SHAkers718
Senior Member
My husband put my name on the waiting list at our local camera shop to be notified when the D850 became available. He got a phone call this morning that they have a handful of them and wanted an immediate decision whether or not I was going to take one because they had 20 people standing there ready to buy. Oh my goodness, this is going to avalanche into a lot of money, but I figured having the support of your spouse on such an extreme indulgence is half the battle, right? (Maybe because this summer he got the Sony A9 and the G-master 100-400! ) And they have them there right now - how soon before another shipment comes in? Yesterday Amazon said the wait was 2-4 months!
I only have one FX lens right now. The 50mm 1.8G. My laptop is already bogged down with all the files I have on it. Lightroom is very slow and at times "not responding" and I have to reboot. Technically speaking, I'm just not ready for this!
.... but I hate to pass it up.
If you could get ONE FX lens to get you started, which one would you get? I know which one I want, but it's not the most versatile.
Edit: Coincidentally Pictureline is also having a KEH Gear buy back event today, tomorrow & Saturday. What do I trade in? I probably don't need both the D5500 and D500 anymore (should I decide to purchase the D850 that is) and several of my lenses rarely see the light of day.
If you were me, would you wait to see how much you were enjoying the D850 before giving up the D500? Assuming you couldn't really justify owning (afford) both.
I only have one FX lens right now. The 50mm 1.8G. My laptop is already bogged down with all the files I have on it. Lightroom is very slow and at times "not responding" and I have to reboot. Technically speaking, I'm just not ready for this!
.... but I hate to pass it up.
If you could get ONE FX lens to get you started, which one would you get? I know which one I want, but it's not the most versatile.
Edit: Coincidentally Pictureline is also having a KEH Gear buy back event today, tomorrow & Saturday. What do I trade in? I probably don't need both the D5500 and D500 anymore (should I decide to purchase the D850 that is) and several of my lenses rarely see the light of day.
If you were me, would you wait to see how much you were enjoying the D850 before giving up the D500? Assuming you couldn't really justify owning (afford) both.
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