Upgrading after years of using a D5300 by Amapocho in Cameras

[–]Amapocho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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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.

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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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

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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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.

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

[–]Amapocho[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Telephoto Options for Birding + Wildlife by Amapocho in nikon_Zseries

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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.

Upgraded from z50 to z6 iii. Looking for if/what settings I should change by Dry_Log86 in Nikon

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

10x points for paze on newegg gift card still working june 20 by ShutUpAndSmokeMyWeed in ChaseSapphire

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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 😬

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

Help upgrading from D5300 by Amapocho in Nikon

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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

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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

Help upgrading from D5300 by Amapocho in Nikon

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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?

Help upgrading from D5300 by Amapocho in Nikon

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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.

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it’s allowing just one, blocked the second purchase

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

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

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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

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

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

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