Australian Photography

NIKON D780

I currently have three Nikon camera bodies, a D5, a D850 and D750. When people ask me what my favourite is, I often find the best way to answer is by reframing the question and asking myself “If I could only have one Nikon DSLR body, what would it be?”.

Over the last few years, my unequivocal answer has been the D750. As a professional conservation and wildlife photojournalist, it has pretty much given me nearly everything I need. When I look back at images that have been published or won awards, most have been taken with the Nikon D750. Sure, if I need a frame rate of say over 10 shots per second, or I know that I’ll be shooting consistently over ISO 6,400, I’ll probably take the D5. If I suspect I’ll have to crop or I know the final image will

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