nealbralley Loc: Kansas

Any camera mentioned within the trail above will work well. The photographer is, by far, the most critical component. If you have already obtained some Nikon lenses, as you have, you may want to stick with Nikon. Certainly, costs are always a consideration. A Nikon D500 is a superb crop sensor camera that will use both DX and FX lenses. Likewise, a D750 or a newer D780 are good cameras as well. Even though the D750 and the D500 are getting to be a bit older cameras, there really isn't anything wrong with them. I have owned a D7000, D7200, D750, D500, and D850. They all take great pictures, the last two in that list are superb. The crop sensors work especially well for sports, action, and wildlife. The full frame cameras excel for portraits and landscapes, but they can all do the job.

Fujifilm makes great cameras, but you are going to have to buy into the system, same goes for Olympus -- excellent equipment when in the correct hands! Panasonic, Sony, and Canon also make great cameras.

I have chosen to stick with Nikon, primarily because their equipment is reliable, sharp, and it is durable. The higher-end Nikon equipment can take a beating. I still have my first Nikon FTn, which I bought 54 years ago, and it still works, meter and all. I would encourage you to stay away from "cheap" in any event. Buy equipment that has good weather sealing and can take some abuse. You will usually get what you pay for in terms of quality, but some of the high-sales camera manufacturers don't always provide you with highly durable equipment. Shop around and ask around. While I am not really much of a Canon shooter, I respect their brand; they produce good and durable equipment. Olympus is a good brand name, however, Olympus recently sold off their camera business, so it remains to be seen how that will work out over time.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

OP has already posted that she ordered a Fuji X-T3 and lens from B &H.

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I switched from Nikon to a Fuji mirrorless and have never looked back. I now have 3 Fuji bodies. I had the oldest converted to IR. On my most recent vacation I put my wide angle lens on one body and the great 18-55 kit lens on the other body and
never had to switch lens except one time for a longer shot. Have no regrets when so ever with my switch to Fuji.

Miamark Loc: Florida

Interesting. I had an 18-55 on an XE2. I gave the camera and lens to a friend. I now use primes for those focal lengths. OIS is not critical to me for short focal lengths but I should go back and try one. I don’t miss the weight of my Nikon system at all. I really like the retro feel of a Fuji. I don’t find the Fuji menus to be complicated as I have assigned function buttons for the most used features. I still think that SD cards have an advantage over newer expensive forms of memory. Keep in mind, that I don’t take hundreds of shots hoping to get the best one. I try to get it right the first time.