Dangerspouse
Senior Member
I find myself in the unfamiliar position of having a little bit of money to play with. Not having to commute a hundred miles a day to work since COVID restrictions kicked in last May has meant close to a hundred dollars a week saved just in gas money. Not to mention no yearly brake job, lunch expenses, etc.
I've been squirreling away a bit here and there over the last few months as a result, and I can see that if I keep this up I may actually have enough to purchase either my dream camera (D500, albeit used), or one good lens (I have 4 mostly kit lenses, and all cost under a hundred dollars except my 40mm Nikkor Micro at $125). I'm talking around $900 to be spent overall, if my calculations are correct.
What do member here think would be the better choice: a D500 with inferior lenses, or a D5500 with a better lens?
My heart is leaning towards the D500 for a couple of reasons: weather resistant body (lot of rain and snow here), FPS (I'd like to do BIF), and features like high speed sync, etc. But would that body be wasted if it was mated to lenses that weren't able to showcase the body's better sensor, et al? (I did entertain thoughts of the D7200/7500, but that D500 really is what I want.)
I'd love to hear any and all thoughts. Thanks!
I've been squirreling away a bit here and there over the last few months as a result, and I can see that if I keep this up I may actually have enough to purchase either my dream camera (D500, albeit used), or one good lens (I have 4 mostly kit lenses, and all cost under a hundred dollars except my 40mm Nikkor Micro at $125). I'm talking around $900 to be spent overall, if my calculations are correct.
What do member here think would be the better choice: a D500 with inferior lenses, or a D5500 with a better lens?
My heart is leaning towards the D500 for a couple of reasons: weather resistant body (lot of rain and snow here), FPS (I'd like to do BIF), and features like high speed sync, etc. But would that body be wasted if it was mated to lenses that weren't able to showcase the body's better sensor, et al? (I did entertain thoughts of the D7200/7500, but that D500 really is what I want.)
I'd love to hear any and all thoughts. Thanks!