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Originally Posted by JA
Personally I would like a Nikon FF 4K video body, but not at the price /weight of the D5, that's why my suggestions are centered around used gear for the moment/until then.
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Please don't take this as a criticism, more simply a desire to understand...
Why do people bother with 4K? Our abysmal Australian internet speeds won't do well streaming it - I say that as a disappointed NBN subscriber. And though I concede that 4K does look a bit nicer when your nose is pressed up against the TV, I've never looked at something in 1080 and thought "geez, if only it was clearer". Perhaps when (if) the standard TV size is 80", then it'll be worthwhile, but while most people are using 55" or less I just can't quite see the point. At the appropriate viewing distance, there's literally no benefit to 4K. To see a difference you have to be close enough to actually resolve individual pixels, and at 1080 with a 55" screen that's uncomfortably close - like 5-6 feet. Who watches TV like that??
Is it more a future-proofing thing? Using the best available technology in the knowledge that one day we'll be glad we did? That's about the only benefit I can think of. Besides that, it's basically pointless as far as I can see.
Again, not a criticism - just trying to understand the appeal of 4K.