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ac12
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Mar 27, 2018
GLASS. In general cameras upgrade much faster/more often than lenses. A good lens will last several generations of cameras.
I have old AF-D lenses that work just fine on my D7200.
But electronics is affecting the lenses as it has the camera. With new versions of IS/VR lenses, and more electronic driven features. Example - Today I would not get a non-IS/VR long lens, if I could help it. VR makes it so much easier to shoot a long lens hand held. So even though I have older AF-D lenses that work just fine, the fact that they do not have VR is driving me to replace them with the easier to hand hold VR lenses.
How much would you use the lens? I do not shoot long distance/small birds, enough to justify the $1,400 cost of a Nikon 200-500 lens. I would use the 70-200 significantly more than the 200-500. Or maybe I would get more value out of a D750 that I would use a lot, than a 200-500 lens that I would use very little. In this case I might be better off renting the 200-500 for the few times that I would use it.
However, if the camera is a major bottleneck, then you may have to address that first. Example1 - The Nikon D70 had a max iso of 1600. For low light shooting that is a major issue, so that would result in the camera being upgraded sooner. Example2- The Canon T3 and T5 at my local high school have a max iso of 6400. This is a significant handicap when shooting a night game or indoor sports. The T7i with a high iso of 25600, gives an additional 2 stops of sensor sensitivity, that is the difference between shooting at 1/250 sec vs. 1/60 sec. So for the school, the camera upgrade is a priority.
Some new camera/body features are almost killers for those that use/need them. Example1 - A pivoting rear screen is a lot easier to use than laying in the dirt or mud to get a low angle shot. Been there, done that, so I know the value of this. I would almost upgrade from the D7200 to the D7500, just for this feature, so I don't have to lay in the mud to get a low shot. Example2 - Wired remote shutter release. Some/many IR shutter release is just not as easy to use as a cabled release. That was the single reason for me going from the D70 to the D70S, the wired remote.
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