Buying Camera Gear Suggestions

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Hi All,

Im looking for a recommendation for a camera body/lenses to purchase as a hobby photographer. I like shooting wildlife, landscapes, my dog, and sometimes portraits of family etc..

I have sold all of my camera gear to save up for a house. Now i have a house so Im looking to get back into photography for not too much money. I

I would like to purchase a camera body and 2-3 lenses for around $3-5k.

What suggestions does anyone have? I have an 3 legged thing Albert tripod already and some SD cards so its really just the camera body and lenses.

Thank you all so much and happy to be part of this forum. Huge fan of Steve, I have bought 2 of his Ebooks, extremely informative and always great youtube content!
 
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Take a hard look at the Lumix G9 and the 200-400mm lens -- that will give you the equivalent of 800mm in full frame. While some (maybe many on the forum) may scoff at micro four thirds, for almost all purposes other than poster-size prints you'll never notice the differecne. You'd also appreciate the light weight and smaller size of MFT cameras and lenses.
 
Take a hard look at the Lumix G9 and the 200-400mm lens -- that will give you the equivalent of 800mm in full frame. While some (maybe many on the forum) may scoff at micro four thirds, for almost all purposes other than poster-size prints you'll never notice the differecne. You'd also appreciate the light weight and smaller size of MFT cameras and lenses.
Thank you for the response! I have always stayed away from MFT d/t light gathering differences to APS-C or FF. People say MFT is about 2 stops worse and APS-C is about 1 stop worse. For low-light stuff or in the woods, etc. i feel like the noise would be dramatically worse.
 
Looking at the gear list you have used or are using what's not working for you? D850/D500 and the a7riv/a9 are some pretty top notch pieces of gear. A lot of photographers would give their right arm to have those.
 
I have had those in the past. I no longer have them. I sold all of my gear to save up for a house haha. Looking to get back into photography now for not too much $, as it is a hobby
 
Looking at the gear list you have used or are using what's not working for you? D850/D500 and the a7riv/a9 are some pretty top notch pieces of gear. A lot of photographers would give their right arm to have those.

I was thinking the same thing. Great gear for sure I finally acquired a Nikon D850 and couldn't be happier. It looks like you might have GAS for sure.

I have had those in the past. I no longer have them. I sold all of my gear to save up for a house haha. Looking to get back into photography now for not too much $, as it is a hobby
 
Nikon has several high quality cameras. If you no longer have any of the cameras that you listed, does that mean you didn't like them? If so maybe you should try another brand. A nature photographer & teacher told his class that he likes the new top-of-the-line Olympus mirrorless camera. Nikon's mirrorless cameras may not be quite up to broad range nature photography, especially for fast moving subjects. Otherwise I would suggest one of the top Nikon cameras with the top 28-300 mm zoom lens for a starter. If you find you need more reach go for a longer zoom or a teleconverter. For landscapes a wide angle zoom would be a. good addition. When I was on a tighter budget many years ago, I use Sigma and Tameron lens. They were cheaper than Canon or Nikon lenses but also produced poorer quality photos. Their quality may match Canon and Nikon now. There are online review sites that give such information.
 
Nikon has several high quality cameras. If you no longer have any of the cameras that you listed, does that mean you didn't like them? If so maybe you should try another brand. A nature photographer & teacher told his class that he likes the new top-of-the-line Olympus mirrorless camera. Nikon's mirrorless cameras may not be quite up to broad range nature photography, especially for fast moving subjects. Otherwise I would suggest one of the top Nikon cameras with the top 28-300 mm zoom lens for a starter. If you find you need more reach go for a longer zoom or a teleconverter. For landscapes a wide angle zoom would be a. good addition. When I was on a tighter budget many years ago, I use Sigma and Tameron lens. They were cheaper than Canon or Nikon lenses but also produced poorer quality photos. Their quality may match Canon and Nikon now. There are online review sites that give such information.
thanks for the reply. I liked the A7RIV a lot, but it was SUPER expensive for good glass and body. In the realm of 7k+ for body + 2 lenses.
 
So what was the Gear you had in the past? D500 & D850?
yes i had both. i preferred d500 for birds in flight/fast action and had the 150-600 G2. I loved that camera, never did too much landscape with it so not sure how it would fare (dx vs FF). I would love to get more into macro photography and landscape. I much preferred wildlife over everything, but would love to delve into landscape/macro more
 
I have had those in the past. I no longer have them. I sold all of my gear to save up for a house haha. Looking to get back into photography now for not too much $, as it is a hobby

Thanks for the quick explanation, makes sense now.

Are you looking at buying new or good used?
FX or DX?

The D850 is a great all around body and used can be found for $2k or so. The Nikon FX 70-300p is a great lens that can be found for short money. The Sigma 100-400 is a another wonderfully sharp lens for the money. On the wide end the Nikon 20mm 1.8 is a very versatile option that comes in right around $600.

The nice thing about the D850 is that you have all those megapixels for landscapes and crop mode for extra reach if you need it.
 
Thanks for the quick explanation, makes sense now.

Are you looking at buying new or good used?
FX or DX?

The D850 is a great all around body and used can be found for $2k or so. The Nikon FX 70-300p is a great lens that can be found for short money. The Sigma 100-400 is a another wonderfully sharp lens for the money. On the wide end the Nikon 20mm 1.8 is a very versatile option that comes in right around $600.

The nice thing about the D850 is that you have all those megapixels for landscapes and crop mode for extra reach if you need it.
probably used. not sure if i want APS-C or FF. concern with FF is not enough reach, concern with DX is low light stuff, DOF not as great.
 
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