hussain_al_lawati

Thanks a lot Andrew!

Thank you <3

Am not sure if all of u are notified on the new post..

Welcome back everyone! I am really sorry for disappearing from the forum for more than a month; I had a severe injury that caused me to care on nothing. Now, am finally back again, but not as what I was before ;) Before the injury, I was leaning towards the D850, and once I recovered, I said : Come on I must end this up and finish this endless debate! I finally got the D850 last week, with a Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 (newest version) and a Nikkor 24-70 f2.8 non vr. Thankfully, Nikon's agent in my country (Oman) had the three beasts (camera and 2 lenses) in stock ! I can't be happier ! The camera is AMAZING, as are the lenses. The dynamic range and low light performance is insane! I have liked the controls much more than Canon's full frames. Thanks to you all guys for you faithful support in my decision. I really benefited from all of your valuable input, and it is really appreciated. LOL, you comments made me laugh alot xD "If he waits much longer, someone will buy one and rest it on his chest when he passes!" :) Don't worry, i've not gotten a camera last weekend xD BTW, you all contributed in making this thread a valuable source of knowledge and opinions for me and for everyone. The amount of details is amazing! Thanks for that! Finally, excuse me if I have used wrong grammar or vocab (am not a native speaker of english)

Get me the $$ and I will do so :)

Dieter Schaefer: "Looks like you are no closer to making a decision between the D850 and the 5DMKIV than you were before you started this thread." I agree "Moreover, from you first post I got the impression that you liked the Canon control layout better, now it seems that is not the case." The case is that, I am used to Canon control layout, ofcourse because i have been using it for years, but i dont see it better than Nikon controls. "I can't get a sense of what is and isn't important to you or whether anything of what has been mentioned by others has swayed you one way or another or is even important to you (for example, video)." TBH, the main concern making me overthink currently is the future, and the video :) For the future, its almost impossible to say what might happen. I am worried how Nikon's video would be. Would it be awful, or good but not excellant. (I won't do a lot of video, but some occasional video shoots.)

Andrew: As u said " I get that there's a lot of money resting on it and you want the best you can get, but it's like choosing between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini - they're very different, but owning either will make you happier than sitting around trying to make a decision." This best describes the current situation! Heimnrandt: I have not considered the 5Dsr because i see that 5ps isnt enough for my needs

Yes, I have made up my mind not to think about sony, and that made the decision much more easier! As you said, i also dont consider what i currently have as a "system" and for the "attachment to canon" its not a big deal!

I completely agree that i am overthinking! But I see this as a major big step in my photography life, and i should overthink, to choose a system that i am really convinced in, so that even if the grass looks greener at the other side of the fence, i should not care ;)

Agree. But by studying both companies' history/past, we could understand their visions and make up an idea what can come next (just some anticipations) Actually i don't count my situation as "switching brands". Its rather "entering to FF" since the investment i have is really minor and can be neglected.

Same here, the change between the 650d and 5d series in button layout is big, and it took me time to get used to it. TBH I liked the Nikon's D8xx button layout way more than the 5D series. I am not bothered about f1.2 lenses at all. And for sony, I have read and discussed tons, but am not convinced with sony. Thanks tho for mentioning it

Fortunately, all the lenses i have kept in mind are available with both manufacturers The thing that made me to ask "is the canon lens out stands its nikon counter part / or vice versa " is because when people talk (maybe in my photo community only ) they count the red line L-series as if it is something superior to other brands.

I have tried both. I was comfortable to both control-wise (and that is a big problem since it made the decision more tough!) One more concern is the lens performance. Will any of a Canon or Nikkor lens of same level (focal length and f/stop) outstand one another in a big manner? (thinking mainly about the 2407- and 70-200 both f2.8)

Completely Agree For me, it is not a matter of disliking something in canon. Its just a critical turning point in my photography life since its a big purchase, and its sequences will be with me for at least 10 years (think about lenses) I know that both cameras are beasts, but the issue is that I want something that will be better in future (as well as now) for my needs.

I still didn't make up my mind to any system. I posted this thread to hear new responses and thoughts. From all the search I have done for more than 2 months, I see that if the D850 had an EF mount and DPAF, I would blindly buy it!! But unfortunately that is not the case I wonder how D850's video capability is, is it not usable or usable, i.e poor or good?