5 Reasons to Buy a Used Nikon D850
- Professional Level Used Nikon D850
- Ultra-High Resolution Full Frame Sensor
- F-Mount Lenses for Used Nikon D850
- Used Nikon D850 Alternatives - FX Format
- Used Nikon D850 Alternatives - DX Format
- Where to Buy a Used Nikon D850
- Full Frame 45.7 MP sensor
- Pro-level ruggedness
- 4K video
- Wide variety of lens choices
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A used Nikon D850 camera is a great choice for anyone looking for their next Full Frame format Nikon DSLR.
Primarily because the Nikon D850 is such a full-featured, professional-level camera.
In addition to used Nikon D850 cameras, there are several other excellent choices if you don’t need this superb instrument's size, weight, cost, or ultra-high resolution.
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Professional Level Used Nikon D850
What makes a used Nikon D850 such a good option for serious photographers? One of the reasons is that used Nikon D850 cameras are fully professional-level cameras. What does that mean?
You may have heard certain well-respected cameras referred to as a hockey puck or a tank of a camera. That means that the camera is designed to withstand the heavy use of a working professional. You still don’t want to throw your D850 off of a balcony, but you can use your used Nikon D850 in professional settings without worrying about it being delicate.
Ruggedness is the key here. The Nikon pro-level cameras are all built to handle extremes of usage and conditions. The single-digit F-Mount cameras are the strongest. That would be DSLR cameras such as the D6, D5, film cameras like the F4s, and so on. Apparently, the Z-Mount lineup of mirrorless cameras is following a different naming path.
The Nikon DSLRs in the 800 numbering are super rugged, but the main reason for their existence is the super high resolution of their imaging sensors.
Here are 5 reasons to buy a used Nikon D850:
Ultra-High Resolution Full Frame Sensor
Inside a used Nikon D850 camera is the heart of its imaging capability - a Full Frame (known from Nikon as FX) format, 45.7MP BSI CMOS sensor and Nikon’s proven EXPEED 5 image processor.
It has light sensitivity settings available from ISO 32 for the highest possible sharpness up to ISO 102,400 for extreme low-light image captures. This sensor and imaging engine allows for 51 frames of high-speed captures at 7 frames per second, also 4K video recording.
If you’ve always wanted extremely high-resolution images in the Full Frame format, a used Nikon D850 camera will likely be your dream camera. For now, at least, right?
F-Mount Lenses for Used Nikon D850
Your recently-acquired used Nikon D850 will take close to every Nikon F-Mount lens ever made since 1959. That’s almost 65 years of lenses! Read your owner’s manual or go to the Nikon website for a complete compatibility list, as some very rare specialty lenses won’t fit.
From the newest G-type lenses, all the way to manual focusing non-AI lenses, your used Nikon D850 is ready to use them. So if you have a 1980s vintage Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 lens, a 13mm f/5.6 (lucky!), or a Series-E 50mm f/1.8, these will work just like they did on the cameras from that era.
AF-S, AF-D, and all current AF lenses work just as designed, too. Even lenses meant for DX format (APS-C) Nikon cameras will function perfectly, though they will trigger the D850 into DX capture mode.
This means there are many options for you regarding lenses for a used Nikon D850 camera. You may have been a Nikon shooter for many years and have lenses from film cameras, or you could be brand new to serious photography and looking for reasonably priced used lenses, the D850 can likely take them.
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Used Nikon D850 Alternatives - FX Format
Since we opened the door about prices and size and weight already, you may wonder what other cameras you could consider, either as a second camera or as an alternative to a used Nikon D850 camera.
Browsing one of my favorite online platforms for quality pre-owned photography gear, MPB, I see numerous options for a used Nikon D850 in various conditions, from Good to Excellent, to Like New. Every camera and lens listed on MPB has a very clearly defined condition rating.
The condition rating is mostly cosmetic and indicates just how much an item may have been used. If it’s for sale at MPB, it will be in perfect working condition, unless clearly identified otherwise.
So, a Like New condition used Nikon D850 may cost just a little less than actually brand new, but the Good condition could be several hundred dollars less. It’s nice to have those pricing options.
Still, a used Nikon D850 may be a little harder on some budgets, or we may realize we don’t need or want all of the features of this particular camera model, so we can look at other used camera ideas such as an older used Nikon D810 (pro-level 36.3 MP) or the smaller and lighter Nikon D750 (prosumer or intermediate level 24.3 MP) cameras.
You could pick up one of these fine cameras at MPB for prices ranging from just under a thousand to just several hundred. Check out your options, there are many ways to obtain an ultra-high quality camera on an online platform such as MPB.
Used Nikon D850 Alternatives - DX Format
Everything about FX or Full Frame format Nikon cameras is higher. The weight, the size, and the cost of the cameras themselves, and the sizes, weights, and costs of the lenses for FX Nikons. So the crop format of APS-C, called DX by Nikon, is a fine alternative approach.
Nikon has 2 excellent DX format cameras that compare favorably to the FX format D8XX and D7XX series cameras. The fully pro-level 20.9 MP Nikon D500 and the prosumer level 20.9 MP Nikon D7500. While you're there, check out the many great lenses available for Nikon DX format cameras.
Where to Buy a Used Nikon D850
Finding a good used Nikon D850 DSLR F-Mount camera is one thing, finding it at an online platform you can fully trust is another. I purchase much of my everyday use camera and lens equipment at MPB.
I’ve come to really trust MPB for my equipment needs due their excellent process of only acquiring equipment in working order after thoroughly examining the items, their easy to understand rating system, and their policies of a 7-day return window and 6-month store warranty on their gear.
Plus, the prices! I’m a big fan of used photographic equipment in the first place since I can save so much money. The excellent reputation, top level customer service, and their warranties, make saving money at MPB one of favorite things to tell others who are searching for different photography equipment.
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