We got Opie last October at 10 weeks. I contacted many Brittany breeders but the waiting lists were long and the preference was to place their puppies in hunting or show homes. Even being on the list didn't guarantee a puppy. As it turned out, there was a wonderful breeder within 30 miles of our home in Arizona (that through a series of unexpected events) that had a puppy available. We named Opie after the child TV star in Mayberry RFD (Ron Howard) because of his freckles and sweet nature. Right now Opie is going through adolescence but this too shall pass! Opie will be a year old in July.

I think the key tip here is "with the long telephoto, especially with a light camera..." That happens too with DSLRs and mirrorless cameras with the cheaper, mostly plastic light lenses that zoom out - much harder to manage than the heavy lenses especially in the wind.

Beautiful!

I wondered the same :) Interesting and different and I really like the pop of color! I'm not surprised that they sold.

I like it- a lot! The black and white work here for me although I don't know if I would like all birds done in B&W. I like that you were able to catch it doing something besides floating. The composition is nice, it's sharp and clear.

Worth the wait!! The last one is particularly endearing.

How obnoxious is that guy!!

Looks like the 14, 15, and 16 mm Nikon lenses are in the 800-2000.00 range. You might look at a 3rd party prime for your Nikon. Rockinon has several wide, manual focus lens for Nikon. At that focal length manual focus is not a problem. Check out the consumer reviews. Some get excellent reviews- some do not. I personally have purchased 2 wide Rockinon lenses and have been very happy with them.

Or come over to Pentax where excellent lenses are still reasonably priced (and many weather resistant) :)

I am not a Nikon user so am not that familiar with the lens lineup. However, if you are keeping your 18-200 mm lens, which covers a wide focal range, then consider a fast, sharp, small prime lens instead of another zoom. Maybe in the 14 mm focal length?

OOPs- I just checked for that range and it's a 2000.00 lens!

I have the 17-50 mm Sigma lens. I bought it when I realized that most of my landscapes were shot in that range. Being a 2.8 lens opens the doors to some low light situations without having to dial the ISO way up. I use the lens often and like the results. It seems to be built well enough- time will tell about that. But for the price I don't expect it to last forever- but who knows. There isn't much advantage to you on the wide end and certainly a disadvantage on the long end if you need that. If you like what you already have I can't see much advantage to adding the Sigma. Prior to getting the Sigma, the only other zoom that I had was a 12-24 mm and that focal length just kept coming up short for most of what I do.

I am a recent convert to Fuji. I bought the X-T2 to supplement what I already had. I am hoping they will come out with a relatively lightweight xx-300mm zoom or prime 300mm lens sometime soon. I have the 18 mm, 23 mm, 35 mm (all f2) and 55-230 mm lens- all fine, small lenses and reasonably priced. I picked up the 18 mm f2 lens used from KEH (saved 200.00 over the new price) and it was like new- case of under promise and over deliver. What I like is that the camera is large enough to be comfortable and small enough to be easily portable. The camera and two of the lenses are weather protected. I find the 55-230 is quite sharp and focuses quickly with wonderful color- just wish it was a little longer. It all fits in an elegant Think Tank City Walker 10 with room to spare.

Yeah I know :)

But if you were thinking of upgrading to the Sony a6500 then it might be worth considering the Fuji in its place. There was nothing like the Sony a6000 in its price range when it was released and so I accepted the shortcomings. But 2 upgrades later and double + in price and those shortcomings remain...

Something to keep in mind for sure- do you use a Lens Pen?

:)

Fuji X-T2
Battery life and ergonomics are better