Well, I'll chime in because I had a D700 and needed to move up and selected the D810. I didn't want to switch systems and get new glass and so on. The move proved the best ever and still use it as a backup. Dynamic and tonal ranges are better than my D700, and simply put it was a shoe in with little to relearn. Just grab it and shoot, as I just had to go to it today as a backup and I never missed a beat. But like most systems there are many that do a great job, like the Olympus line becasue I love their fast focusing. I guess the glass keeps me with Nikon and the camera body just feels right. I just saw one for $1600. I think I used the video capabilities twice on the D810. I have no need for it but it is nice to have if something is happening right in front of me where a video capture would be best in telling a story. Again, for me moving from a D700 to a D810 was all about the glass I already owned so no investments with no learning curve involved.

Herb! Looking at this video and reading this old article.....So just for fun lets do a Digital Back Medium Format comparison to a Film Medium Format? With the film being scanned of course (variable I know.) But with the same light setup and lights with the same post editing software being used? And of course we are not comparing the time it takes to produce a print, since the film will need to be developed. And maybe we can do this with the same lens focal length? So a PhaseOne Digital Medium Format capture, compared to a Mamiya 645AF capture? So lets pick two models to shoot on both cameras, my first model selection would be Kyla. Who do you want to shoot that day? So the film I select is Portra 160 for this test, so a color image. We will compare a total of four final "Prints" in this comparison, same size. Lets pick something greater than a 11x14? Let's plan this! :) Shot of Sheila J. on 03/03/2016 with a Mamiya 645AF, TMax 400 film developed by The Darkroom, and scanned with a Scanmaker i900 by Microtek using silverfast software, then post editing with PScc.

BTS from our Glamour Beach Photography Workshop June 2017 Here is a longer #bts video of the Beach Glamour Workshop.

Nice capture of both of these models as well. :)

Nice capture of Rene JC.

When I think of long lenses I'm at and above the 200mm. And then my chair starts to shake because now we could be talking $5,000 for that glass and up! Like the $10,999 option below. But there are always glass / budget combos that can help keep your chair up, I get it. Like the Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 APO for around $1600. Something to look into, it has good ratings. Hmmmm......

The original image, uncropped.

So I got a chance to look a few shots from the air show. I was curious, to say the least on what happened. I use to be a huge fan of WWII airplanes and tanks, and when this P-51 Mustang came into view leading this A-10 Warthog, Wow! So this shot, taken from the 7th floor of a beach front hotel in Ocean City, MD. Let me tell you, I was not this close. I zoomed into this image in Photoshop CC, allot! I'll post the original image after this. I'm always amazed what all the pixel power these DSLR cameras have now. Sorry, I'm a old timer that started out with film. So this digital age has my mouth open, allot. The image below was shot with a Nikon D810, with 24-85mm f/.5-4.5 lens. This capture was captured at 85mm, f 9 at 1/320th, with ISO 64. So the question becomes what if I had a sharper lens, and maybe just a little longer focal length, say 120mm? With all this resolution capture in these cameras these days and Adobe software (and others) handling the pixel quality these days? Are long lenses in trouble? Your thoughts and feedback?