There are no fireworks with the Nikon D780. It doesn’t bring radical new technologies, bar-raising specifications or wacky design features. It’s simply an excellent evolution of a great camera design that has something for enthusiasts and experts everywhere. Nikon has at last brought fast phase detection live view AF to its DSLR design, it’s added pretty advanced 4K video features, a better continuous shooting speed and buffer capacity than we’d expect at this price, and you get Nikon’s typically comfortable, polished and balanced DSLR handling.
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The higher-end Nikon D850 does have a larger sensor and more autofocus points, but it also sells for nearly $1,000 more. If you're a landscape or portrait photographer who needs the 45.7-megapixel sensor of the D850, then, well, you need it. But if you're looking for a generalist camera with excellent specs, very nice straight-out-of-the-camera JPGs, dual SD card slots, and mirrorless quality 4K video features, the D780 is hard to beat.
Great images, great battery life, a top-notch movie mode and excellent usability – the Nikon D780 gets pretty much everything right for the price. Most importantly, the images it makes are superb, with the instant quality demanded by editorial...
Nikons D700-series has been a staple part of the full-frame DSLR market for more than a decade and close rival to Canons EOS 5D series since 2008. The D780 arrives a bit late for those whove already jumped ship to Nikons excellent Z-series, or other...
As we found out, the Nikon D780 copes with almost everything you throw at it, including freezing cold climates and continues to produce excellent results. If you're in the market for a full-frame Digital SLR, then the Nikon D780, with a 24mp BSI CMOS...
There are no fireworks with the Nikon D780. It doesn’t bring radical new technologies, bar-raising specifications or wacky design features. It’s simply an excellent evolution of a great camera design that has something for enthusiasts and experts everywhere. Nikon has at last brought fast phase detection live view AF to its DSLR design, it’s added pretty advanced 4K video features, a better continuous shooting speed and buffer capacity than we’d expect at this price, and you get Nikon’s typically comfortable, polished and balanced DSLR handling.
We hear a lot of talk about the death of the DSLR, and the unstoppable rise of mirrorless. But DSLRs are still the best choice for many photographers, particularly those who have existing lenses or honed their craft with optical viewfinders – and the...
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The Nikon D780 is a DSLR with a 24 Megapixel full-frame sensor, uncropped 4k video with autofocus, 7fps burst shooting through the optical viewfinder and a tilting touchscreen. Nikon's not saying for certain, but the D780 almost certainly adopts the...