Option #1, use what you have and wait to see how Nikon prices the coming 200-600mm.
Sony was the first major brand to offer a 200-600mm with excellent image quality, superb sharpness, INTERNAL ZOOMING, great quick autofocusing, short zoom rotation, superb balance (hand hold-able),OSS and more . I absolutely love it for sports, action and wildlife and it is reasonably priced at $2000 vs the amazing Sony 600mm f4 GM which is $13K USD and out of most photo budgets. .
I am sure Nikon will do likewise and aim to match that for its loyal Nikon users. The Sony 200-600mm lens has been a smash hit and huge seller for Sony, and likewise the Nikon version should be a winner also.
Hang tight and wait for that lens and its pricing, IMHO.
Cheers and best to you. FYI, I was a Pro Nikon and Canon user for four decades, both brands.
Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 lens. A Great White Egret bends it neck to clean its feathers on the Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten/St. Martin. 600mm, ISO 1600, f6.3 ,1/2000 sec. handheld. First the full frame , then a tight crop from the same shot.
Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm lens. A Snowy Egret takes off from its watery perch in Sint Maarten/St. Martin. 391mm, ISO 1600, f6.3, 1/4000 sec.
Wild Iguanas getting cozy together in Sint Maarten/St. Martin. Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm lens, 400mm, ISO 800, f6.3, 1/2000 sec.
At a Wild Elephant Seal Rookery along the Pacific Ocean, California. A young pup squeals as it tries not to get crushed by a 5000 pound amorous bull going after one of its cows. This time this pup survived, they dont always. Sony A7RIV, Sony 200-600mm , 600mm, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/1000 sec, handheld.
Brookings Lake, Manistee National Forest, Michigan. Kids get pulled by fast speedboat. Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm lens, 600mm, ISO 800, f8, 1/2000 sec. This is about a 30% crop. I own and use my 1.4X and 2X Sony TCs and they work well with this lens, but in this instance I wanted to save the light. Frames are frames one and two of a 30fps burst.
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