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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 750721" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>As [USER=4923]@nickt[/USER] mentioned, the usual answer is to put the money into glass - plus his thoughts about being able to use older AF-D glass (lenses without focus motors) opens up a greater choice for preowned gear. But with your two options, I too feel a D500 would work well for you. Just being able to use the buttons and wheels to make setting changes rather than to go into the menu of your D5500 would give you faster changes and more time to shoot on the fly. </p><p></p><p>The Nikon f/4 Trinity of lenses are amazing for less money than their f/2.8 counterparts. Of course they are still somewhat expensive when sticking to a budget - but they are lenses you might want to consider down the road. The Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR is a decent lens, too, and was my first telephoto purchase when I switched to a DSLR. If you are into macro, some people here have used the Tamron 90mm macro lens. Since you wouldn't be switching from DX to FX, you can continue to use the glass you have now. Photo editing software can do amazing things to enhance images that might not be quite up to par. </p><p></p><p>Ultimately you need to weigh the pros and cons of each option. :encouragement:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 750721, member: 13196"] As [USER=4923]@nickt[/USER] mentioned, the usual answer is to put the money into glass - plus his thoughts about being able to use older AF-D glass (lenses without focus motors) opens up a greater choice for preowned gear. But with your two options, I too feel a D500 would work well for you. Just being able to use the buttons and wheels to make setting changes rather than to go into the menu of your D5500 would give you faster changes and more time to shoot on the fly. The Nikon f/4 Trinity of lenses are amazing for less money than their f/2.8 counterparts. Of course they are still somewhat expensive when sticking to a budget - but they are lenses you might want to consider down the road. The Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR is a decent lens, too, and was my first telephoto purchase when I switched to a DSLR. If you are into macro, some people here have used the Tamron 90mm macro lens. Since you wouldn't be switching from DX to FX, you can continue to use the glass you have now. Photo editing software can do amazing things to enhance images that might not be quite up to par. Ultimately you need to weigh the pros and cons of each option. :encouragement: [/QUOTE]
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