able to achieve the end result, and you are doing that. Great video , thanks for taking us along
I thoroughly enjoyed your video & humour, 2 Courtney's now there's a thought! As you rightly say creativity comes from within no matter what camera you're using. :)
Great video Courtney, thank you. Loved Small but Mighty. Best wishes, Terry
Stellar video! Really awesome photography! 👏👏👏
Nice video and images as always. Thanks.
I owe both D750 and D850. This long weekend went with my wife for a break and I decided to take the 750 being lighter with a 50mm f1.4 lens, I came back with excellent photos, the same as if I would have with the 850
I too have a similar setup for the same reasons. Casual use is dedicated to my older cameras and my D850 is my efficient camera and when I need that extra resolution. I can also vouch for your sponsor. Last night I received my "like new" older camera and it was the one posted in the decryption with accurate shutter count. It even looked better in my hands than it did in the picture.
J'aime beaucoup ton humour et ton style, c'est toujours un plaisir de te suivre dans es aventures photos. Bonne journée et à plus.
i use my D700 and D750 constantly, but I've often thought about the D850. thank you for an informative and thoughtful YT vid. BIG thumbs up.
Courtney, I recently came across your channel and I must say I enjoy your subjects and presentation. I also enjoy your humor, as it seems to reflect what I’ve come to appreciate about British humor. While I make no apologies for it, my humor tends to be more on the morbid side. I suppose it is a reflection of almost 50 years in law enforcement. I also appreciate your hybrid photographic philosophy, as I also make use of this technique. I’ve gone through many cameras in my time, and being an old fart, I began serious photography in the early 1970s using a Speed Graphics 4x5 for crime scene documentation. As said in the commercials, “We’ve come a long way, Baby.” I envy your photographic opportunities with the number of streams and woodlands. We too have woodland in my area of Texas, however, it being typical Texas weather, the local temperatures are just shy of the surface of Mercury (the sunny side that is). I currently have two Nikon D850s and a myriad of lenses from wide-angle to super-telephoto. I long ago decided to invest my money in quality lenses and I’ve always believed that the lens is the heart of any camera. As you have stated, good photography can be had with almost any camera body. But, I believe a quality lens is the key. In any event, keep the videos coming. I do enjoy them. Larry from Texas - where the men are manly, and the women are not.
Another entertaining and enlightening video. I've had the opportunity to use both the D750 and the D850, and I found them to be great cameras.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video Courtney....I like both camera results...as an old hobbyist I still love using my D7100 when out walking around shooting whatever comes along....my D500 is great but only used for more specific locations/events etc... your comments are very interesting and very true about gear... you present great compositions & I think that is the secret to great photos...love your work... cheers from Australia ❤ 🦘🦘😊
Dear Courtney, I recently bought a Nikon D750 good secondhand camera body from Tokyo, Japan and I received it yesterday. I'm now learning how to operate the camera and look for a good setting for both Landscape photography and portrait photography. I bought it as you inspired me with your landscape photo shoots with Nikon D750. Thank you for your series of landscape shoots. Besides, you are always so sweet in your videos.
I enjoyed your video and your photos very much. I especially liked that you title you pictures.
I agree with your assessment of MPB. I have purchased and sold several caneras and lenses through them and could not be happier. As you have done, I have better kit than I could have afforded if purchased new and frankly I cannot tell my current favorite camera and lens from new. Loyal watcher here, I love your style.
Very well done, thank you so much!
Some amazing waterfalls and great shots! Excellent comparison!Just ordered a Z8, sold my D500 to mpb but kept my Z6ii!
An excellent video presentation Courtney! It has helped me in my decision to buy either the Nikon D 750 or the Nikon D810. I am not going mirrorless, so your video has helped me immensely. I also have enjoyed viewing the various areas that you have been to photograph. You live in a very beautiful part of the world! Keep shining! 🙂
I loved my d750, it is in every way capable of making beautiful work. But i moved to a d5 for my professional work and the nikon ‘pro’ button layout of the d850 is just easier to use in fast paced situations when you are going from camera to camera! Good video as always
Excellent video Courtney. I am glad to hear that you were able to rescue your umbrella. I came up with the saying " It is not the size or number of megapixels, but, how you use them." I can take beautiful pictures with a six megapixel DSLR, just as easily as I can take garbage pictures with a camera that has four times or more the number of megapixels.
Similar process when I decided to go from my Canon 5DmIV on to the mirrorless Canon R5. The largest benefit has been the eye-detect auto-focus capability. also the EVF allows me to see adjustments on the fly. It was an expensive conversion but happy I did.
Wonderful video, love your photography. I went from a D600 to Fuji and, after almost 2 years, I'm going back to Nikon (Z6).
I have owned both cameras - still own and use the D850. I do miss my D750 for the reason you stated; it was/is just so comfortable - a perfect fit!! I also got better color out of the D750 and lower noise. I love going back in my files and looking at D750 pics. However, recent advancements in RAW software make the color and noise differences moot. I am addicted to the Crop Modes in the D850 - they turn quality primes into 2-3 position zooms!! Having 45mp is just so addicting and convenient!!
I've often wondered, regarding the D850 with it's larger RAW image sizing, if one's computer's resources would be the point as to where one should decide on keeping the D750 with it's RAW size about half the size? My old MacBook Pro, used for editing slows to a crawl, so my thought was always that anything larger would put an end to editing! Nonetheless, I bought my D750 in 2014 when they first came out, and it's still working as good today as it did when brand new. Just last week I bought a 27" iMac computer, with 32 GB of Ram, the best graphics card possible when built, and a 1 TB SSD to help speed things up, and it is more than capable (finally) for my editing purposes! But, I'm still going to retain using my D750, basically for the reasons Courtney mentioned, where it just feels good in the hands, and having had it so long, I know where each button is, without really having to think about it, giving me more time to decide on composition and what camera settings will give me the best result!
How beautiful your style is.. beautiful spontaneity.. I love your videos..❤
You two must have really enjoyed that day. I am a Canon / Panasonic user but it does not matter the gear it's all about the experience I reckon. Can't believe it but it must be 30 years since I wandered down from the crash site to look for the engine in the river below - not been back since until just 2 days ago.. and then I am watching this !! As ever lovely images and I must commend Courtney 750 for getting down that banking to shoot thewaterfall at 3:25, it's a bit sketchy donw that banking - well done her. atb Alan
such a refreshing vlogger over the lots of gear and composition nerds. just wondering around and enjoying the process..that's what its all about :)
Very enjoyable video. It's my first time on your channel. I'm really a former owner of two D750's and a D850. I now shoot with both a Z8 and Z9. But, as you imply, photography, is not all about the equipment we use. I like your eye and your way of explaining things, so I'll be back.
I don't doubt you'd choose efficiency. I imagine I'd go spare trying to take pictures with all the care that landscape photography demands _and_ film myself. And then all the editing on top of it. The end result though is great. Some of the calm of being in the outdoors translates through your videos as well as your valuable insights on the photography.
Great video on why we do not always need expensive or better kit. I would like to point out the the sponsor mpb did supply me with a lens which faulty, and was not checked before despatching which seems to be a common issue according to the reviews ! !
Love your vids Courtney! great humour too
Hello, I find the comparison of the d750 and d850 very interesting. I think the idea for the start of the video, where you stand there as a doppelganger, is a great idea. looks like a great location. Great explanations and nice pictures you made there. With the waterfall picture, I like that you didn't use too long a shutter speed and you can still see the structure of the flowing water. Well done! have a nice weekend and many greetings albert
An amazing video. It was fantastic. Lol. Couldn’t resist.
Watching this video is great timing for me because I am considering one of those two cameras as an upgrade from my D7500. Thank you!
Great video! It’s the best you’ve done imho - what a lot of fun in a great location. Small But Mighty gets my vote✌️🇦🇺
Great stuff - lovely seeing South Wales again. And also in a KZhead niche dominated by men (yes, I'm in that group too) - it's great to see you posting content on this subject. :)
wow your pictures this week, well done
The thing that I love about the 850 is that it has a setting that you can still shoot RAW but in S size lowering it to only at least 11MB per RAW file. If the 750 had the same settings maybe the 750 would be my camera forever.
I really liked that summer greens shot
I own two 850's commercially coming straight from the 750. My observation is the 750 will look cleaner from iso1600 and above, essential for me if I'm capturing an event in low light. This won't effect you of course. The 750's grip was just perfect.
D700 for the win. well, for me anyway
i am still rocking d750 and dont think to replace it so far. I have my own way to do focus stacking or panoramas, or exposure bracketing and blend all those techniques all together. Happy with weight and functionality. 24mpx sensor does beautiful 50x80 cm prints , i dont crop images more then 20% so d750 seems is perfect for what i need.
Interesting topic. Glad you love your kit. I use Olympus for size and less weight. Hope you found the other Courtney.
The D 750 is the only body that does everything among the cameras I have used and tried so far. I recently bought a Fujifilm XT4 and I have to admit that I miss it a lot, except for its cumbersomeness. Your channel contains very refined and useful information. Best wishes...
I had the D500 and D7200. After much going back and forth, I decided to trade in the 7200 for the 850. I actually found someone in my area selling their like new 850 with a shutter count of less than 2000, so I bought that and sold my 7200 to MPB on your recommendation. I was very happy with them and wound up purchasing the Nikon 16-35 F4 from MPB. Love your videos, I get so much inspiration from them.
I also have a Nikon D750! This is a great camera even in 2023. Good luck!
Always enjoy your productions.Which lens do you advise as an allrounder on your Vlog Z30 ?.I confess to being a video shooter more so than stills.Thanks.
Love your photography of the Forest of Dean. My late wife came from Parkend so I’m very familiar with the location.
Hi Courtney - have you produced another video since this one? I enjoy them !
I am a D850 owner i would like to ask what filters do you use for this particular video and what brand??Thank you!!!Amazing video😊❤
I shoot with a D780 and a D850. I use them interchangeable but tend to use the D850 when I think I may have to crop usually wildlife shots.
Both great cameras and great comparaison :) To add to the points in the differences, for the milky way shooters, the D850 "processes" the stars better, as it will less consider them as hot pixels to correct. Also less dark-ring around the stars. May influences some people in their choice. But not much for daylight landscape :) Keep up the good work :)
Great video Thanks
This must have been a pain in the a$$ to shoot, cudos to you showing how you haven't abandoned the D750... that's going above and beyond!
The D,750 is an amazing camera! Laughed hard, sorry Stunning views! Very enjoyable thanks for sharing court
Both great cameras. I don’t regret changing to the z system for too many reasons to list here. I mainly shoot Astro landscapes and wild life, so I am pushing my camera too the limits
I really loved ‘Small and Mighty’ and the woodland composition ‘For a Foggy Day’.
Such a nice easy way of comparing cameras, but I don't think you will find much difference when you are using them, you certainly wont get any better pictures than you get when out in the wilds! Thank you for your views on these cameras, although my days of buying cameras are over, I still do the lotto. I enjoyed your presentation in this video, well done!
hi i use a d750 and d850 both cameras are fantastic and ill never sell 750 i even looked on camera selling site to see if there are 750 s around just in case i can get another one when mine gives up.nice videos and channel.
I never owned a D750, but I love my D850. I especially love the great used lenses I’m picking up for so much less money while people are running to grab mirrorless cameras for top dollar.
great video again thanks , your completely right about mpb i used to go ebay ,marketplace , dealt with mpb once had a fantastic experience shopped with them again had a slight problem they dealt with fantastically was gonna refund everything , turned out it was me who didnt know certain things after that how they helped me never been anywhere else
This whole video is nothing but positive vibes. I subscribed off the vibes alone.
the nature it's very beautiful
I really love you and love all of your movies. I love it very much
Philip here from Australia. Interestingly, I’m in the same situation as you. I’ve had a D850 for almost a year, and still have my 750 I had for years prior. Only difference is I also have a 3 legged thing L bracket, but not sure how to connect it to my tripod. So don’t use it. Anyway, I agree with a lot of that you say, however in the last two months, my d850 has proven to me why it’s regarded as the greatest DSLR ever made. I never noticed the perfect exposure with perfect light balance it can produce until only the last few months since I got it a year ago. Perfect contrast, it’s faster focus and focusing modes. However, the z9 is drawing me. Mirrorless may be irresistible. May need to sell everything I own just to afford it. Great video, great angles in your video, good lighting etc. You’re killing it. Thanks.
I dithered back and forth over a 750 or 850. I did get a nice used low mileage D750 for a very good price. I finally decided on it as I’m mostly a film user these days and have some nice f mount lenses for my F4 and they are very usable and capable on the D750. The D850 would have cost me considerably more and since I got a Z7 for my birthday two yrs ago I didn’t need the extra pixels of the 850. I have no Z mount lenses but rather use the FTZ adapter and have been very happy using my old lenses on the Z7
You get focus peaking & highlight warnings in live view with the D850?
Great video. I have a D750 (2 actually, I don't know why). Is it just me or do the colours seem to be better with the 850 in your comparrisons. Is it the camera or your workflow?
Nice work. I also upgraded from a D610 to a D850. IQ wise, theres is a small upgrade, but features wise, in terms of practibility, it makes the diference in helping focus in the most important, the focus in the moment.
Quick question: (or maybe a slow onre?) What goes into your decision for choosing and aperture value when you're shooting landscapes, more particular - waterfalls? Another enjoyable watch Ms. Courtney, even though I'm a Canon shooter (EOS R). One more thing - your editing skills are probably as sweet as your image making skills!
I bought the D850 a year ago. Thought about the 750 but decided this is probably my last DSLR so the extra MP would serve me longer. But either way I would have been very happy.