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I was going to ask some of my heroes like @Nick, @Dave, @lostlandscapes, @gnwatts, @Dan and you other ones for a sanity check privately but realized that many here would probably benefit from their wisdom as well so here goes.
This request is for a sanity check. I used to shoot with SLR's way,way back when and they were typically Nikons. I then switched to digital with point and shoots and then Panasonic Loomy's like my current GX7 M4/3. I keep cameras until they break and my Gx7 will now be reserved for backpacking with its teeny tiny pancake ultrawide lens.
So I am diving into the DSLR pool and have a personal use-case which I probably share with others. I ascribe to Nick's "buy your last camera first" to save money in the end and to reduce the frequency of this somewhat frustrating buying process.
Now that you see I am keeping my Loomy for backpacking (and climbing) you might ask why I want to go up the food, and cost, chain. I want all the normal things like much better glass and a range of glass, I want much better low light and night performance, etc. But being a working stiff I also have to live within my means. So my budget is $1-$1.5k for body and $.5-$1K for two starter lenses - an ultra wide to intermediate zoom and a long zoom.
I really want to be able shoot animals and birds better so I am really targeting great autofocus, focus tracking, high burst rates and good low light capability as well as my precious landscapes.
I know some of what you admired peers shoot and have adjusted accordingly but let me know please of what you think of my current leanings with regards to my use-case. Thanks men and women...
1) Canon 6D full frame with 24-105 for $1800
2) Canon 7D Mark II APS-C crop body-only $1400
3) Nikon D500 APS-C crop body-only for $1900 (probably stretching too much -I will have to consider used for this one and possibly the others as well)
4 not) Sony A7 - the size if the sony a7 series is enticing but I want the bigger human interface and can't live with its burst rate or slow focus
I am partial to Nikon and Canon due to glass and history. I have to start into this whole new system fresh. I have no other lenses that will work with the exception of my beautiful 1982 50mm Nikon prime that will have to be adapted and full manual.
This request is for a sanity check. I used to shoot with SLR's way,way back when and they were typically Nikons. I then switched to digital with point and shoots and then Panasonic Loomy's like my current GX7 M4/3. I keep cameras until they break and my Gx7 will now be reserved for backpacking with its teeny tiny pancake ultrawide lens.
So I am diving into the DSLR pool and have a personal use-case which I probably share with others. I ascribe to Nick's "buy your last camera first" to save money in the end and to reduce the frequency of this somewhat frustrating buying process.
Now that you see I am keeping my Loomy for backpacking (and climbing) you might ask why I want to go up the food, and cost, chain. I want all the normal things like much better glass and a range of glass, I want much better low light and night performance, etc. But being a working stiff I also have to live within my means. So my budget is $1-$1.5k for body and $.5-$1K for two starter lenses - an ultra wide to intermediate zoom and a long zoom.
I really want to be able shoot animals and birds better so I am really targeting great autofocus, focus tracking, high burst rates and good low light capability as well as my precious landscapes.
I know some of what you admired peers shoot and have adjusted accordingly but let me know please of what you think of my current leanings with regards to my use-case. Thanks men and women...
1) Canon 6D full frame with 24-105 for $1800
2) Canon 7D Mark II APS-C crop body-only $1400
3) Nikon D500 APS-C crop body-only for $1900 (probably stretching too much -I will have to consider used for this one and possibly the others as well)
4 not) Sony A7 - the size if the sony a7 series is enticing but I want the bigger human interface and can't live with its burst rate or slow focus
I am partial to Nikon and Canon due to glass and history. I have to start into this whole new system fresh. I have no other lenses that will work with the exception of my beautiful 1982 50mm Nikon prime that will have to be adapted and full manual.
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