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New Camera For Retirement - Narrowed to 5 - Seeking Advice!
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 747096" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>I shoot a ton of wildlife and have a pair of D500's. I love them and if you're looking to shoot a lot of wildlife I would heartily recommend them.</p><p></p><p>That said, a friend has the Z50 and uses it for wildlife among other things and she absolutely loves the smaller size and lower weight. When you look at performance specs what you get with the Z50 is very comparable to the D500, with the only significant downside being buffer size and card speed. With the D500 I can fire off 200 consecutive RAW shots (a set max for the camera) onto an XQD card without the buffer clogging and then immediately fire off another 100+ all at 10 fps before it slows down. If I use my fastest SD card I'll get just over 100 or so before the buffer is waiting for the card to write. You don't need that level of performance often, but for the couple times that you do I'm glad I have it. It's probably because it's what I'm used to, but without having ever held a Z50 I am of the opinion that it would feel like a toy attached to the end of my longer lenses.</p><p></p><p>Given your budget and desire for something smaller and lighter moving forward I would say that you're probably better off with the Z50 than anything other than the D500 on your list. It too comes with the adapter for $50 with the purchase of the body. The EVF will allow you to focus more easily in low light, and aside from the single card slot I see no other real issues with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 747096, member: 9240"] I shoot a ton of wildlife and have a pair of D500's. I love them and if you're looking to shoot a lot of wildlife I would heartily recommend them. That said, a friend has the Z50 and uses it for wildlife among other things and she absolutely loves the smaller size and lower weight. When you look at performance specs what you get with the Z50 is very comparable to the D500, with the only significant downside being buffer size and card speed. With the D500 I can fire off 200 consecutive RAW shots (a set max for the camera) onto an XQD card without the buffer clogging and then immediately fire off another 100+ all at 10 fps before it slows down. If I use my fastest SD card I'll get just over 100 or so before the buffer is waiting for the card to write. You don't need that level of performance often, but for the couple times that you do I'm glad I have it. It's probably because it's what I'm used to, but without having ever held a Z50 I am of the opinion that it would feel like a toy attached to the end of my longer lenses. Given your budget and desire for something smaller and lighter moving forward I would say that you're probably better off with the Z50 than anything other than the D500 on your list. It too comes with the adapter for $50 with the purchase of the body. The EVF will allow you to focus more easily in low light, and aside from the single card slot I see no other real issues with it. [/QUOTE]
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