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<blockquote data-quote="dramtastic" data-source="post: 218449" data-attributes="member: 16805"><p>Personally from scouring Ebay etc and way too many websites, I can't see you picking up enough quality for that budget. Ok will depend on what you could get for your old camera, but a D7000 will run about AUD$700(ebay) a D7100 about AUD$1200, the Nikon 300mm F4 with the 1.4 converter about AUD$1900 or the 2nd hand Sigma 100-300mm F4 EX IF HSM APO $700-800(Ebay) and the Sigma 1.4 converter for AUD$250. Maybe the D7000 and a 2nd hand Sigma 120-400mm might be in your range, but for BIF I prefer having a fixed aperture lens like the one's mentioned and I did a lot of research before I decided. FYI my major photographic interest is general wildlife and BIF and I put my set up together accordingly within my budget. I will say that a D7000 with either the the Nikon or Sigma I have mentioned will weigh over 2kgs. That might be too heavy for you, but that is a fairly light for a good BIF rig. I've never heard of a really good BIF set up that is light. There is a lot of serious birders carrying round 6-10kgs with a tripod thrown in.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="dramtastic, post: 218449, member: 16805"] Personally from scouring Ebay etc and way too many websites, I can't see you picking up enough quality for that budget. Ok will depend on what you could get for your old camera, but a D7000 will run about AUD$700(ebay) a D7100 about AUD$1200, the Nikon 300mm F4 with the 1.4 converter about AUD$1900 or the 2nd hand Sigma 100-300mm F4 EX IF HSM APO $700-800(Ebay) and the Sigma 1.4 converter for AUD$250. Maybe the D7000 and a 2nd hand Sigma 120-400mm might be in your range, but for BIF I prefer having a fixed aperture lens like the one's mentioned and I did a lot of research before I decided. FYI my major photographic interest is general wildlife and BIF and I put my set up together accordingly within my budget. I will say that a D7000 with either the the Nikon or Sigma I have mentioned will weigh over 2kgs. That might be too heavy for you, but that is a fairly light for a good BIF rig. I've never heard of a really good BIF set up that is light. There is a lot of serious birders carrying round 6-10kgs with a tripod thrown in. [/QUOTE]

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