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Upgrade to D5500? Crop vs. Full Frame? Lenses?
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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 834769" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>Actually, the Z 180-600 does have VR. On their website it claims 5.5 stops of VR.</p><p></p><p>l was going to suggest the Z50ii, but BF beat me to it. My daughter just got one. While it is close to an entry level camera, the features it sports are impressive. I've not had a chance to to do more than take it out in the back yard and try AF on a number of different subjects, and it was very quick and accurate. It has the object detection that my Z8 has, including bird detection, as well as many other features, such as pre-release capture. It also has the same sensor the D500 has. </p><p></p><p>If you decide to get a Z50ii, you can get an FTZ adapter and use all of the F mount lenses you currently own. The only question mark might be the Tamron lens. It should work fine, but there might be a possibility that a non Nikon lens may not communicate properly through an FTZ. A quick search turned up a statement by Tamron saying it would work with the FTZ. </p><p></p><p>My experience with mirrorless was that it took a week or two to get used to the EVF viewfinder, but once I did, I really didn't want to go back to an optical viewfinder. I really like a lot of the features of mirrorless, not the least being the ability to see exposure issues in the viewfinder. </p><p></p><p>As to going full frame, you do gain some low light performance over crop frame. Also, there is the issue of getting blurrier backgrounds over crop frame. For wildlife photography, many photographers prefer crop frame, even though they can well afford FF cameras. Mainly it's the reach advantage of CF. If you decide to go full frame, I would recommend the Z5ii over the Z5. I have a Z5 and was frustrated with the AF. The Expeed 7 processors really up the game on AF. If you are looking for a FF DSLR, right now the D850 is only $200 more than the 5ii. It is a beast of a camera with a high resolution 45.7 MP sensor. It is also a large, heavy camera that was designed for professional/advanced amateurs. I can't say how the AF compares with either the 50ii or the Z5ii, but it is older technology. Nikon is slowly removing DSLRs from their lineup of new cameras, and soon the only way you will be able to get one is to buy used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 834769, member: 50197"] Actually, the Z 180-600 does have VR. On their website it claims 5.5 stops of VR. l was going to suggest the Z50ii, but BF beat me to it. My daughter just got one. While it is close to an entry level camera, the features it sports are impressive. I've not had a chance to to do more than take it out in the back yard and try AF on a number of different subjects, and it was very quick and accurate. It has the object detection that my Z8 has, including bird detection, as well as many other features, such as pre-release capture. It also has the same sensor the D500 has. If you decide to get a Z50ii, you can get an FTZ adapter and use all of the F mount lenses you currently own. The only question mark might be the Tamron lens. It should work fine, but there might be a possibility that a non Nikon lens may not communicate properly through an FTZ. A quick search turned up a statement by Tamron saying it would work with the FTZ. My experience with mirrorless was that it took a week or two to get used to the EVF viewfinder, but once I did, I really didn't want to go back to an optical viewfinder. I really like a lot of the features of mirrorless, not the least being the ability to see exposure issues in the viewfinder. As to going full frame, you do gain some low light performance over crop frame. Also, there is the issue of getting blurrier backgrounds over crop frame. For wildlife photography, many photographers prefer crop frame, even though they can well afford FF cameras. Mainly it's the reach advantage of CF. If you decide to go full frame, I would recommend the Z5ii over the Z5. I have a Z5 and was frustrated with the AF. The Expeed 7 processors really up the game on AF. If you are looking for a FF DSLR, right now the D850 is only $200 more than the 5ii. It is a beast of a camera with a high resolution 45.7 MP sensor. It is also a large, heavy camera that was designed for professional/advanced amateurs. I can't say how the AF compares with either the 50ii or the Z5ii, but it is older technology. Nikon is slowly removing DSLRs from their lineup of new cameras, and soon the only way you will be able to get one is to buy used. [/QUOTE]
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