D850

I was always under the assumption that my D800e had it all for my class of photography and was therefore that much which I required. I followed the advent of the D850 and the ´hoopla´ surrounding it and though hesitant to take the plunge, got really intrigued and did. ´Wow´ is but an understatement as Nikon has delivered an honest to goodness well thought out and intuitive device. The touch screen among other notable updates is going to pay dividends. While I am well versed with Nikon cameras, every new model throws a curve ball at you and the D850 is no exception. A few of the control buttons have been moved around to accommodate additions (I button, sub selector and FN2) but familiarization will quickly dispel navigational concerns. Though I have not yet received the MB-D18 grip, i´m somewhat disappointed that the battery differs from that in the body. Whatever happened to provisioning a BS-1 (hot shoe cover) to protect from unwanted dust and grime particles? Regardless, a new love affair has begun and i´m all pumped for it.

I needed a DSLR that captures 4k, slow motion and great still images. That is exactly what I got. The user interface is superb as well.

I just got it today, very easy to access right out of the box, I did a time laps video for sun down in downtown and it´s amazing especially the silent mode and the UHD video quality, the Bluetooth and the SnapBridge app work just fine, and interestingly as far as the phone close to the camera and the SnapBridge is on the phone was sending the location data to the camera, the focus shift shooting is also a cool new feature and the silent live view photograph is just an amazing featur, with DX image size the camera can shot 30 fps silently...amazing...Nikon where have you been hiding this camera :)

I am not so sure how long it will take for me to learn all the functions, because there are so many new things to learn. The touch focus with shutter is awesome, that you can click a pic just by touching the screen. It is so smooth that a couple of times it clicked on it´s own while I was handling the camera. Didn´t know that the LCD screen could be tilted downwards too (like in D500), as it was not mentioned anywhere. The sub-selector though helpful and perfectly placed, isn´t moving smooth as expected. The displays (everywhere) is bright and clear. The autofocus and ISO selector buttons is well placed and is easy to use. The test shots in low light were of amazing quality. Still lot to learn that I´m waiting for the battery charging to get over.

In this time that technical part of photography is going forward fast, Nikon create always out standing products.