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What is the best alternative to Nikon D810?
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Nikon D5
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17
Experiences
Pros
6
Cons
10
Specs
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Advanced autofocus
D5 has 153 AF points of which you can select 55. 99 AF points are cross-type (of which 35 are selectable). 15 AF points work with f/8 lenses (of which 9 are selectable). The autofocus works down to LV -4. Autofocus is amazingly fast at 14 frames per second with top of the class accuracy (in tests performed by Tony Northrup it was only second to 1DX Mark II in terms of how many shots were in focus having just 6% fewer of shots be in focus).
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Image quality is surpassed by much cheaper cameras
Nikon puts D5's AF capabilities above everything else to the point where cameras that cost less than half the price (like Nikon's own D810) have clearer, sharper images with higher dynamic range and higher resolution.
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Huge ISO range
D5 has a native ISO range of 100 to 102,400 which can be expanded from 50 to 3,280,000.
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Single-purpose
It's an extremely specialized camera. Unless you're doing photography that involves fast moving targets, the camera's capabilities will not justify the price.
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Can automatically detect faces and focus on them
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Internal 4K video capture is limited to 3 minutes
Fortunately video can be sent over HDMI to an external recorder.
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Can shoot stills during video
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Dynamic range of base ISO could be better
According to tests performed by DxOMark, dynamic range of the D5 is at ~9.35 stops for base ISO (50 to 100). Lowest of any FF Nikon DSLR.
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Durable
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4K video has a 1.3x crop
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Great high ISO imaging capabilities
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AF in video mode is lousy
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Lacks built-in Wi-Fi
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AF point coverage could be better
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Low resolution for a flagship
The camera is 20MP, D810, for example is 36.3 MP.
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Not all AF points can be manually selected
Out of the 153 AF points only 55 can be selected.
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Specs
Weight:
1415 g
Dimensions:
160 x 159 x 92 mm
Screen size:
3.2in
Ports:
USB 3.0; HDMI
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$6497
5
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Pentax K-1
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15
Experiences
Pros
10
Cons
4
Specs
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Pro
Can take super low noise, high sharpness images with Pixel Shift Resolution enabled
K1 has an alternate shooting mode that can significantly reduce noise and increase sharpness. It's called Pixel Shift Resolution. Once enabled it will take 4 shots moving the sensor by 1 pixel each time in order to capture all color information for each pixel instead of distributing it over 4. A visualization can be found here. Pixel Shift Resolution shooting mode takes longer as it's taking 4 shots instead of one and requires a couple of seconds after the shots have been taken to process the images into one so it won't work for sports or action, but it's great for landscape photography.
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Autofocus could be better
Autofocus won't be able to consistently keep up with fast-moving subjects so it's not the best camera for action or sports. Additionally, it only has 33 AF points which by today's standards is on the lower side of things and they're not spread around as much as in other cameras.
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In-body image stabilization allows stabilizing fast prime lenses
You can potentially do night photography without a tripod by using a fast prime lens wide open with in-body image stabilization.
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Video capabilities could be better
It's reasonable to expect more than 1080p30 in a 2016 flagship camera.
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Great interface
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Limited lineup of full-frame lenses
While Pentax has among the best selection of lenses created for APS-C sensors, this is their first full-frame camera and there aren't that many of them.
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Good dynamic range
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Lens availability might be an issue
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LCD can be pulled out of the cradle
K-1 has a cross-tilt LCD.
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The K-1 + one of the Pentax Limited full-frame, all mechanical lenses is the dominant design in photography
It's not the camera alone; it's the camera and the lens together. Pentax's best lenses are the FA31/FA43/FA77 Limited series. There is no other camera + lens combination that can compete with the K-1 + one of the FA Limited lenses on a price/performance basis. It is not even a close competition.
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Built-in GPS
Great searching through picture libraries by location.
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Manual sensor shift allows taking tilt-shift photos with any lens
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Has LEDs that illuminate key parts of the camera
There's an LED that shines light on rear controls, there's another one that illuminates the lens mount, and an LED that highlights the card bay and remote release port. These can be really helpful in the dark.
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Automatically fixes horizontal level
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Weight:
1010 g
Dimensions:
137 x 110 x 86 mm
Screen size:
3.2in
Ports:
USB 2.0; HDMI
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$1797
4
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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
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4
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Pros
2
Cons
1
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Con
Not yet available
The camera's planned release date is April 2016.
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Excellent continuous drive
The camera can shoot 14fps RAW without any limitations and 16fps with a locked up mirror. The buffer holds 170 RAW frames at 14fps while JPG buffer is unlimited.
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Flicker detection
The camera can detect flickering light sources and sync up with them to shoot at peak brightness in order to avoid underexposing the image by accident.
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Weight:
1530 g
Dimensions:
158 x 168 x 83 mm
Screen size:
3.2in
Ports:
USB 3.0; HDMI
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$5999
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Nikon D850
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4
Experiences
Pros
2
Cons
1
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Focus peaking in live view
When using manual focus lens, you can turn on focus peaking to see which parts of the picture in in focus, as there will be a colour (by the default settings red) "painted" to tell you that that part of the picture is in focus
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Expensive to get "faster" frame rate
While it ships with a standard frame rate of 7fps, to get to its full functionality of 9fps, you will need the hand grip, as well as the D5 grip battery and charger, which cost a lot more extra.
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Focus Shift stacking
Also know as focus stacking, this camera is able to do focus shift photography on its own after the set up, thus it will not be so tedious in terms of capturing the photo.
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Weight:
915 g
Dimensions:
146x124x78.5 mm
Screen size:
3.2 in.
Max resolution:
4969 × 3313 (45.7 MP)
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$2799.95
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III
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13
Experiences
Pros
4
Cons
8
Specs
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Pro
Good autofocus system
61-point autofocus system with 41 cross-type points that performs well in low light.
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The camera is showing its age
5D Mark III was released in 2012.
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Complete manual control for video
Shutter, aperture and ISO can be set manually for video.
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Dynamic range could be better
5D Mark III has 11.7 stops of dynamic range while competitors have around 14 stops. And shadow recovery is lacking as well limiting HDR photos further.
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Excellent ergonomics
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AF point coverage is restricting
Layout of AF points restricts to compose shots in a certain way.
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Excellent build quality
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Lacks continuous AF in movie mode
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Lacks programmable Auto ISO
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Can't set arbitrary exposure time
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AF points don't illuminate in Servo mode
It can be difficult to see AF points in low light as they do not illuminate in Servo mode.
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Autofocus subject tracking could be better
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Weight:
950 g
Dimensions:
152 x 116 x 76 mm
Screen size:
3.2in
Ports:
USB 2.0; HDMI
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$825.05
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Canon 5DS / R
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Experiences
Pros
7
Cons
6
Specs
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Pro
Flicker detection
The camera can detect flickering light sources and sync up with them to shoot at peak brightness in order to avoid underexposing the image by accident.
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Limited video capabilities
No HDMI output, no headphone socket.
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Good autofocus system
61-point autofocus system with 41 cross-type points that performs well in low light. In addition, 5 central autofocus points turn into dual-cross-type points with fast (f/2.8 or faster) lenses increasing the precision even further. 5DS / 5DSR AF coverage
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Dynamic range could be better
According to tests performed by DxOmark 5DS / R has 12.41 stops of dynamic range in print and 11.08 stops on screen for images taken at 100 ISO while cameras in this price range commonly push 14 in print and 13 on screen.
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In-camera timelapse
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Low max ISO
The cameras go up to 6400 (or 12800 in extended) ISO.
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Excellent build quality
The 5DS/R has a magnesium alloy shell that makes it durable.
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AF subject tracking could be better
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Programmable Auto ISO
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Low-light performance could be better
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Natural skintones
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Images at base ISO nosier than competition
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High resolution
50.6 MP compared to 22.3 MP for the 5D Mark III.
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Weight:
930 g
Dimensions:
152 x 116 x 76 mm
Screen size:
3.2in
Ports:
USB 3.0; HDMI
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