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Eric-
I admire your Yorkshire approach!
But this is sort of a unique situation...here we are...lots of money spent on Nikon lenses (you really get screwed in the 2nd hand market). Fuji comes along with great products, mostly at about 25-33% of Nikon prices and about the same percent in weight (especially if you stick to just a few prime lenses).
If the D500 lasts half as long as my D300s (and it should) it will be a pretty cheap investment. I have a few lenses in the closet that I never should have purchases (200mm F2 anybodybut most of them will be worth more as a tax write off if I donate them to a school program at this point.
So I trim my Nikon lens shelf a little and try to stay "somewhat" restrained in Fuji purchases...it's the best of all worlds
I took the brave step of getting rid of all my Nikon gear.....mainly to fund my wife's iPad habit.
My Nikon bodies were older models and the lenses were more suited to my professional needs. I had a willing buyer for much of it, in a young man setting up a marketing company in London and wanting to keep purchases down to necessities while he built his business. So I decided I would never give Fuji a fair try while looking over my shoulder at the tried and tested Nikons.
I don't regret doing it, as I still feel the euipment I had was not ideal for my retired needs.(i.e. More travelling) But in using the mirrorless, I have realised, like most things, its all about being fit for purpose...and the Fuji has dead spots in its uses, which I never experienced with Nikons.
Actually that's not true! I did experience some shortfalls trying to use the D750 in certain professional situations.
Anyway...I am content with the possibility that a Nikon restock may be on the cards. The only question is how fully to equip the Nikon system and what part the Fuji system will play in a more realistic horses for courses scenario....
...and whether I can live with these different bedpartners.
Last edited on Fri Sep 15th, 2017 03:05 by Eric
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