I think a lot depends on where and what you shoot. My kit is usually Z9 & Z7ii with two lenses. My lens kit is pretty much set but what I take with me varies a lot. In the Pacific Northwest, wider apertures have more value than they might if I lived in a sunnier location. AGe is starting to impact the weight I can bring. I carry:
24-120 mm f/4 and 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 for travel and hiking. Allows wider environmental shots, some close-up capability and enough reach for most mammals. Too short for most birds. I bring along the TC14 but rarely have enough light to use it. Limited early morning and late evening shooting.
70-200 mm f/2.8 and 400 TC 2.8 with TC14 & TC20 allows up to 200 mm f/2.8, up to 280 mm f/4, 400 f2/8, 560 f/4, 800 f/5.6 and 1120 f/8. This kit is preferred when light levels will be low and I can handle the weight and size traveling. Most versatile for mammals and birds, large and small. Limited to 70 mm environmetal shots unless I bring 20 mm prime. Limited close-up capability unless I bring MC105mm 2.8. (The 280 - 400 range could be covered using the TC20 but the 70-200 is pretty soft with this TC).
I might have gone another way if Nikon had a 600 mm prime that I could hand hold for a reasonable amount of time. The 600 TC is just too much weight for me.
24-120 mm f/4 and 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 for travel and hiking. Allows wider environmental shots, some close-up capability and enough reach for most mammals. Too short for most birds. I bring along the TC14 but rarely have enough light to use it. Limited early morning and late evening shooting.
70-200 mm f/2.8 and 400 TC 2.8 with TC14 & TC20 allows up to 200 mm f/2.8, up to 280 mm f/4, 400 f2/8, 560 f/4, 800 f/5.6 and 1120 f/8. This kit is preferred when light levels will be low and I can handle the weight and size traveling. Most versatile for mammals and birds, large and small. Limited to 70 mm environmetal shots unless I bring 20 mm prime. Limited close-up capability unless I bring MC105mm 2.8. (The 280 - 400 range could be covered using the TC20 but the 70-200 is pretty soft with this TC).
I might have gone another way if Nikon had a 600 mm prime that I could hand hold for a reasonable amount of time. The 600 TC is just too much weight for me.
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