The *Official Photography Thread*

2K is my budget at the moment

 

I did look at this one a Nikon - D7500 DSLR Camera with AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens

 

If you plan to upgrade down the road I would say don’t get that lens
Only look at FX full frame

 

also I’m not a big fan of VR on wide lenses like that it’s not bad on like a 70-200, but in my opinion it’s extra money spent for nothing just my 2¢

 

I looked at this one as well a Nikon D610 DSLR Camera with 24–85mm VR Lens that the guy at the camera shop said he could get me into it for about $1,600

 

That’s not a bad deal, are they both new?
still a bit of a slower lens but that just above the price of the body so nothing to complain about there

 

All new equipment there is rebate money from Nikon he told me. I might just get a body for $1,300 and rent a lens till I get back from my trip..

 

Have you ever look at refurbished by Nikon bodies?

 

He actually had 4 refurb bodies from Nikon that he showed me as well. then he showed me this Nikon D5300 18-55 lens for $525 bucks I think he was trying to confuse the hell out of me....

 

I would see if they have a decent refurb body, but I would try to stick to a body in the hundreds (ex...D610)
not thousands (D5300)
I’ve had quite a few refurbed bodies with only 1 issue ever (hot pixel)and the warranty fixed it

 

He had two D810 bodies for $1,750 a D750 $1,250 and a D610 for $975....

Wow my GF is from Modesto.....

 

That’s not bad as long as they are refurbished by Nikon not a 3rd party
Nikon does a warranty on Refurbished bodies

 

All refurb by Nikon and came with a 1 yr warranty I think he said

 

Im actually leaning towards the D610 body I can get one new for around $1200/1250

 

That’s just my 2¢
I’m not a professional by any stretch of the imagination, but I have shot my share and a few other peoples share of photos and lens’s outlast bodies time and time again
One of my favorite bodies was a D2h all 4MP of it
I retired it with 400,000 actuations and a broken shutter

 

Just doing some company restructuring

 

Fuji X-T2 with 18-55 now:

$1,800 Fujifilm X-T2 Mirrorless Digital Camera F2.8-4.0 Lens, with XF 18-55 millimeters, Black

https://smile.amazon.com/Fujifilm-X...=UTF8&qid=1507408612&sr=1-2&keywords=fuji+xt2
And either rent the 55-200mm for your trip, and buy it later, or now. Rumor is there will be instant rebates on the lenses in about a week. You could be all in for around $2,500. These are built way better than anything Nikon makes. And the lenses are amazing. Since you only have one lens, I'd consider the switch in systems now before you are heavily invested in glass. You could also consider the same lenses but the XT-20 and be easily within budget. Remember, it isn't the camera, it's the photographer. Great lenses help, but technique has a lot more to do with it than anything. Here is a picture with an X-E2s (older 16mp Fuji) with the 18-55mm "kit" lens:
20171004 012.jpg[/url] by Mark Gillette, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

Thanks for the info on this I think what I’m going to do is rent a body and lens for the trip with the Nikon D4 and 55-200/17-55 lens ......

 

Did you shoot Nikon in the past? Looking to upgrade bodies but not sure if I want to go full frame Nikon or switch systems. I keep reading how happy people are with Fuji.

 

I did, but not full frame. Couldn't afford it.