Upgrade camera or lens?

[TheDanishDanger]

Which would you upgrade first? Cameras seem to be released more often then lens. So what's your opinions?

 

[astroNikon]

What kind of problems are you having with that set up and for what subject matter ?

I assume you aren't doing macro or family portraits.

 

[TheDanishDanger]

Well no problems. I'm just seeing in general what people would opt for first.

For me I do mainly BIF.

 

[astroNikon]

Well no problems. I'm just seeing in general what people would opt for first.

For me I do mainly BIF.

Good, I was going to recommend a 16mm
But since you do BIF and have no problems, then why upgrade?

Go for a FF body with a longer lens ?
Newer crop body, such as a 7dm2 for more fps.
Maybe go for a longer lens to get closer to the subjects?
It just depends upon how you are capturing the BIF, and if you have to crop a lot to get a final photo or get more shots to get better photo selections.

 

[TheDanishDanger]

Well no problems. I'm just seeing in general what people would opt for first.

For me I do mainly BIF.

Good, I was going to recommend a 16mm
But since you do BIF and have no problems, then why upgrade?

Go for a FF body with a longer lens ?
Newer crop body, such as a 7dm2 for more fps.
Maybe go for a longer lens to get closer to the subjects?
It just depends upon how you are capturing the BIF, and if you have to crop a lot to get a final photo or get more shots to get better photo selections.

It's more of a fun/fantasy thought for the future. And gathering opinions. I was looking at that 7dm2 not gonna lie. But if was gonna do another lens it would prob be the canon 500. To me that's a worthwhile upgrade. Of course money is the only issue there ha.

 

[gsgary]

If you have the Nikon D5 I would upgrade camera first

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[jaomul]

In your case I'd go lens first. The improvement a 500 lens will give over a 300 for bif is more in my opinion than the same sensor wrapped in a slightly better body

 

[SCraig]

Lenses are forever, camera bodies are released about once a year.

 

[Didereaux]

LENS!!!!!!!

 

[TheDanishDanger]

I was about 70/30 lens. That's good to hear majority would go lens. I know what to save for now

 

[DGMPhotography]

I just Google'd "bif." Not a pretty sight.

 

[goodguy]

I started with the lenses and then body.

 

[zombiesniper]

I voted lens.
If you can find a good used 500m it's an awesome lens.

 

[TheDanishDanger]

I voted lens.
If you can find a good used 500m it's an awesome lens.

Yeah I read through the thread that you bought one. Your photos looks great. Definitely more motivation to save for one.

 

[astroNikon]

I went to a Tamron 150-600, though getting a prime has it's advantages.

I also had a 300/4 (for Nikon) but I mostly used that for portraiture and solar shots. So I had to ask what you used yours for first.