D700 raw files were so good I literally just shot in matrix metering mode and just recovered whatever shadow detail I needed in post. There was rarely a time I needed to exposure comp.

Made composing really easy since the VF was crystal clear and I could trust my meter to get me good results setting me up for a post edit. I get that’s possible on a mirrorless cam but the difference is, there’s no OVF. Having to bump exposure to see my shadow detail is just so uncanny lol. But I guess I’ll get used to it.

Think I’m gonna stick with my good ol d700 for stills and the a6400 for video. I got the a6400 for video in the first place. I am not disappointed in the quality of the images (like they look like images from any other generic crop cam) but the experience while shooting sucks and thus ruins my impression of the work I’m doing. That’s the point I was trying to get across with this post but people don’t seem to get it lol