{"id":3711,"date":"2017-09-05T19:16:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T23:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmphotography.com\/blog\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2017-09-05T19:27:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T23:27:54","slug":"nikon-d850-first-impressions-at-a-real-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmphotography.com\/blog\/nikon-d850-first-impressions-at-a-real-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon D850 : First Impressions at a Real Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a very brief opportunity this past weekend to shoot my first wedding using the new Nikon D850 camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a Nikon Ambassador, I am NOT going to review this camera.\u00a0However, I will give my impressions. \u00a0Going forward, as I become more familiar with the camera, I’ll post some more in depth, real world experiences that I hope help some photographers decide if it’s a camera they’d like to have as well.<\/p>\n

The D850 in the studio<\/h2>\n

The very first thing I noticed was how rugged the body felt when I took it out of the box. That’s an important element for me, since durability is a requirement when shooting as much as I do.<\/p>\n

After playing around with the D850 in my studio, one of the features I like best is the expanded AF area coverage. \u00a0This allows me to use wide open apertures without the need to recompose the frame after locking on focus. I thought this was very cool. With 99 cross point sensors, the focusing was incredibly responsive.<\/p>\n

The D850 at a wedding<\/h2>\n

I shot the D850 for the first time at a wedding alongside my D5.\u00a0 I had no intentions to make the D850 my primary wedding camera so soon after receiving it, but I knew I wanted to see how it performed during the bridal portraits.\u00a0 I brought it out for the first time at one of my favorite Center City Philadelphia locations.<\/p>\n

For this image, I had some nice, directional light from the opening of the building’s arch. \u00a0My assistant helped with a little continuous light from my Stella Pro 5000<\/a>, which came from the same direction as the arch. \u00a0This helped make the light appear natural.<\/p>\n

The resulting image below was shot with the Nikon D850 and the Nikkor 105 F1.4E ED. \u00a0My shutter speed was 1\/800th, my f-stop was f\/1.4, and my ISO was 1250. \u00a0Bear in mind that whenever shooting with this type of resolution, it’s imperative to have faster shutter speeds than you normally might. This will ensure maximum sharpness. I’m sure I could have gotten away with 1\/250th or slightly below, but at ISO 1250, this camera barely breaks a sweat.<\/p>\n

The D850 workflow<\/h2>\n

When working with the D850, I shot raw files onto my XQD card as the primary slot, and normal JPGs into the back up slot (which is a Sandisk SD card<\/a> and\u00a0an 8bit JPG, for those who were wondering.) As we wait for the software to convert the RAW files, I’m utilizing the JPGS alone. This is quite normal for any new camera body on the market. \u00a0The JPGS are pretty spiffy, so no worries there.<\/p>\n

Generally, my workflow prior to the D850 release has been a combination of the Nikon D5 and Nikon D750. \u00a0A few further thoughts on that include:<\/p>\n