These are both the kinds of lenses that enthusiasts and pros will want to use and both are weighty, medium-sized lenses that feel a good match for the D780 body. We tested the D780 with the Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4 VR and AF-S 16-35mm f/4 VR. That sounds like a disadvantage, but actually it was refreshing to use a camera body built to the same scale as today’s full frame zoom lenses. (Image credit: Nikon) Build and handlingĭSLRs are bigger and bulkier than mirrorless cameras, and full frame DSLRs are the biggest of the lot. The Nikon D780's DSLR body is thicker and bigger than a mirrorless camera's, but it handles well and balances better with larger lenses. The Nikon D780 will be sold body only, or as a kit with the Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm F/4 VR long-range kit lens. You can control the camera remotely using Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and Nikon’s free Snapbridge app, or invest in the optional WR-1 and WR-R10 Wireless Remote Controllers. The D780 has dual UHS-II SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slots, which is a nice surprise, and an extremely impressive 2,260 shot battery life, though we expect this would drop substantially with extensive use of the live view mode. The ISO range is 100-51,200, expandable to ISO 50-204,800, and the D780 has an extended shutter speed range from 1/8000sec (good) to 900sec (excellent for long exposure fans). Other features include a focus shifting mode for macro shots with extended depth of field, for example, and the ability to ‘scan’ 35mm film via Nikon’s EX-2 digitising adapter and a Micro-Nikkor lens (both sold separately). There’s an external mic socket, as you’d expect, but a headphone socket too. You get Nikon’s N-Log option with up to 12-stop dynamic range and 10-bit capture, and you can capture HLG HDR footage to an external recorder via the HDMI port. The video capabilities are impressive too, including uncropped 4K UHD at 30/25/24fps, 60/50fps in DX mode and up to 120fps for full HD, but while the D780 does offer eye AF for stills, this doesn’t extend to video. It can hit a good, though unremarkable, 7fps in viewfinder shooting, but this leaps to 12fps in live view, with a silent shooting option too. The Nikon D780 is unexpectedly good at continuous shooting. This also offers wider 90% horizontal and vertical coverage than the viewfinder AF system, which uses a separate, dedicated sensor. The live view experience is made even better with the high-resolution tilting 2359k-dot LCD monitor, with touch shutter release and AF point selection. This is a lot more sophisticated – and a lot faster – than the simple contrast AF system in the D750. It also uses Nikon’s tried and trusted 51-point phase detection AF sensor, though when you use the live view mode it swaps to the 273-point on-sensor phase detect AF system of the Nikon Z 6. The D780 has the same 180k RGB metering and scene recognition system as the more expensive D850. You can use these on a Z camera with Nikon’s FTZ adaptor, but you can’t use Nikon Z lenses on the D780 because its mount is a lot narrower and its flange distance much longer, to allow room for the mirror mechanism. The Nikon D780 might have the sensor from a Z 6 (or an adapted version) but it still uses Nikon F lenses. In fact, after using the D780 for stills photography we were reminded how good the D750 was, and still is. We understand the D750 will continue at a much lower price point for stills photographers who don’t need 4K video or fast live view AF. Nikon’s Expeed 6 processor brings faster data handling and improved image quality, while the autofocus technology from Nikon’s own Z 6 camera provides much faster live view focusing and 4K video – a big step up from Nikon’s existing D750. It’s a well-planned modern evolution of existing camera tech rather than a bold new design. It also keeps the cost down for enthusiast photographers and allows uncropped 4K video downsampled from 6K data capture. By today’s standards its 24-megapixel resolution is pretty much baseline spec for a full frame camera, but it does promise a good level of detail rendition combined with better high-ISO performance than you’d expect from a higher resolution camera. The Nikon D780 is designed for both stills and movies. (Image credit: Rod Lawton/Digital Camera World) Key features Thanks to on-sensor phase-detection AF – a first for a Nikon DSLR – the D780 now offers the same live view video and stills performance as the Nikon Z 6.
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