Well I did it, I switched. As of today everything but three of my Canon lenses are sold. I sold my body, other lenses, and my flashes. They went pretty quick and I got what I wanted from them. So what did I sell? A 5D MKII, an 85 f/1.8, 17-40 f/4L, 24-70 f/2.8L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 580 EXII, and 2 430 EX II flashes. I now have a Nikon D750, 24-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8 VR II. Ill be picking up the 16-35 f/4, a Nikon speedlight, and at least two Yong Nuo speedlights for off camera work.
I purchased my 5D MKII within a month of it being for sale and have had it since then which is maybe about four years if my calculations are correct. When I first purchased it I had just gotten in to photography as a business and most of my business and personal shoots were just portrait type photos. The 5D MKII paired with the lenses listed above was awesome. There wasnt much out at the time that could compete with a 21MP FF sensor that had that good of ISO performance, but as all things do it aged. The 5D MKIII was eventually released with improved AF, improved features, and an improved price; it was $600 more than the MKII was when it was released. Although many people loved their MKIIs, they still criticized Canon for using a slow and often inaccurate focusing system with one cross type AF point that often limited photographers to focusing and recomposing then fine tuning manual focus to achieve the results they were looking for. It was pretty much the modus operandi of 5D MKII shooters.
Eventually I got in to shooting a wedding here or there, maybe one or two a year. That has been steadily picking up and with shooting events and weddings, the focus and recompose isnt working. At one point I had looked at Nikon, but I do shoot video as well and the D700 didnt have the video capabilities that I needed. But after my last wedding and having photos that went to the trash because of missed focus (and this wasnt the first time), I started looking again. Nikon has recently released the D750 and after seeing some amazing examples of the DR that the camera has along with the AF system and the bells and whistles, I did one of the scariest things in a long time, I put up all my Canon equipment for sale and purchased a D750 with a limited set of gear. All this in the middle of having photography obligations. Also, the $1,000 price difference between the 2 year old 5D MKII and brand new D750 was a pretty good incentive.
Ive been shooting with the D750 over the past week and Im loving it so far. The noise (when there is any) is just beautiful and looks like film grain. Its a far cry from the banding and chroma noise that shows when youre trying to recover shadows with the 5D MKIII. So far Ive shot one paid job and a birthday party for a friends kids and have a baptism, promotional video, and nightclub owners birthday coming up that Im shooting and Im really looking forward to it.
Yesterday I was in Harpers Ferry, WV and one of the shots I got was to test out this amazing DR I kept hearing so much about. I exposed for the sky which gave me this photo:
After loading it in to Lightroom I boosted the shadows slider all the way and bumped the shadows curve a little more then adjust the contrast to get this image below. After finally getting the ACR 8.7 plug-in installed, I did import it in the Photoshop and boosted it way up there. The noise that was apparent wasnt bad at all and you could make out details like the decorative wood pieces on the doorway to the front of the church. You probably cant see it there, but maybe you can if you squint.
The 6.5 FPS is nice too. The 5D MKII had 4 FPS, IIRC, which is no slouch, but now I have to get used to being quicker with the shutter button so I dont take two photos when I mean to only take one. There was a firing demonstration yesterday as well and I caught this one:
I purchased my 5D MKII within a month of it being for sale and have had it since then which is maybe about four years if my calculations are correct. When I first purchased it I had just gotten in to photography as a business and most of my business and personal shoots were just portrait type photos. The 5D MKII paired with the lenses listed above was awesome. There wasnt much out at the time that could compete with a 21MP FF sensor that had that good of ISO performance, but as all things do it aged. The 5D MKIII was eventually released with improved AF, improved features, and an improved price; it was $600 more than the MKII was when it was released. Although many people loved their MKIIs, they still criticized Canon for using a slow and often inaccurate focusing system with one cross type AF point that often limited photographers to focusing and recomposing then fine tuning manual focus to achieve the results they were looking for. It was pretty much the modus operandi of 5D MKII shooters.
Eventually I got in to shooting a wedding here or there, maybe one or two a year. That has been steadily picking up and with shooting events and weddings, the focus and recompose isnt working. At one point I had looked at Nikon, but I do shoot video as well and the D700 didnt have the video capabilities that I needed. But after my last wedding and having photos that went to the trash because of missed focus (and this wasnt the first time), I started looking again. Nikon has recently released the D750 and after seeing some amazing examples of the DR that the camera has along with the AF system and the bells and whistles, I did one of the scariest things in a long time, I put up all my Canon equipment for sale and purchased a D750 with a limited set of gear. All this in the middle of having photography obligations. Also, the $1,000 price difference between the 2 year old 5D MKII and brand new D750 was a pretty good incentive.
Ive been shooting with the D750 over the past week and Im loving it so far. The noise (when there is any) is just beautiful and looks like film grain. Its a far cry from the banding and chroma noise that shows when youre trying to recover shadows with the 5D MKIII. So far Ive shot one paid job and a birthday party for a friends kids and have a baptism, promotional video, and nightclub owners birthday coming up that Im shooting and Im really looking forward to it.
Yesterday I was in Harpers Ferry, WV and one of the shots I got was to test out this amazing DR I kept hearing so much about. I exposed for the sky which gave me this photo:
After loading it in to Lightroom I boosted the shadows slider all the way and bumped the shadows curve a little more then adjust the contrast to get this image below. After finally getting the ACR 8.7 plug-in installed, I did import it in the Photoshop and boosted it way up there. The noise that was apparent wasnt bad at all and you could make out details like the decorative wood pieces on the doorway to the front of the church. You probably cant see it there, but maybe you can if you squint.
The 6.5 FPS is nice too. The 5D MKII had 4 FPS, IIRC, which is no slouch, but now I have to get used to being quicker with the shutter button so I dont take two photos when I mean to only take one. There was a firing demonstration yesterday as well and I caught this one:
