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I suppose Rodeo Joe's direct comment of "I'm not sure what you are expecting" is the most important. Perhaps my expectations are too high. Here is a snip at ISO5000 at 1/10s from a great night out at dusk. I guess what I am looking for is close to ISO 400 performance through to ISO 6400. As you can see this is too grainy, but then again I spend no time with post processing ever, and perhaps that's where I should focus my efforts in the odd situations where it is required. Thanks for your comments everyone.

Impressive response times on this forum! Thanks, helpful comments. I was aware of the d850 but it didn't tantalize me with mind blowing leaps forward in either area. I regularly am in indoors situations often where ISO 1600 is at 1/10th s an just isn't enough. The d810 is just no good at this. Flash is just silly. Not really interested in video. Have a gopro for what I need video wise. Z does sound tempting, but as a non-professional its quite the layout of cash if I replace everything. I am leaning towards keeping the d810 with specialty lenses like the macro, and 70-500mm range as this is all I need in good light, nor can I concieve a reason to use them in the dark. Perhaps I will see what my 14-70 lenses would fetch and see what the cost difference for a new 14-24 and 24-120 Z with perhaps the Z6II. I could see myself using both F and Z bodies in mutually exclusive scenarios, and this will perhaps start a move towards some sort of future proofing. Anyways, thanks for the response. This is a tough one.

Dear team, I am an amateur photographer that enjoys taking pictures of just about everything. No money to be made. 13 years of travel and family and my d90, became a D700 which became a D810. Even back then, the extra mega pixels of the d810 were presented as having no better high ISO than the D700 due to the increase in pixels. These cameras were great for quality pictures, but required a tripod for anything resembling dusk if you didn't want grain. It should be noted that I have alot of terrific lenses, 14-24, 24-70, 70-200, 200-500, Micro 105mm, etc and I really don't feel like upgrading glass given that the lenses are still in incredible condition. Sorry for the long preamble, but here is my question: My D810 is lacking in high ISO performance and the tracking isn't that great either (or my technique is not good). If you were in my position, and wanted to keep the glass, what would be the best upgrade options for Nikon bodies, to keep my investment in lenses extended forward? Or is the improvement in lenses worth the sale at half price of all gear to welcome the new? Hoping not. Thanks for your time!

<p>Thanks for all the responses, I thought I responded, but I guess the post didn't make it through. Two comments come to mind.<br> 1. Yes backpack is a good call, and as I will be travelling often, it definitely boils down to fitting the essentials in a discrete backpack.<br> 2. The choice is personal and only I know what I am willing to compromise. There are arguments for both camps, I will test the waters and see what an appropriate solution is. From what I gather people are not bothered carrying around large camera equipment in SE Asia. This was the essence of my post which makes the bigger setup sound like the way forward. <br> Thanks again for input.</p>

<p>Hi all,<br> Very excited about a new posting in Bangkok. It has got me wondering about the appropriateness of slugging a D700 with 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200 around. They are obviously bulky, and although as a white man I am not pretending to think I will "blend," 3 kg of bulk at any given time doesn't really help the matter. So I suppose two questions:<br> 1. What are people's experiences with bringing good, but bulky gear like this around SE Asia? Places to avoid its use? Or shoot away? My concern is actually travelling with my small kids, so focusing on swapping lenses in busy places just doesn't appeal to me either. Of course using these lenses would be preferred as they are the best!<br> 2. If discretion was my middle name, and I just wanted to enjoy sight seeing with family while not sacrificing any image quality and camera manual functionality does it get better than the Fujifilm X100T.... Its where my research seems to have taken me.</p> <p>Id' really appreciate your thoughts on using bulky vs. compact in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Phillipines etc<br> Thanks in advance.</p>