christiankoehler

Why are all these instant cameras so primitive? Zone focus? f/12.7? Come on!

Christian

Its easily possible to get decent handheld shots at 1/500s or 1/1000s handheld at 6.3 in daylight.
For sports you need fast shutter speeds anyway. Yes, even soccer mom needs fast shutter speeds. ...

70-300/4.5-6.3 ??? Do we really need even slower consumer zooms? Come on, 6.3 is for cheap third party travel zooms only. Does the AF even work at 6.3 on an entry level body?
And no, VR does not...

Using the lens in winter voids warranty.

I ocasionally use a D800 at running events with a Sigma 70-200/2.8 HSM. No problems to get sharp pictures - even fast elite runners. I don't have a D810, but I don't think it is worse.
If you are a...

The original was probably around f/17 (22 times slower than the later f/3.6 Petzval lens according to several sources).
This lens is five stops faster! Even with modern materials etc. I don't...

@dlinney: Sorry, did not want to attack you. I had to do with students (arts, design, etc. and creative hobbyists) who picked up cameras like the D40 or 350D happily because they were affordable,...

But a sub-standard viewfinder is still better than no viewfinder at all (entry level mirrorless).

Very biased. Why do you think everyone who cannot spend lots of money on a camera does not know basics and does not want to learn?

My first DSLR was a Nikon D40, probably the most basic DSLR ever...

What about Nikon AF/AF-D lenses? I think they work on nearly every Nikon SLR ever made. Even if the chip fails, they still have an aperture that can be controlled by the camera. Even if the cam has...

"Also consider" NX1?

Are you serious? Yes, its a great camera. But with Samsung stopping sales of all cameras and all related accessories in various European countries....

Would you still...

Why not simply store all the data and do the processing after the fact on a computer with much more power?

All you need on the device itself is a low resolution preview (maybe even the image from...