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 p.2 #12 · Should I replace my D500 & D750 with a D850, or wait for mirrorless? | |
Well, a thought, on the lenses: We recently sold our Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL, because we were not using it often enough. Thankfully, we had bought it pre-owned, so, took less of a financial hit. If we ever get around to our bucket-list of travels, we may rent an f/4 500mm or 600mm, as needed, but, living in coastal SE Texas, where birds travel thousands of miles to visit, or pass through, we will probably continue to let the birds come to us.
Whoa, I sold my 500/4 E FL! What do I use? Well, 80-400G, hers and mine. AF-S 300 f/4D, hers and mine, with or without TCs. Well, we got old. Plus, we are not out to win photo contents.
To be clear, I am not advising any other person what they ?should? do.
When I use my D850, instead of a D5, it is more for the smaller form factor, than the high resolution. I do not add grips to cameras. The high resolution seemed like a good idea in 2018, when we bought her and then my D850 cameras. In hindsight, I should have bought myself a D500, rather than a D850, to serve the smaller-form-factor role. We had bought a pair of D500 cameras, in 2017, for my wife, to replace her two drowned D7000 cameras, so, I had already played with a D500, enough to see how its AF performance absolutely trounced that of my D3s. This led to my upgrading to a D5, in 2018, then adding a second D5, in 2019.
Side Note One: I still use Canon for serious macro. I use Canon for non-serious macro. If I used Nikon for serious macro, having a D850 absolutely would be valuable. High-resolution is useful for macro.
I have only recently stepped into the Z system. Having done so, well, I am, not going to advise anyone to spend money on a DSLR, in 2026. This does not mean I plan to stop using my beloved pair of D5 cameras, anytime soon.
I have only used one Z-mount lens, thus far, on an FX Z camera, the ZR, and on a DX Z camera, the Z30. EVF-lessness! That one lens is the 26mm ?pancake? Z lens, which is not very relevant to the OP?s use cases. I have toyed with some F-mount lenses, on the FTZ. So, I have only glimpsed a small part of the Z-mount world, so, am in no position to advise on Z-mount cameras. I see the ZR as a most wonderful complement to my pair of Immortal Beloved D5 Cameras.
Did I say that I like D5 cameras?  For that matter, I liked the D5 so much, I bought a pre-owned D4s, as a ?back-up? body, and gifted my D3s to a friend, who had regretted selling her D3 or D3s, to recover from a flood, if I recall correctly. (Same storm flood that had drowned my wife?s pair of D7000 cameras.) The D4s does not have the 2016 AF tech of the D5/D500/D850, but does have Group Area AF, as found in the D750, but not in the original D4. What can I say? The D4s has such a big, beautiful OVF.
To be clear, I am not anti-D850, but, have used my D850 more for its form factor, than its resolution, which is repeating myself. And, again, a D500 would have served my personal needs, just as well, each time I actually used a D850. But, then, the D850 has such a big, beautiful OVF.
Side Note Two: I am biased toward OVFs. I see EVFs as looking into a tunnel, to watch TV. This has contributed to my slowness to buy into the Z-mount, and is another reason I am not dispensing advice about whether any person, other than myself, should buy into the Z system.
Well, my D850 can serve as a backup body for my wife, should something happen to her D850. There, it is good that I bought my D850.
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I do think IBIS is a real nice-to-have, though.