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  1. I recently went through the same decision. I shoot architecture and landscapes with D800E, and last year started using a D500 for sports (ice racing, rodeos) & wildlife. I have some thoughts. My D800E has a broken top LCD so isn't worth all that much on the used market. So, I decided to buy a used D850 now that you can snag used ones for just a bit above $2,000 (and I expect price to drop a bit more in September.) The D500 has pretty much instant focus, astonishingly fast compared to the D800E. I've found the D850 to do the same. I'm now going to sell my D500 and keep the D800E as back up. But wait, there's more! A D850 can not only replace the D500, but I can also sell the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 lens AND my Nikon Coolscan V, and eventually even my Epson v750 scanner. The D850 can be rigged up to do excellent scanning! So adding the D850 is allowing me to sell off a lot of pieces. I will add that I buy EVERYTHING used and have been doing that for years. The last camera I bought new was a D7100, and I can't remember the last new lens I bought. You can get about $1,000 for your D810. A used D850 is currently about $2,200 and as I said I expect the price to drop a couple hundred more in a month or two as camera "season" winds down a bit. Below photo: Outlaw Ice Races, D500 (never once missed focus.) Kent in SD
  2. Every now and then 117 shows up on ebay. Simply buy a spool or two and reload with cut film. Kent in SD
  3. I shoot dry plates, which are ISO 1 or ISO 2. I've been using a Chamonix 4x5 and a c.1925 Gundlach Korona 5x7 for this. Since the plates are so slow I mostly only use lenses made before 1860. These give a classic look. I also have a cluster of lenses from 1905-1925 that perform very nicely on glass plates. For portraits with the 5x7 I've been using an achromatic doublet lens 16 inch (450mm) that was made in the late 1840s. I also have a 300mm (12 inch) c.1862 Voigtlander Petzval I'm having a lens board made for the Korona. There are some bargains in older lenses that have either a very slow or no shutter. I'm avoiding 8x10 for now because of the expense, but hope to start doing some wet plate in the coming year, mostly with the 4x5 and a Chamonix holder. Kent in SD
  4. I've been using the D800E for several years now. My strategy for camera gear (at least digital stuff) is to buy the best lenses, first class tripod, and an extensive lighting system. Into that I plug a camera every few years. The camera is the least important thing in the system to me. With that in mind my intention is to completely skip the D810, which offered little over the D800E. There is no way on earth I'm going to put >$3,000 into a digital camera. They lose value so fast, and I just don't see enough of a difference for the money spent. Poor value. My plan is to wait until used D850 are hitting $2,000 (almost there!) and buy one. It will replace: D800E, D500, Sigma 17-50mm f2.8, and a Nikon Coolscan V. Eventually I will buy a used Z7, but only after 3-4 years. By then there will be more lenses for them and used ones will be available at huge savings. Makes no sense right now. Kent in SD
  5. Interesting street photos. What city? Kent in SD
  6. It looks like the camera reversed the image. The steering wheels in the cars are all on the right side. Kent in SD
  7. Chamonix 045n, c.1920 Dagor 100mm, Lane dry plate (4x5). Exposure: 2s, f11, ISO 1. Spearfish Falls, SD Kent in SD
  8. My F3T is my favorite modern camera. It looks sharp and always performs. Kent in SD
  9. I've had that happen to me three times now. The wind here blows semi-trucks off the road and twice has blown a train off the tracks. Kent in SD
  10. Looks like you got off cheap here. Kent in SD
  11. If you're a wedding photographer, back up & duplication is virtually required. A 70-200mm f2.8 is a standard much needed lens. What would you do if your only one were dropped/stolen/quit focusing during a wedding? The only answer is to reach into your bag and pull out another one. Kent in SD
  12. I always set the second card to "back up." What's the purpose of having a second card if not that? Kent in SD
  13. I own one and have used it with D7100, then D800E, and now also D500. The edges are softer wide open on the D800E, but seem fine on my copy on the D500. Yours might need a shim adjustment or something. For what you paid, you half way stole it! Kent in SD
  14. We need to start a small boat forum. Kent in SD
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