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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · I Hate Making Decisions! D750 + D7200, A6000, or 150-600mm C? | |
OK, since moving back to Nikon from Sony (D7100 -> A6000 -> D750), I need to make a decision on what to do with my excess gear. The thing is, I have to decide which gear is actually excess first! I'm definitely selling my D7100, since the banding issue doesn't fit in well with my style of processing. The big issue is the decision on what to do with the rest of the stuff I have. Here are my options:
1. D7200
I love pretty much everything about the camera, and it would make a great backup to my D750 for paid work due to its AF and IQ. The 2x 15MP crop would also be great for wildlife shooting, and I wouldn't have to take my 2x more expensive D750 everywhere with me.
Problem is, I just took on a full time job, so my photography, paid and personal, is now at a fraction of what it used to be. I shot for the first time in 3 weeks on Friday (on the drive to/from work, no less), where I used to shoot every other day at the longest. This decision would also require me to hold onto my Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 + Nikon 35mm F/1.8G DX + MB-D15 grip, where I'd otherwise sell them to help pay for a used Nikon 35mm + 85mm 1.8G for the D750 for event work.
2. A6000
I absolutely love shooting with this camera! Super flexible, and compact enough to carry around without being a burden. The video SOOC is amazing, as well. Very clean, with colors and sharpness that I feel I don't have to mess with much, if at all. JPG is the same way, and Sony's current processing makes it the only brand I've encountered that I wouldn't mind shooting JPG-only with. I'd also be looking at its successor (A6100/A7000), which may have 4K, IBIS, and S-Log2, plus a slew of other new/improved features from the A7xII series cameras, raising the bar significantly.
However, it won't fit into the professional side of my photography beyond video use, mainly because of the lenses (which is why I went back to Nikon in the first place). I can't be carrying around 2 different sets of F/2.8 zooms at events, especially when the LA-EA2's AF isn't nearly as good as even midrange Nikon. And for video, I'd have to pick up a few more native lenses (amazing video AF) to be flexible enough for most situations.
3. Sigma 150-600mm C
Purely for personal shooting, I'm drooling all over this lens. Better than a cropped D7200 pic at 200mm, I'll actually be able to get birds and animals to fill a good portion of the frame without having to be 15ft away or less. Not to mention awesome moon and sun pics. Very flexible when you add the USB dock and do some tuning with the AF and hidden settings.
But, my personal shooting time is now limited, and this most likely won't find a way into my paid shooting unless I can find a venue that pays enough to shoot auto racing in spring.
4. Alternative suggestions?
Either way, I'll have to give up something, but they're all kind of equal to me.
[shakes fist at decision making!!!]
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