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“When you’re shooting a triple wedding weekend” I’m struggling to shoot a triple wedding year...

always good to hear the real world experiences of a professional, love your channel Taylor

I still remember the days when you waited 10 seconds for a camera to boot, and they used too much power to just leave on. I started shooting with a JVC camcorder because it had a great autofocus, and sleep mode. Close screen, sleep, open, take photo. Oh, things have changed. Great video, to the point, love that.

Finally a wedding pros perspective! Thanks dude! Nice to hear instead of all the other “reviews” lamenting it being like a z6 therefore may as well buy a z6. Amazing how so many reviewers aren’t actual pro shooters and thus don’t see the real life draw of all day battery life, two card slots, solid low light focusing and the no lag optical viewfinder for those unpredictable wedding day moments that could otherwise be missed on a mirrorless with their EVF and second long wake up time 🤘🏼

I also got the d780 as my main camera for weddings, after selling the d5. Now my wedding set up is d780 with Nikkor 24-70 2.8 and z6 with Tamron 70-200 2.8. The main reason for me was the dual card slot.

So it's the Nikon D780, amazing stuff, no delay

Yay Taylor! Finally, a review giving a fair chance to the 780! I got one the day it was released and totally agree with your initial thoughts! I, too, love the ovf and reliability of a DSLR af system, and to have the mirrorless features on the lcd just totally rocks my world! Looking forward to your in-depth video on it!

Hmmmm this very helpful you know, i want to compare between canon 80D and 90D for landscape photography just like this, thank you taylor for the video😀

I have been going back and forth over these two cameras for days! I am looking to do a big upgrade from my baby d3500 and this video sealed the deal for me. I have my first TWO weddings this spring and summer and cant wait to upgrade. Thank you so much!

“Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.” ❤❤ We love your photography.

Great video. I really want one of these. But my D750 and D500 are doing their jobs so well and it takes me forever to get something new.

Always look forward to your clips a lot of great info every time

Keep hustling greetings from macedonia ❤️

Would love to see some behind the scenes of the hybrid D780

I don't shoot weddings, so its the D850 for me and my landscapes!!

Thank you Taylor, learning a lot especially posing subjects. Keep 'em coming!☺️

I shoot everything through the eyepiece so the digital view finder is only for looking later to see if i got the shot. Otherwise it would be used for video. And i shoot stills with the camera, not video. But I can if I want. So for me the D850 with double the pixels and stills.

Zen and the art of limitation - Nikkor 28mm f2 Ai-s, 50mm f1. 2 AI-s , 85mm f1.4 AI-s, Nikon Df.

That’s refreshing D780 sounds like a real winner in the hybrid sphere. Ah! It kills me that there’s no in body stabilization yet ... other than that I’ll probably upgrade one of my D750s to one of these. Can’t wait to try it.

D750 Is great work in photography 💯👌 I really like Nikon D750🔥🔥🔥👌

Why not switch to Z6; it has IBIS. You could trade optical view finder for IBIS.

I can’t stand shooting with a mirrorless. I only use my Z6 for video.

Nice fast review! Good to see the buffer being improve on the D780 serie. I have the D810 (I used a D750 in the past and I miss the grip of this body..)

Superstar! Thanks buddy. I want to start shooting both video and photos in 2020. You have just convinced me to buy the D780. Been checking some other reviews on the D780 and the video capabilities are off the hook!

To me the D850 isn’t a wedding camera. It’s a high resolution camera ment for landscaping, model work, high resolution photography. The D780 on the other hand has a fully silent shutter with face tracking and is a perfect wedding camera that doesn’t require extreme resolution. The Nikon D6 is also a great wedding camera but on the heavier side.

Hey man! Great video! I will wait for d750's price to go down. Meanwhile, check the description!

In this situation, yes, the 780. Not sure why you use a 36mp plus camera for a wedding. The 850 was not designed for weddings. Of course Jackson knows that.

Every one SEEMS to be loving the D780...

I bought the D750 one year ago. But if i had to buy now a cam, im very sure that this would be my cam. With the Tamron 35 1.4 would be amazing. Keep up the amazing work and tanks a lot!

This is why I think it's so important to watch someone who is actually a working professional explain why they use a certain camera. All these "You Tuber" reviews of cameras when they've never (or barely) even worked as a professional is almost comical. Yes let's all sell everything because Eye Autofocus is not quite as precise as this particular camera - LOL!! Thanks so much to you Taylor for making these videos!!

Thank you so much for the great video

Always love this channel

I am off to my local camera store later today to pick up my D780 🤘📸

This is so encouraging and understanding 😆

For 2020 the bottom line is that it doesn’t matter which is better, I have $70,000.00 of Nikon gear inc 3 D850s sitting in my gear room doing absolutely nothing. My device to buyers would be to buy neither and hold onto their money which is the far safer option.

Im sitting here in Aug 2002. Nikon expected to release the z6 iii. Im shopping for another Nikon camera. I was considering the z6ii or D850, or maybe switch to the Canon R5. After another youtube person mentioned wobbling in the video on some Canon cameras and the Rf cameras need an adapter for older glass, that stopped me there. Sony does have third party lenses, but I dic hear at times the buffer is slower. Im going from DX to FX. i do have one full frame lens. The Z mount requires adapter for F mount snd uses XQD cards. sane with D6. after watching this video and Ken Rockwell’s review of the d780, I like what i gear. Two Sd cards and the battery lift is phenomenal in the D780. F mount glass can be used. Tamron & Sigma lenses too. Great video

After release of ZF the only two things that still can drive me towards D780 is battery life and AF motor.

The video i wanted to see thanks so much!

What happened to the 90d giveaway ????

Picked up D 780 today actually! Can't wait to start shooting it

Amazing work bro👊👊👏👏

I was thinking of going with a Z6 until this D780 camera came out. Already own a D750 which performs great for photos. Video was its only problem. But not now with D780 body size, ideal for hybrid shooting and better live autofocus. I have a Canon 80D which does not have inbody stabilization, so I use a monopod at events to stabilize. Could do that with D780 if doing video, plus VR lenses. Just a thought. May sell the Canon 80D perhaps to get 4K in the Nikon, and higher quality video.

I love to know more about cameras , Great video !

Hi Taylor, why don't you use Z6 in this case (with a smaller body, IBIS, same sensor and cheaper price), is it because of one card slot, ergonomics, controls?

It's Helpful Thank You for making this Video

Wow, I know this video is 4-yrs old, but I _Just_ picked up a D850, and I'm eying up a used D780; I do Weddings almost exclusively; and presently I'm VERY happy with my OM system OM-1's as my main cameras; but I have 10-11 Nikon "F" lenses that I can still use including the original 70-200 VR. What are your thoughts in 2024? Thanks!! Perusing your videos, It seems that you have switched to Sony? Please comment!

i bought my D780 last week with BlackFriday and i saved €400 on it, didn't expected that this camera was so good. The colors straight out of the camera are amazing and live view with eye detection are just simply cracking. What a camera :-)

People I agree, you can feel , if you think or need a certain body, plus specs help, plus you can lower the size of raw and jg of the D850 you don't always have to shoot max ...

I am still a d610 lover with the 35 85 & 135 mm no zooms yet.

great review 🙌

Since you use a D850 most of the time, I'm curious how you found the autofocus through the viewfinder. Nikon is advertising the "D5 algorithm" in the D780 even though it has the older AF module (and coverage) of the D750, and I'm wondering how you think the viewfinder AF compares to the D850, which has both the bigger coverage area and the D5 generation algorithm. Thoughts on AF through the OVF? Also, if you like the 85 f/1.4g, why not use it on the adapter with the Z6?

Taylor Jackson you're best

Because of its high resolution, the D850 is not only great for shooting weddings etc. But also great for portrait or commercial shoots. The D780 is the right fit for wedding shooters.

Great video as always Taylor

Thanks for your thoughts. I am waiting see a real world tests on focus acquisition with the D780 vs D850 vs D750 for sports & birds in flight with busy backgrounds. I also do weddings so also hard lighting situations would be great to see how they do.

Good to see you back..Might consider the D780 :)

Excellent video Taylor!

Are you giving away your D750?

Dammit Taylor, I just bought the D850 because of your recommendations! 😂

Thank you Mr. Taylor Jackson

I need Nikon to make another hibrid camera, like the D780, but with the autofocus of the D500 in it. Or something even better than that! And with IBIS. That will be the perfect camera. And we can use all the lenses, the F mount is more than enough. Nobody needs any Z mount if we have a ton of great lenses already! The Z or whatever they call it and all this new stuff is much more marketing than really new stuff.

Nikon D780 vs Nikon z6ii which is better than buying wedding shoot in villages

I was waiting on your review. I planned to get it but now I’m sure. 🔥

If the 780 did 10 FPS I would have got it. Looks like a winner

Nikon D780 is the update I needed for long time , I say if you keep updating all the feature of mirrorless system to new DSLR then DSLR will go a very long way in the furture . It not a big deal for me to switch from dslr to mirrorless of nikon / canon update their dslr according to time .

Great video! Would you be able to comment on the viewfinder AF performance of the D780 compared to the older D750 or even the D800/D810? Is it noticeably better in low light and with tracking fast moving human subjects? Thanks!

Where is the winner

So would u say the d780 is better then the z5 in image quality?

Very productive and knowledble vlog

Thanks Taylor great round up of the D780. My only disappointment is no video backup. Otherwise it looks a great choice to upgrade to from my D750.

Finally the review I knew should be coming: a Nikon DSLR wedding photographer that got his next DSLR, but with a Z6 hidden inside for video. Too pricy for me, but I could not imagine such shooters would not appreciate this camera!

Been a Nikon shooter since 2007, and a bunch of Fast prime and zoom. It would be nice to would make a lighter DSLR but has the feature of a pro consumer body. Magnesium alloy may be nice on paper but when you actually used it for hours, year after year it's getting heavy

Is it just me or is the shutter sound quieter on the D780?

Hey, sick editing bro. Keep it up. First comment and first view

What is the best camera d780 vs z6ii

I love it when you said Buy at local stores

Where's the buffer speed test? I was hoping to see how many shots you could take in 12-bit RAW + JPG at 7 fps before the camera slowed down.

Because of its d is less then other then . Which camera D size is less is correct picture accurate.

God, I just wish the 780 had the circular eye piece.

D780 seems amazing!!

Perfect review 😍😍😍😍

Who's the winner bro

I wish the D780 had a pro grip

I'm thinking of selling my old cameras to get a new one. I actually still have my first camera, a Minolta film camera. Probably won't get much for that one. HaHa

Yess !!!! Saw this on your Instagram

Yup, I think the choices are clear. If you want a beast of a camera that can autofocus down to -4 to -5 EV (or even lower) then get the D780. If you are more of a hybrid shooter (both photos and videos) then get the Z6. I don't see a reason to recommend a D750 in 2020 except if your only concern is the price. I'm also glad Nikon got rid of the pop up flash. No need for it for several reasons a) it is relatively weak b) hard to bounce the flash especially to the side c) on camera flash is just not ideal. I'll take better weather sealing over pop up flash any day.

I trust you when it comes to camera and lens recommendation. I might buy d780 soon

Now i'm really confused between z6 and d780 ! But biggest thing i'm confused about is , where i'm gonna get the money to buy any of them 😂

Gud to see u back on YT upload

Thanks For all your help and insight...

It is very useful for me. ♥️

Why do nikon put the quality button on the back there, ive had times in the heat of the moment ive changed it, grr

You know, when the d780 got announced, everyone was scratching their head saying what the heck? I was smiling, cause I knew that I just might know a guy who’s going to shoot the crap out of this camera😉 I think the Nikon guys were watching your videos Taylor...and were taking notes, lol. P.S: can’t wait for the BTS videos with this beast!

Wheres the camera winner???

Ahh thank you for this!! Have been looking into the D850 but now seriously considering the 780

Thank Taylor! It was great information, and I have a quick simple question, so how you feel about autofocus system on Nikon d780 today on March 2 2021? Please, please tell your feeling about it. Thank you.

Another Great Video💥🔥

Bro ur inspiration for us.. u have reached all the countries by ur photography skills and photos ur taken ..I am a big fan of u from India. bro even I am practicing photography for lifeline If u send the camera it will be helpful for me bro if u send pls send ur photo with ur sign bro because ur my inspiration for me and thank u for everything ur thought 🇮🇳📷🎥📸📹📱

I bought the 750 for my daughter last year. May need to get a 780 for myself. :-) Thanks for the review!