This is 2025 and I intend on purchasing a D850 in the next week. I currently have a D500 and a D700. I also have a Fuji X-T5 and love it. That said, I love my DSLR’s and have no intention of getting rid of them! . A new D850 at $1800 is a steal and I’m excited to get one.
Florin Peter
March 31, 2025 4:22 am
It’s not worth buying a Nikon DSLR, new or used. I asked Nikon and here’s the answer they sent me: “Thank you for your interest in Nikon products!
Mirrorless cameras are the next step forward, and Nikon will focus its creative and technological efforts primarily in this direction.
Warm regards”
Alberto Ayulo Kelly
November 23, 2023 9:37 pm
Hi, has anybody seen a Nikon D850 with 6 Million shutter actuations?. Well, I have just purchase a unit with said shutter. Its very clean, nice cosmetics, all new rubbers, lcd top and back screens immaculate, bottoms almost new, etc incredible. Never seen such a large actuations on a Nikon body. I can send exif data, pics if you leave a email address. I bought it to a well known Pro seller of used gear, warranty 6 months, boxed, battery at 0 level new, complete accessories. Also I have seen on exif data the body serial number does not match the serial I see on the bottom of body. This D850 unit, looks to me it might be a Frankenstein?. It works fine, fully operationally, at 100%, no flaws.
Pat
March 24, 2023 9:32 am
I got excited about the Focus Stacker app, but it appears to only be available for apple devices.
Jim
October 10, 2022 8:46 pm
When it comes to this ‘8’ ’12’ ’14’ ’20’mm and AVG on my d700 and d850 focus menu , what she’ll I pick? Thank you.
Kim
January 31, 2022 7:33 am
Is there a layer of protective glass in front of the cmos sensor? I see people say there is but I can’t find any official statement about this.
Francisco Cabrita
July 12, 2021 11:17 am
I have a D850 and I’m always learning with new situations, this machine responds to my demands and stubbornness
Tom
July 27, 2020 8:36 am
I am considering updating a still very effective D-800(not professional photographer). I enjoyed the discussion on focus stacking. The subject caught my attention because about 18 months ago, I had cataract surgery from a very respected surgeon and he implanted a Symfony IOL in both eyes. This iol uses diffractive optics to extend the depth of focus.
This IOL lens works well for me. I can read J1 print and have 20/20 distance vision. My human brain computer is recomposing about 8 different images from both eyes in real time. Anything closer than about 18 inches starts becoming difficult.
I am still undecided about the need to upgrade the camera. I may wait for the second generation of the Z system. I have too much (for me) invested in the F-mount lens to completely jump ship.
Denis
July 25, 2020 9:28 am
Hi. Thanks for the great review on the D850! I have a question concerning a technical detail on my new D850 and ask this because I want to be as sure as possible that the camera is in order: when I tilt it a little back and forth (not sideways) from the horizontal position, I can hear a click-clack sound, which is noticeable in a silent environment. It is very probably related to the eyepiece lens that is connected for diopter adjustment (there is no lens attached and the sound is not coming from the strap holder). The diopter adjustment itself still works fine. But since I didn’t have this noise with my old Nikon camera, I am a bit worried and would like to politely ask if you observe this on your camera or think it is ok. I also contacted Nikon, and they told me that this must be normal and is a kind of sample variation. What do you think about? Thanks!
Karen
May 20, 2020 12:42 am
Hi. This thread has been very insightful to me. I bought a D850 a few months ago and in 5,000 or so shots, I have nothing to show for my time due to images that are blurry when cropped. I’ve shot wildlife, landscape, MilkyWay, and even tried stills…. and 99% of the images are blurry when cropped in. I have had it callibrated to my lenses twice. I have shot at every conceivable combination of ISO/Aperature/shutter speed trying to diagnose whether the issue lies with my technique, the lens, or the camera. I was about ready to give up on the D850 altogether, when I came across this article as I looked for solutions. My question is this…. can ECFS be used for fast moving wildlife and action shots? Unless I’ve misunderstood, for the D850, ECFS must be used in live mode or quiet mode…. the former which is impossible for me to shoot wildlife with and in Quiet mode, won’t I lose FPS, so I get fewer continuous and burst shots? All these shots that you guys have posted are spectacular, but I can’t even imagine my D850 producing such great clarity when I can’t even shoot a rose with clarity. My D750 is amazing and I have speed boat racing shots that are clear as day no matter how close I crop…. but the D850….just blur in any crop. Can EFCS be used for action/wildlife effectively?
Hi, Karen, welcome to the D850 family! I’ve had mine for almost three years, and love it! So, first of all, I shoot hand held, without EFCS, 99+% of the time. Mostly wildlife, with some landscapes. I regularly crop, with no issues with sharpness. So, to diagnose, you’d need to state your lens reach vs. shutter speed. And, whether you use tripod or handheld. Especially if you’ve had the camera calibrated, I suspect that it is technique (no offense!), even if you get great shots with your D750. Assuming you’re cropping to the same level for your comparison, you’re in a much smaller part of the frame on the D850, expecting as good results. So, you need to be _very_ still/stable in shooting. That said, if you’re using tripod, then that’s all out, and it can be the stability of the tripod. In all cases, I would be suspicious of camera movement more than the camera itself… Example shots, all hand held. The D850 is a _wonderful_ camera! www.flickr.com/photo…82843@N08/
This is 2025 and I intend on purchasing a D850 in the next week. I currently have a D500 and a D700. I also have a Fuji X-T5 and love it. That said, I love my DSLR’s and have no intention of getting rid of them! . A new D850 at $1800 is a steal and I’m excited to get one.
It’s not worth buying a Nikon DSLR, new or used. I asked Nikon and here’s the answer they sent me: “Thank you for your interest in Nikon products!
Mirrorless cameras are the next step forward, and Nikon will focus its creative and technological efforts primarily in this direction.
Warm regards”
Hi, has anybody seen a Nikon D850 with 6 Million shutter actuations?. Well, I have just purchase a unit with said shutter. Its very clean, nice cosmetics, all new rubbers, lcd top and back screens immaculate, bottoms almost new, etc incredible. Never seen such a large actuations on a Nikon body. I can send exif data, pics if you leave a email address. I bought it to a well known Pro seller of used gear, warranty 6 months, boxed, battery at 0 level new, complete accessories. Also I have seen on exif data the body serial number does not match the serial I see on the bottom of body. This D850 unit, looks to me it might be a Frankenstein?. It works fine, fully operationally, at 100%, no flaws.
I got excited about the Focus Stacker app, but it appears to only be available for apple devices.
When it comes to this ‘8’ ’12’ ’14’ ’20’mm and AVG on my d700 and d850 focus menu , what she’ll I pick?
Thank you.
Is there a layer of protective glass in front of the cmos sensor? I see people say there is but I can’t find any official statement about this.
I have a D850 and I’m always learning with new situations, this machine responds to my demands and stubbornness
I am considering updating a still very effective D-800(not professional photographer). I enjoyed the discussion on focus stacking. The subject caught my attention because about 18 months ago, I had cataract surgery from a very respected surgeon and he implanted a Symfony IOL in both eyes. This iol uses diffractive optics to extend the depth of focus.
This IOL lens works well for me. I can read J1 print and have 20/20 distance vision. My human brain computer is recomposing about 8 different images from both eyes in real time. Anything closer than about 18 inches starts becoming difficult.
I am still undecided about the need to upgrade the camera. I may wait for the second generation of the Z system. I have too much (for me) invested in the F-mount lens to completely jump ship.
Hi. Thanks for the great review on the D850! I have a question concerning a technical detail on my new D850 and ask this because I want to be as sure as possible that the camera is in order: when I tilt it a little back and forth (not sideways) from the horizontal position, I can hear a click-clack sound, which is noticeable in a silent environment. It is very probably related to the eyepiece lens that is connected for diopter adjustment (there is no lens attached and the sound is not coming from the strap holder). The diopter adjustment itself still works fine. But since I didn’t have this noise with my old Nikon camera, I am a bit worried and would like to politely ask if you observe this on your camera or think it is ok. I also contacted Nikon, and they told me that this must be normal and is a kind of sample variation. What do you think about? Thanks!
Hi. This thread has been very insightful to me. I bought a D850 a few months ago and in 5,000 or so shots, I have nothing to show for my time due to images that are blurry when cropped. I’ve shot wildlife, landscape, MilkyWay, and even tried stills…. and 99% of the images are blurry when cropped in. I have had it callibrated to my lenses twice. I have shot at every conceivable combination of ISO/Aperature/shutter speed trying to diagnose whether the issue lies with my technique, the lens, or the camera. I was about ready to give up on the D850 altogether, when I came across this article as I looked for solutions. My question is this…. can ECFS be used for fast moving wildlife and action shots? Unless I’ve misunderstood, for the D850, ECFS must be used in live mode or quiet mode…. the former which is impossible for me to shoot wildlife with and in Quiet mode, won’t I lose FPS, so I get fewer continuous and burst shots? All these shots that you guys have posted are spectacular, but I can’t even imagine my D850 producing such great clarity when I can’t even shoot a rose with clarity. My D750 is amazing and I have speed boat racing shots that are clear as day no matter how close I crop…. but the D850….just blur in any crop. Can EFCS be used for action/wildlife effectively?
Hi, Karen, welcome to the D850 family! I’ve had mine for almost three years, and love it! So, first of all, I shoot hand held, without EFCS, 99+% of the time. Mostly wildlife, with some landscapes. I regularly crop, with no issues with sharpness.
So, to diagnose, you’d need to state your lens reach vs. shutter speed. And, whether you use tripod or handheld. Especially if you’ve had the camera calibrated, I suspect that it is technique (no offense!), even if you get great shots with your D750. Assuming you’re cropping to the same level for your comparison, you’re in a much smaller part of the frame on the D850, expecting as good results. So, you need to be _very_ still/stable in shooting.
That said, if you’re using tripod, then that’s all out, and it can be the stability of the tripod. In all cases, I would be suspicious of camera movement more than the camera itself…
Example shots, all hand held. The D850 is a _wonderful_ camera!
www.flickr.com/photo…82843@N08/