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I’ve been sneaking up on wildlife my entire life. Getting too close to wildlife, especially during spring, is not a wise thing. They must not be disturbed just for a photograph. Getting too close to wildlife, especially birds, gives photographers a bad name, particularly among birders.

The d500 is a pro body with a quite shutter

The camera shop Procam in Livonia Michigan only had one D6.
At the time B&H didn’t have any in stock

I just purchased a new Nikon D6 from our local camera shop. When I got it home and the battery charged I put the lens on and snapped a few shots. The shutter sounded like a jackhammer on each actuation. Sounded the same in “quite mode” as well. I sent it to Nikon Repair and today they called and said the shutter noise was within specs and normal. I had several Nikon cameras including the D3,D500, D750, D7200 and none of these cameras have a noisy shutter. Has anyone had this issue with the D6? If so was it resolved?
Thank you,

My advice is buy the very best glass you can afford period.

Just did the tour of upper Antelope Canyon in late November. The light was very poor and we only had 2 to 3 minutes at each location to set up and take images. Dusty and lots of regular tour folks cause many on the photography tour to rush. Still worth the trip, but don’t count on having a lot of time to set up.

The Circle B Bar in Polk county is also a wonderful place for birds. It is between Lakeland and Barstow.
Lots of trails and quite a variety of birds and, if you get lucky you might photograph the Bobcats that live there. And it is free

Actually a jogging type baby carriage works very well. Large soft wheels, well balanced seat to hold both the camera and tripod. My wife uses one when we are out shooting. A bit more padding in the seat to cushion the camera is helpful. You can remove all the unnecessary parts of the carriage. She has used it over some fairly rough terrain without any damage or concern to her camera or lens.

If you don’t have any budgetary concerns get the Nikon 180 - 400 with the built in 1.4. The lens is excellent, tack sharp and well built as it should be for the price.

It’s a personal choice. Leave it at that!

Thanks for sharing. Quite a change from 50 years ago.. On my bucket list to return to this country. Lots of memories...

Was that really necessary Traveler?

I prefer the Nikon 180 - 400 F4 with my D500 and my D750. Difficult to beat the clarity, sharpness and build of this lens. As a bonus it has a built in 1.4 converter. Great for wildlife!