UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

As a newbie, this is my first Nikon Black Friday sale. The flyer arrived in our Sunday paper. Surprisingly, these was no price reduction for the 850 (LOL). I have a D80 and I am concentrating now on upgrading lenses with a view toward a better body in the future. I am thinking a FF camera so the apparently good deal on macro/landscape lenses (DX) would not be a good long term investment, correct?

Bill_de Loc: US

Correct. They would work but only in crop mode, which would defeat the purpose of the upgrade.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Bill de, Thanks for stopping my GAS attack!

ELNikkor

If FF is your future, save toward that, within 6 months, you'll have a better idea of Nikon's FF offerings, especially if they upgrade the D750 or intro some FF mirrorless.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks for the advice. I am just coming around to mastering my old technology and coming to grips with PSE 15. About this time next year I might know enough to take some major steps.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

FX and DX lenses are different BUT when you look at how the technology moves there is less and less reason to go to a FX body. Check out the D500. If this camera does not blows your pants* off the D850 will not either.

Now, if you are determined to invest in a FX camera purchase FX lenses now to use them later. Just make sure they are great quality and not 'el cheapo' sold in promotions. When I purchased my first DX I intended to move to FX so beside the initial walk around lens 18~200 every lens after that was a FX.

I now have a D800e (to be upgraded to an D850) and lenses that are outstanding and a D500 using the FX lenses and the initial walk around DX zoom used on the D300. The best of both world.

You have to think long term thought.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks for the thoughts. Hard to keep up with the technology, but I want to end up with a good, all around setup.