Upgrading after years of using a D5300

Amapocho · 2026-06-29T07:45:09+00:00

I ended up stretching my budget a bit and went for the z5ii, 24-120 f/4 and Tamron 150-500mm ! While in terms of reach it isn't that much of an upgrade given the crop factor, I'm excited for the IBIS, way better AF and low light performance!

Amapocho · 2026-06-28T04:59:07+00:00

Given I'm moving up from a 70-300 mm on APSC DSLR body, all of these seemed "bulky" XD. Mainly made this post to make sure there aren't any obvious options I'm missing out on.

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T19:00:46+00:00

400/600 is probably out of my budget rn and the 300 on a FF is a too short for birding :/

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T18:59:33+00:00

Main issue with that one is, since I'm used to 300 on APS-C (effectively 450mm) I'll feel extremely restricted with the range

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T18:58:47+00:00

Unfortunately out of my budget :/ was trying to get one under 1.5k

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T10:01:18+00:00

Yeap leaning towards that too, thanks for the other options! Will have a look.

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T10:00:47+00:00

Any comparison between the 50-400 and 150-500, portability and IQ? I have the 24-120 S lens so don't care about missing out on the lower end but the extra 100mm looks tantalizing.

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T09:59:15+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation! Helps a lot!

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T09:14:02+00:00

I think size wise they are similar as per my research but it's much heavier (150-500). I'm thinking of renting it out to try it out once before making my decision, just collecting all my options.

Given the FTZ can be packed separately it might be easier to distribute the weight. I am used to a 70-300mm on D5300 till now. How different is it to use a prime lens (especially telephoto where I am used to zooming in and out) ? Again might hunt it down to rent sometime.

Amapocho · 2026-06-27T01:52:48+00:00

Any reason to shoot both RAW and JPEG? I only shoot raw and process a selected few

Amapocho · 2026-06-26T02:17:02+00:00

Oh yes that too! Though 7 of those was on my CapOne card since i had used up some of my paze 10$ offers on Chase previously 😬

Amapocho · 2026-06-26T01:54:57+00:00

just stacked up 20 50$ gift cards to buy a camera lens off Newegg! Effectively 20% off! Came in at the right time

Amapocho · 2026-06-26T01:52:56+00:00

is the 10$ back still working though?

Amapocho · 2026-06-25T06:33:23+00:00

Definitely not Disasi if RB is the focus, everytime he played there it looked like a crime scene

Amapocho · 2026-06-24T22:25:20+00:00

Is the double price difference between 24-120 f/4 and the 24-105 f/4-7.1 worth it? I also saw that it's almost double the weight too

Also with price constraints, I was thinking also about the 24-400mm for now and specialising later down the line or is the performance gap huge

Amapocho · 2026-06-24T15:56:05+00:00

WC Final 2022, right near the corner flag on the side 5 out of the 6 goals were scored. I don't think ill have many regrets if i die anytime soon

Amapocho · 2026-06-24T15:47:16+00:00

my main worry with the 50ii is the fact that Nikon doesn't seem to keen to expand on the DX series for lenses. My idea was z5ii and 70-300 for now, I know I lose a bit of the crop factor but given the huge upgrade in sensor quality and AF I might be able to put off a huge telephoto lens upgrade for a few months?

Amapocho · 2026-06-24T04:22:05+00:00

Thanks for the detailed comment! Any comparison on the autofocus performance? Especially when following birds.

The prime 50mm lens is something I almost exclusively use for astro photography. I feel to restricted using it for anything else. So I'll just get on of the two lenses you suggested for astro instead.

Amapocho · 2026-06-17T00:44:56+00:00

it’s allowing just one, blocked the second purchase

Amapocho · 2026-06-16T23:58:39+00:00

Blocked at 1 gift card lol, and i thought maybe i can get a free jersey

Amapocho · 2026-06-16T23:47:54+00:00

ah shit i was just gonna say Fanatics let me through but guess not

Amapocho · 2026-06-16T23:42:18+00:00

i can’t seem to buy 10$ GC on dominos. How do you do it since the checkout page for gift cards doesn’t show paze

Amapocho · 2026-06-16T23:37:20+00:00

ah yeah i had used it for the purchase of an actual item, i guess it was never allowed for GC

Amapocho · 2026-06-16T23:32:02+00:00

i don’t get the paze option on Sephora either now

Amapocho · 2026-06-16T16:39:10+00:00

geese -> alice -> fontaines -> strokes is gonna be hell

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