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I was not expecting <$3k. Thought it was gonna be double the price. Fairly cheap for the amount of talent and potential
#howsway??? that is d5 territory...no way it would have been priced more than $4k. the d850 definitely is super spec'd though and looks to be aggressively priced, it's probably a few hundred less than what was expected, wonder if the fact that you can get both the sony a7r2 & the canon 5dsr for (well) under $3k right now had some effect on nikon's pricing...
I love how companies have found a way to make a product that is still different than what is out. I think the D850 is great and just totally kills the 5D Mark 4. Like I love my 5D Mark 3 but wished it had a higher megapixel count, better focus, flip screen and better burst mode. Can't believe Nikon was the camera to make this. I don't even mind the size of an DSLR as long as the specs are up to snuff with what is out. I secretly still love Nikon even though I am too invested in Canon now but the D850 is a solid body.
canon has a cinema camera line to protect, as well as just being more segmented in terms of products; rather than putting as much tech into a single camera as possible, it seems like they are always strategically holding back. i believe canon is a bigger company than nikon (canon also has other business(es) than cameras to get revenue from) so it's strange that they are so conservative...but maybe that how the got to be so successful? nikon hasn't really been holding things back, they tend to at least try to be up-to-date but the way they've implemented certain tech hasn't always been on point, especially when it comes to video...the d850 looks like a pretty beastly update on all levels, its specs have to make canon 5d4 owners a little envious/tight but they have to be use to that feeling by now...
Just read up on it. This may get me back into using a DSLR.
what are you using now? and what got you away from using a dslr?