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Taking into account that I shoot wildlife mainly , I'm looking at a cheap upgrade to the D300S , choices boil down to a D7200 or going full frame with either a D3 ... D3's .... or D800 which can all be purchased for around £500 .... I like the iq on the D300S but noise can be a issue so what would the pundits advise a D500 is beyond my reach
My D3 was 1stop better than the D300 when it came to noise. I would happily photograph at upto 3200ISO outdoors with the D3 but not the D300 which I recall was ok to 1600.
I remain unconvinced that the new models, D850 and D500, are significantly less noise free at these lowish ISOs. I think they are, again, only a stop better in the 3200 region than their resp. counterparts. Sure they may be better at 10000iso than the older brigade...but not in the common use regions. IMHO.
Don't know where the prices sit ...but I would be looking at D750 or D610 which we're both in the sweet spot of 25mp on an FX sensor....if noise level was the main issue.
I got a D750 to replace my D3 and was more than happy the IQ was better. In someways I regret getting rid of my D750....best feel and balance in the hand I've ever experienced in a Nikon....although D850 is close.
No experience with D800 but didn't that still have a low pass filter ? Or was that the D810? I seem to recall there being a lot of debate about the difference in IQ in the 800 series due to the removal of the LP filter is one or the other.
Last edited on Sat Feb 2nd, 2019 19:14 by Eric
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