Storytelling-Images wrote:
Just a thought. You might want to consider a refurbished D750. That camera was very popular and had a great reputation. I've bought refurbished cameras and lenses from NikonUSA before and they work great. The refurbished D750 is about 1/2 the price of the new D780 and has the majority of features. It's also covered by a limited warranty from Nikon.

I shoot a D850 and Z6, so no direct experience with the D780.

I own the  D750 which I like a lot. However, because of the deal on the upgrade, I have been thinking of getting the D780. It incorporates some features of the Z6. However, I am planning on shooting more video and the Z6 is supposedly great for that.
Such a quandary.

Storytelling-Images wrote:
Just a thought. You might want to consider a refurbished D750. That camera was very popular and had a great reputation. I've bought refurbished cameras and lenses from NikonUSA before and they work great. The refurbished D750 is about 1/2 the price of the new D780 and has the majority of features. It's also covered by a limited warranty from Nikon.

I shoot a D850 and Z6, so no direct experience with the D780.

Actually last night I had really started looking into official Nikon Refurbished D750 offerings, mainly because I missed the cutoff time for the Trade In deal of the D780... come to think of it all my Nikons I have owned going back to the F and FE days were all seconds or refurbished, so yeah I trust those deals.
The only thing I'll probably miss not getting a D780 is the AF updates and Z6 performance in Lv, oh and a joy stick and touch screen. No big deal, it's not like I haven't shot without those ever but it would be convenient.

63fotos wrote:

I own the  D750 which I like a lot. However, because of the deal on the upgrade, I have been thinking of getting the D780. It incorporates some features of the Z6. However, I am planning on shooting more video and the Z6 is supposedly great for that.
Such a quandary.

Apparently the D780 "is" a Z6 in DSLR form and I would actually choose the D780 over the Z6 for true hybrid usage, plus Dual SD cards AND the battery life is much better by not having an always on EVF and/or LCD.
I missed the cutoff last night for the trade in deal so I think I will wait to see if the prices come down again before reconsidering any of them two.

63fotos wrote:
https://photographylife.com/nikon-d780- … -184041633

Yes I know the differences and similarities between the two, I have been meticulously researching both in the last couple months... which is why for me I am going back to Nikon DSLRs for many reasons that would take a whole page to write.
Yes there are attractive attributes to the Z system but for a long term purchase I feel it needs to mature a bit.
So I'll post this question again to get back on track;
~Anybody own and/or use it (the D780)?
What are your experiences with it professionally as well as enthusiast shooting.

Right now practicality tells me [for My needs] is to just get the D750 while the price is hot and go from there.

Cool Hand Mike wrote:
It's quite a good camera. My main complaint is it doesn't have vertical grip functionality..
A firmware update to improve live view auto focus would be nice as well but I'm not expecting that.
If they did both it'd breathe a lot of life back into it that I feel they failed at marketing (I bought mine used Dec 2020 at a good discount that is still less than current new price).

I haven't really shot serious video with it but pretty much by default I'd say its the best Nikon DSLR for video and since it's a lot like the Z6 you should kinda check info on that for the video performance (I'd probably wait for the rumored Z6 III if looking for affordable digital Nikon video, Z9 otherwise or unfortunately another brand).

My big issue with dslr on video is the lack of auto focus during actual filming. the d780 advertised as being able to do so with the on-sensor phase detection feature. so does that really work? continuous focus when subject is moving while filming? because of that reason, i bought a couple video cameras just for that. but i want to be able to use my collection of nikon lenses instead of the fixed lens from the straight forward video camera.