She knew she looked good that day

I've been made unofficial photographer for my Zen Center and have to photograph many ceremonies and events which are rarely seen. The space is confined and I cannot use flash. Challenging and nerve-wracking

This was shot in color and I liked it in b/w better. Thinking it would have been served better with some really snappy b/w presets. I only have the ones in Lightroom.

Old monk offering incense before an open window

Curious. Why the lens recommendation which is actually a good one.

The ability to profit from photography is secondary. I will be living in a small town where relationship and not technical stuff will be paramount

The DF is definitely droolworthy. Very tempted by it. Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks. I"m very comfortable buying refurb and have even bought previously owned from B & H with no problems. As long as I'm buying from a trusted source I can return anything if not as represented. I do love my Tamron 90 mm though and it would be hard to give it up.

Thanks. Good Point. No point in getting a better camera if I can't take full advantage of it. I can offload my dx lenses next time Keh comes into town.

I'm slowly educating myself through experience and resources such as this one. I've been shooting for about 5 years.

I started with a Nikon d3100 and moved to a d5200. I've got all the lenses I need to keep me covered (which doesn't mean that I don't covet more stuff) but I realized after I bought the d5200 that I should have made a more significant move to a full frame rather than a more advanced crop sensor camera.

Although I'm a hobbyist I am challenging myself to shoot for others and to stretch myself. I'm the "official" photographer for my Zen Center and I shoot all their ceremonies and they feature my photos on their site, I volunteer to shoot local businesses and give them the photos so they get something and I get the experience.

My end game is to still enjoy photography as an art form but to get good enough that I can make a couple of bucks shooting here and there when I retire (about 5 years away) so that I can enjoy a better quality of cat food.

So I figured I might as well start working with full frame now and get really used to it. Is my thinking flawed? If not, what would be a good quality but not too crazy expensive full frame Nikon camera that I could keep and use for a long time? I only need the body. I also have reservations about the additional weight a full frame would bring to my camera bag. So I don't want to go super heavy.

Will the lenses I currently use with my d5200 work? I have the Nikon 18-200 mm zoom, the Nikon 1.8 35 mm prime, the Tamron 90 mm, and the Tokina 11-16 mm.

Please don't suggest I should get a Canon.