FuzzyBadger
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Hi all
Just joined the forum. I'm from upstate NY and looking to get back into photography in retirement.
Back in the day, I bought a used Nikon/Kodak DCS 460 (6 megabyte unaquired) for tethered studio work. The cost was $14,000. After a while, I also bought a new Nikon DCS 620x (2 megapixel) for shooting kids playing sports. If I remember correctly it cost $6,000. Yikes!
Long story short, I have been out of the loop for about 14 years. Of course, today, those cameras are worthless pieces of junk. I still have some decent Nikon glass from back then and would like to buy another camera for landscape, nature and portraits. Initial, I considered the D7100. I found one for $400 with 9,000 clicks on it. But the more I thought about it, the more a D800e or the D810 seemed to fit my desire for image quality. That is, I'd like my image quality to be closer to that of a medium format than 35mm.
Used, the D800e and the D810 seem to be about the same price.
I know that the D7100 would be better for birds and wildlife, but I don't plan to shoot them as much as landscape, nature and portraits.
My shooting style is slow and methodical and I think either of the D800's would suite me nicely.
Computer upgrade will be a must, I know.
What say you guys? All comments will be appreciated.
Thanks!
Fuzz
Just joined the forum. I'm from upstate NY and looking to get back into photography in retirement.
Back in the day, I bought a used Nikon/Kodak DCS 460 (6 megabyte unaquired) for tethered studio work. The cost was $14,000. After a while, I also bought a new Nikon DCS 620x (2 megapixel) for shooting kids playing sports. If I remember correctly it cost $6,000. Yikes!
Long story short, I have been out of the loop for about 14 years. Of course, today, those cameras are worthless pieces of junk. I still have some decent Nikon glass from back then and would like to buy another camera for landscape, nature and portraits. Initial, I considered the D7100. I found one for $400 with 9,000 clicks on it. But the more I thought about it, the more a D800e or the D810 seemed to fit my desire for image quality. That is, I'd like my image quality to be closer to that of a medium format than 35mm.
Used, the D800e and the D810 seem to be about the same price.
I know that the D7100 would be better for birds and wildlife, but I don't plan to shoot them as much as landscape, nature and portraits.
My shooting style is slow and methodical and I think either of the D800's would suite me nicely.
Computer upgrade will be a must, I know.
What say you guys? All comments will be appreciated.
Thanks!
Fuzz