Lens or Body
Sep 21, 2018 02:46:58 #
It is an age old question. I shoot with a D3400. I will be taking a short vacation in October that will allow me shoot migratory birds, local wildlife, and some landscapes. I am planning on renting either a Nikon d7200 OR either a Nikon 200-500 or Tamron 150-600 G2 lens. Personally, I have no desire to rent both body and lens as I really only have funds to purchase one of the two in the next year or so and this is going to be a trial toward that upgrade.
What is your opinion on this? I realize with my shooting preferences that I will eventually need both body and lens, but which way would you progress and why?
If you have interest you can click on the link to my flickr page below and get a feel for what I am currently capturing.... Thanks for your input.
What is your opinion on this? I realize with my shooting preferences that I will eventually need both body and lens, but which way would you progress and why?
If you have interest you can click on the link to my flickr page below and get a feel for what I am currently capturing.... Thanks for your input.
Sep 21, 2018 05:36:02 #
Rent the G2. For migratory birds you'll need all the reach you can get. The sensor size of the D3400 is about the same as the D7200 sensor, so your photos should be as sharp, if your focus is on target.
Sep 21, 2018 05:55:33 #
swartfort wrote:
It is an age old question. I shoot with a D3400. ... (show quote)
I have some experience with the G2 and I like it. But I have not tested it on a D3400. I have no reason to think it will be a problem. Rent the lens. The D7200 handles a lot better than the D3400, but I would suggest if you decide to rent the body, rent a D500 which is a lot better, has amazing autofocus, and does work nicely with the D500. The 200-500 is a very good lens, but I like the extra 100mm and the image quality of the G2, even wide open, at 600mm more.
Sep 21, 2018 09:23:42 #
I would say rent the lens. The experience you get renting the lens on your current body will inform your purchase decision more than renting a camera without the right lens for the job.
Sep 21, 2018 17:01:08 #
Think WEIGHT before you make a decision! The D3400 is far lighter than the other cameras mentioned. If you put a long lens on one of those higher end cameras, the weight will really become significant. More important, from my vantagepoint, is a good tripod!
Sep 22, 2018 06:00:42 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
swartfort wrote:
It is an age old question. I shoot with a D3400. ... (show quote)
I do not know if the Nikon 200-500 lens will work on the D3400. But it would be my first and only choice. You will be pleased.
Sep 22, 2018 06:19:34 #
Sep 22, 2018 06:39:21 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Bultaco wrote:
I'd rent the G2, extra 100mm and lighter than the Nikon.
But the G2 at 600 is not as sharp as the Nikon at 500. So why?
Sep 22, 2018 06:52:12 #
Sep 22, 2018 06:59:59 #
billnikon wrote:
But the G2 at 600 is not as sharp as the Nikon at 500. So why?
I've used both on my D500, prefer the G2, it's also weather sealed.
Sep 22, 2018 07:11:02 #
dsmeltz wrote:
I would say rent the lens. The experience you get renting the lens on your current body will inform your purchase decision more than renting a camera without the right lens for the job.
Sep 22, 2018 07:19:16 #
swartfort wrote:
It is an age old question. I shoot with a D3400. ... (show quote)
I recommend a Browning Automatic-5 12-gauge. It will allow you to shoot migratory birds for sure, and most wildlife--I dunno about landscape.
Is there some particular type of photography that you would like to take of these, ur, critters? Are we talking Ottomar Anschutz, George Shiras III.
Richard and Jerry Kearton, Carl Georg Schillings, Eric Hosking or whoever?
What is your goal? If you just want to bag 'em so you can say you did, the Browning will do nicely.
Sep 22, 2018 08:21:12 #
Sep 22, 2018 08:39:12 #
I'd say rent the lens. You'll need it for the reach, and you don't want to spend your vacation learning a new body. Plenty of time for that when you return home.
Sep 22, 2018 09:31:26 #
Bipod wrote:
I recommend a Browning Automatic-5 12-gauge. It will allow you to shoot migratory birds for sure, and most wildlife--I dunno about landscape.
Is there some particular type of photography that you would like to take of these, ur, critters? Are we talking Ottomar Anschutz, George Shiras III.
Richard and Jerry Kearton, Carl Georg Schillings, Eric Hosking or whoever?
What is your goal? If you just want to bag 'em so you can say you did, the Browning will do nicely.
Is there some particular type of photography that you would like to take of these, ur, critters? Are we talking Ottomar Anschutz, George Shiras III.
Richard and Jerry Kearton, Carl Georg Schillings, Eric Hosking or whoever?
What is your goal? If you just want to bag 'em so you can say you did, the Browning will do nicely.
And that is why I don't shoot I photograph.
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