Hi Les,
Nice. Thanks for posting those shots :t:
It looks like your new toy has solved your system dilemmas!
I have been mulling over a few questions in my head (primarily D850 vs D500 - they are very similar, yet different).
The D850 has a few % larger pixel pitch than the D500, though when cropped (or in-camera mode) to DX size it has a couple of % less resolution. Overall though very similar. With the D850's pixel pitch advantage and more advanced BSI sensor I would have expected a DR advantage to the D850 when comparing apples to apples DX mode - yet this is not what some initial analyses show (Bill Claff's
http://www.photonstophotos.net/ --- only one source, I know ...)
In fact far from an advantage (apart from ISO64 which the D500 can't match) , the D850 lags the D500, and they both lag the D7200 up to ISO400 (which matches nicely with my experience of the D7200 and what I have seen of the D500). Okay so the D7200 gets ruled out on AF system and performance and its slower framer rate ....
The D850 has that wonderful shallow depth of field that only a FF can provide, but I'm wondering (given the DR charts) whether I would be better off with the D500 since birds (usually far away!) will be 90% of the usage. Perhaps I expected too much from the BSI tech?
I know you had the D500 setup in the past (and had similar thoughts to me about it's sensor performance/IQ) , and so would be interested in your thoughts on how you are finding the D850 compares ?? :cat: Thanks.
Chosun :gh: