D780

I have been a faithful Nikon user for over 40 years. This is my first full frame camera and it had to be a Nikon. I had planned to purchase a D750 and was also Looking at the D810. I read so many great reviews about the release of the D780 I waited for the camera to come out and purchased from Nikon. Unfortunately I received the camera 2 weeks prior to the Covid -19 so I have had limited trial time in the field. A quick trip to the North Georgia mountains gave me an opportunity to test the camera. I performed well and I was impressed with the images that I did take. My new D780 and my older D500 now make up my Nature photography camera bag.

I purchased the D780 for shooting events. It´s great for low light indoor photography producing sharp, high quality, low noise images with ISO from 1200 - 3200. I use it with both on and off camera flash. The skin tones look great right out of the camera. The D780 out-performs my D810 under low light conditions. The camera is slimmer, slightly smaller and lighter than my D810. It felt great in my hand for a full day of shooting. I chose the D780 over the Z6 for its dual card slots, optical viewfinder, F-Mount and long battery life. I chose the D780 over the D850 for its smaller file sizes, smaller dimensions and compatibility with my many SD flash cards. With all these things plus video, time-laps, long exposure and Tilt and Touch LCD this is a very capable event camera. It has replaced my 810 as my goto camera for most applications.

I bought this over other Nikon cameras because of this hybrid nature. This camera is a combination of DSLR and Mirrorless. I love the af and iso performance so far. I also own other 3 Nikon cameras.

I traded up from the D750. And I´m very pleased. Had the camera out this morning for some hands on shooting. Love it !! Very Crisp pictures and couldn´t ask for better. I shoot in both aperture and shutter when taking pictures, this jewel has answered in both modes. I will shoot in Manual here soon but I feel sure it will be just as good.. Nikon , You have a good product here.. Thank you

The timing was perfect. I´d been using a D7000 for 9 years looking to switch back to FX after shooting film the previous 20 years with Nikons (4004, 6006, N90S). As a hobbyist, the D750 came out too soon for my budget, and then it got too old. I´d considered the Z6, but it wouldn´t have focused my D lenses. More importantly, using an EVF would´ve been hard on my aging eyes. Then the D780. The new sensor and software are far smarter than my D7000, which generally shot too contrasty (my phone is better). The low-light AF and sensor sensitivity are also LIGHTYEARS better. The 24-120 kit lens is icing on the cake. It´s way sharper than Nikon´s older 24-120s (which I also owned) and offers that great range. While the kit combo is a tad heavy, I consider it the perfect system. I should add that after shooting Nikons since the late 80s, I´ve never had a malfunction with a body, lens or speedlight. I´m not a heavy shooter like a pro, but I´ve shot in all sorts of conditions all over the world, and I´ve never worried about my gear.