D610 or D750

nerwin · May 29, 2015

Braineack said:
Here's a D6"1"0 used for 40% less than a D750: FS Nikon D600 - FM Forums

Thats a really good deal. Thats cheaper than used D700's. 5 years ago, I never thought I could ever afford to shoot full frame.

gr8five · May 31, 2015

Its been sold

gr8five · May 31, 2015

My neighbor has been ill this last 18 months so I've helped him and his wife with little things around the house, trips to the doctor and so on. He passed on three weeks ago and his wife is starting to get rid of his stuff. She called me over today and handed me his camera bag. I could feel it had a camera in it so I told her I will look it over and sell it for her. She said please keep it as a thank you. I opened it up and found his Nikon D5300, Nikor 35mm 1.8g, Tamron 10-24mm 3.5. Tamron 18-270mm 3.5, extra mem cards, a couple of filters, and an extra battery. She told me if we were going to stay friends I should close up the bag and take it home. I feel a little embarrassed by this gesture and don't know what to do now.

nerwin · May 31, 2015

Sorry to hear about your neighbor

If you and your neighbor were close photography buddies, I'm sure he would of wanted you to have it.

gr8five · May 31, 2015

We discussed photography once in a while and I do remember him telling me he had bought a new release from Nikon and also bought a couple of lenses but didn't have a chance to use it much, maybe a 100 pics or so.

Derrel · May 31, 2015

Take the camera bag in the spirit in which is was given, and respect the way she gave it to you. That is what I would do. It is a form of payback, and a way for something he liked to "live on", after him...which is really a wonderful gift.

goodguy · May 31, 2015

"gr8five" you are a blessed man to have such a good and kind heart, nice that your neighbor appreciate you kindness

gr8five · Jun 1, 2015

Thank you. This has slowed down my hunt for a ff camera.

lizheaemma · Jun 2, 2015

While you have slowed your hunt, I still want to add a few little things to this thread. I shoot with both camera's and sell camera's. I have had the D610 for over a year and recent'y picked up the D750 during a Nikon Employee Pricing Event.

I shoot for out local weekly, so I shoot a little bit of everything and really put my gear through it's paces.

Nothing wrong with the D610, great camera, but most of that has been covered here.

D750 focusing is great, though I generally can't tell which camera I have shot something with asides from the fact that I have set the file naming information to indicate to myself which is which, so I know if that are problems which camera they are coming from.

So asides from what everyone has already covered, I like the depth of the grip for the shutter hand, it's feels good, ergonomically, I prefer the feel of the D750.

I also like the setup that you can do with it, which should be possible with the D610 with firmware upgrades. I love the 100% magnification that was mentioned, and how you can set the record button to be the ISO.

I do put my long lens on the D750 when shooting sports for the autofocus, and tend to leave the wide on the D610.

As far as the DX on an FX camera goes, yuck, is my review... Immediate drop to 10mp and it's noticeable. I used my Tamron 10-24 on my full frame when I first got the D610 and I was not happy with the results. I picked up a Tokina 16-24 FX 2.8 and I disliked the DX on the FX even more.

Danna · Jun 3, 2015

gr8five said:
My neighbor has been ill this last 18 months so I've helped him and his wife with little things around the house, trips to the doctor and so on. He passed on three weeks ago and his wife is starting to get rid of his stuff. She called me over today and handed me his camera bag. I could feel it had a camera in it so I told her I will look it over and sell it for her. She said please keep it as a thank you. I opened it up and found his Nikon D5300, Nikor 35mm 1.8g, Tamron 10-24mm 3.5. Tamron 18-270mm 3.5, extra mem cards, a couple of filters, and an extra battery. She told me if we were going to stay friends I should close up the bag and take it home. I feel a little embarrassed by this gesture and don't know what to do now.

Nice story ... enjoy the camera.

Danna · Jun 3, 2015

Buying a used 600 ... many say Nikon will fix or replace if it develops oil spots.

How long will Nikon continue this at no charge ?

Braineack · Jun 3, 2015

Danna said:
Buying a used 600 ... many say Nikon will fix or replace if it develops oil spots.

How long will Nikon continue this at no charge ?

Forever. And if your repaired D600 develops it again, they'll replace the camera.

using tapatalk.

gr8five · Jun 3, 2015

I think if I bought a 610 or 750 I wouldn't care to use the 5300 and it would just go unused. It would seem like a waste of equipment to let sit especially with the condition its in.
On another note I do like the length of the Tamron 18/270.

PaulWog · Jun 3, 2015

gr8five said:
I think if I bought a 610 or 750 I wouldn't care to use the 5300 and it would just go unused. It would seem like a waste of equipment to let sit especially with the condition its in.
On another note I do like the length of the Tamron 18/270.

I would argue that a D750/D610 and a D5300 would go extremely well together.

The D750 offers much better low-light performance (focusing capabilities, ISO performance). The D5300 offers a crop body for telephoto work when the D750 might be less desirable. The D5300 also serves as a smaller body, possibly better for taking out if you're worried about beating up more expensive gear (or having more expensive gear stolen, depending on where you're going / what you're doing). Finally, two bodies can just be great. The D750 can have one lens on it, the D5300 can have another lens on it.

It's definitely not a setup for everyone though.