Hello,
Currently I am a Canon user although lately I've heavily been considering the switch to Nikon. I'm a wildlife photographer who will be doing weddings on the side to finance the hobby. I have a Canon 40D right now with the following lenses:
17-40mm ƒ/4
50mm ƒ/1.8
70-200mm ƒ/4
500mm ƒ/4.5 (Gimbal head and sturdy carbon fibre tripod to go with it)
1.4x extender
Although I'm just not satisfied with the performance of the 40D in high ISO performance and the highlights get blown out a bit too easily for my taste and the rest of the Canon line isn't very exciting, plus the 200-400mm looks very enticing. And well, I just want to try something new, thus looking into switching to Nikon. I was looking and researching a bit and figured if I sold the above gear (sans tripod and gimbal head) and a couple other items I could get in the $6,000 range to buy Nikon gear with. With that I figure this would be a good setup although a few too many gaps in focal length for my liking:
Nikon D300
Nikon 200-400mm ƒ/4
Nikon 35-70mm ƒ/2.8
Nikon 1.4x TC
(With renting an 85mm and 80-200mm for any weddings I photograph until I can afford them)
I guess the premise of this thread is to convince me to go Nikon and what the best setup would be for wildlife. I would need a lens like my current 500mm ƒ/4.5 because a lot of the wildlife I photograph is skittish of humans and I like to go birding. I'm not dead set on going with any lens/camera so suggestions are very welcome! Thanks in advance
Currently I am a Canon user although lately I've heavily been considering the switch to Nikon. I'm a wildlife photographer who will be doing weddings on the side to finance the hobby. I have a Canon 40D right now with the following lenses:
17-40mm ƒ/4
50mm ƒ/1.8
70-200mm ƒ/4
500mm ƒ/4.5 (Gimbal head and sturdy carbon fibre tripod to go with it)
1.4x extender
Although I'm just not satisfied with the performance of the 40D in high ISO performance and the highlights get blown out a bit too easily for my taste and the rest of the Canon line isn't very exciting, plus the 200-400mm looks very enticing. And well, I just want to try something new, thus looking into switching to Nikon. I was looking and researching a bit and figured if I sold the above gear (sans tripod and gimbal head) and a couple other items I could get in the $6,000 range to buy Nikon gear with. With that I figure this would be a good setup although a few too many gaps in focal length for my liking:
Nikon D300
Nikon 200-400mm ƒ/4
Nikon 35-70mm ƒ/2.8
Nikon 1.4x TC
(With renting an 85mm and 80-200mm for any weddings I photograph until I can afford them)
I guess the premise of this thread is to convince me to go Nikon and what the best setup would be for wildlife. I would need a lens like my current 500mm ƒ/4.5 because a lot of the wildlife I photograph is skittish of humans and I like to go birding. I'm not dead set on going with any lens/camera so suggestions are very welcome! Thanks in advance