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hi Eric old friend ,well for the past few years since the d7100 throw my toys out of the pram debacle I have gone through quiet a lot of various canon bodies of both crop and 1.3 crop type I,e 7d,70d,80d,2 x 1dmk3 and the latest 1dmkiv body with various lenses the longest lasting has been the sigma 150-600 sport which is a beast of a lens sharp and fast ,but also heavy and unwieldy and a f6.3 aperture is not the best up norf.
the lads selling his 200-500 Nikon in virtually unused condition so thats a no brainer and I was gonna get a a d7200 up till a hour ago when on talking to my lad and browsing the web we noticed that H.DEW are doing the new d7500 for £880 ,so it looks like that will be the body of choice .might have a trawl round the shops before I buy to see how it fits in hand though .
Well if you read some of the mirrorless posts on the forum you may see that I ditched ALL my Nikon gear in an attempt to concentrate on trying the Fuji XT system on all subjects. The truth is that mirrorless is a compromise and as such one camera cannot be used easily for all subjects ...without you, as an individual, changing the way you operate significantly. For me there is an ergonomic negative with the Fuji bodies...they don't sit as well in my biggish hands without adding battery grips that also add weight defeating the lightweight advantage of mirrorless. They mirrorless also use a lot more battery power...which means a pocketful of spares or limited shot numbers. But for wildlife, the big disapppointment is the screen blackout between shots which means you can lose contact with your moving subject. OK the latest XT2 has greatly reduced this time out...by adding 2 more batteries!!!
I've come to the realisation that for special applications (like wildlife) the weight advantage of functioning comparable mirrorless equipment isn't that significant.
I am looking at the D500 with the 200 -500 or maybe the D850 and crop! But it's a high price to pay if the D500 will suffice.
So I am biding my time spending money on more home improvements this autumn ......but watch this space in 2018.
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Eric