john_l_perdue

<p>The 850 is a great camera, but.... I also have a 700. Use the 700 for portraits and most work using the 850 for those "special" shots that need the resolution to make really big prints. Both combined with the good zeis lenses (that work with both sensor sizes) create really good images. Between the 700 and the 850, if you run them the same you will find the exposure determination of the 850 is different. Have to shoot 1 to 1 1/2 stops over all the time at low iso's to keep the noise down. The shutter is loud (there are 5 leaves to it that overlap to get high speed sync - be sure and buy a warranty) and slower than the 700. And the raw files are 38 megs which slows processing time and takes a lot of disc space. Shooting fast in raw you can only get about 4 or 5 shots until it quits to catch up with writing the images to the card. With the lens calibration system of adobe it was amazing how much distortion there is with a $1600 zeis lens on the 850 but not the 700. That indicates something isn't lined up right. And, it takes a lot of practice to run them without having to think about it and still get it right. In my opinion the bigger sensor is not necessary unless you need to make really big (60 inch) prints. The lens makes more difference than sensor size to image quality.</p>

<p>Give her money back. I NEVER let a customer see raw files, unretouched, unless nice and blurred. Personally, I think your contrast is too high, the highlights blown out, eye reflections aren't fixed, and overall the quality of the images I looked at with your link are pretty poor. Some dark, some too bright, facial expressions strained. Ya gotta have these people at ease or it won't work. And, I think the lighting setup was piss poor. But, just my opinion. Take it for what it's worth. I am an ornery old fart, but I like things well done.</p>