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Is the Nikon D850 good for Street Photography?

Nikon D850
$2,996.95

Nikon D850 Street Photography Score

GOOD
Nikon D850 has a score of 66 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Nikon D850 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Nikon D850 Review

Nikon D850 Street Photography Detailed Analysis
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.
Live-view
Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.
Face-Detection Focusing
Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.
Tilting LCD Screen
An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Large sensor in Nikon D850 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
No Image Stabilization
Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Nikon D850 users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Nikon F mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Nikon D850.
Large Body
Large DSLR body ofNikon D850 will receive too much attention from the people on streets and it will make it harder to capture a natural scene.

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Nikon D850 for Carrying Everywhere
Nikon D850 for Landscape Photography
Nikon D850 Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Street Photography

Sony A99 II

Compare D850 vs A99 II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #23
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2

Sony Alpha A99 II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 90
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports 93
Daily
Landscape

Pentax K-1 II

Compare D850 vs K-1 Mark II

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF4 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #35
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #6

Pentax K-1 Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 90
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports
Daily 91
Landscape

Pentax K-1

Compare D850 vs K-1

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #30
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #3

Pentax K-1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 91
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 93
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony A99

Compare D850 vs A99

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #70
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #22

Sony SLT-A99
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 92
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon 6D MII

Compare D850 vs 6D MII

26 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Canon EF Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #58
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #19

Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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