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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 116844" data-attributes="member: 9240">Thanks guys.  Dave has hit on a large part of it.  The rest has to do with Pat's question of how often do I use 2 bodies - the answer to which is almost always.  I love doing landscapes, and I love shooting birds, and the two often occupy the exact same space and time.  I spent a week in Florida carrying both the D600 and the D7000 around, trading functions as was suggested, with one holding the 150-500mm for bird patrol and one free to do whatever other type of photography I wanted.  I found that regardless of what I used the D7000 for I was missing the bump in IQ I get with the D600.  Everything was just a tick sharper, and for birds the relative noise I got at 1000-1600 ISO was noticably lower with the FX, even when cropped to a DX frame.  This is what got me to thinking, and while I know it's really a luxury more than an iminent need, it's something I'm seriously considering as I consider making more out of this hobby down the road.  I do not print that large at the moment, but have plans to as we are redecorating some rooms and want to use my photos as the centerpieces in some.  I know you don't need 36MP's for posting to the internet, but it sure would give me more pixels per bird down the road.Marcel raises a good point about a D800 vs. a second D600, and I'm definitely better off making a trip to a shop and playing with one for a while to consider the difference in form and function.  I like the idea of something a little bigger and more rugged (like me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) but hadn't considered the lunacy of trying to remember what's where on a different body.  Good advice indeed.As for the D7000, as much as I'd like to donate it to someone, I suspect that if the lenses don't sell on their own I may just package them up with the D90 that's been sitting around waiting for my wife to pick it up and keep the D7000 around for her instead.  It makes more sense given the common battery format.  I'm truly not that concerned with resale and body replacement down the road.  Lenses are indeed a better investment and if another sale goes through I have my eye on a couple, but nothing to break the bank - though a used prime 300+ would be something to keep my eyes open for.</blockquote>

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