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<blockquote data-quote="PhilM_TX" data-source="post: 686301" data-attributes="member: 45839">Greetings All.My wife &amp;&nbsp; I just made the switch from Canon to Nikon. Growing up,&nbsp; my father was a Nikon shooter (B&amp;W processing in the basement, etc.)&nbsp; &amp; I used to borrow his 35mm cameras to photograph motocross races.&nbsp;&nbsp; How Wifey &amp; I got deep into Canon, I have no idea.We got real lucky recently &amp; found someone that wanted to buy all of&nbsp; our old gear, so we were able to start fresh with new Nikon hardware.&nbsp; It'll take a while to grow the gear list to what it was, but we have&nbsp; what we need and are really liking it.We started off with 2 x D500's, D850, a couple TC's, &amp; all the glass&nbsp; we could get from our &quot;trade&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; We still have a 500PF on order, but&nbsp; they sure seem to be on the slow-boat.&nbsp; We did try a Z7, but for&nbsp; wildlife &amp; particularly birds, &quot;it wasn't as good for me&quot; as the 500&nbsp; so we swapped it for the D850 and are happy w/ the results.First impressions from the D500(s) is excellent.&nbsp; I am floored by focus&nbsp; acquisition, lock, &amp; tracking for birds in flight.&nbsp; It is superior&nbsp; to even the high-end Canon's I have been shooting for the last several&nbsp; years.I found this site while out searching for Nikon resources.&nbsp; We have a lot to learn, but we are eager!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Phil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PhilM_TX, post: 686301, member: 45839"] Greetings All. My wife & I just made the switch from Canon to Nikon. Growing up, my father was a Nikon shooter (B&W processing in the basement, etc.) & I used to borrow his 35mm cameras to photograph motocross races. How Wifey & I got deep into Canon, I have no idea. We got real lucky recently & found someone that wanted to buy all of our old gear, so we were able to start fresh with new Nikon hardware. It'll take a while to grow the gear list to what it was, but we have what we need and are really liking it. We started off with 2 x D500's, D850, a couple TC's, & all the glass we could get from our "trade". We still have a 500PF on order, but they sure seem to be on the slow-boat. We did try a Z7, but for wildlife & particularly birds, "it wasn't as good for me" as the 500 so we swapped it for the D850 and are happy w/ the results. First impressions from the D500(s) is excellent. I am floored by focus acquisition, lock, & tracking for birds in flight. It is superior to even the high-end Canon's I have been shooting for the last several years. I found this site while out searching for Nikon resources. We have a lot to learn, but we are eager! :) Phil [/QUOTE]

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