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Would the Nikon d700 be a good upgrade on a budget??? Everywhere else is saying yes but I still gotta ask the people of Reddit!

I currently have a Fujifilm X100V and I’m looking to upgrade.

The X100V is really a wonderful camera but doesn’t quite fulfil my needs. I use the camera for travel photography. That includes architecture, street, monuments, landscape, night / lowlight shots, some portraits and wildlife - in short, almost everything. I don’t use the X100V for video though - I prefer to use my iPhone for that. I find X100Vs 35mm equivalent focal length very restrictive - it doesn’t come close to serving the disparate use cases stated above. In the process of upgrading, I wouldn’t mind a bump in the dynamic range either.

I’m relatively young and don’t mind the weight and bulk of a DSLR. So the question is, would the Nikon D850 be a terrible choice for my use case? Given that I’d like the best IQ / dynamic range for the price, does any mirrorless full-frame (Nikon or any other make) qualify as a reasonable alternative to the D850?

Thank you for reading and I appreciate the help :)

I am a PhD student with the budget of... Not much. I had a D3200 for the past year and took it to Kenya for field work, shooting a lot of wildlife. The camera got me hooked, but the Nikkor 18-55 left me lacking in reach.

For some reason, I was on Marketplace and got a D7000 with a AF Nikkor 300mm 1:4 ED for 300$. I already had a 50mm f/1.8D that the D7000 can now autofocus, and may get another 50mm AF/S from the seller.

I started getting even more excited by this camera and wanted to upgrade to the length I could in this system, arriving on the conclusion that it is a D850. For wildlife photography, general purpose, it seemed to make sense to have an amazing resolution, great features for wildlife. However, it's aging out. The old lenses are not going to work on Z mount moving forward...

For my personal and scientific work, I want to shoot wildlife photography and all around portrait, landscape, artistic photography at the highest technical level. Where skill is the limit not any resolution or quality of camera. But I also want video capacities and the ability to take my camera with me on a thru hike, where weight and size are a much bigger concern.

I'm confused by people who hate mirrorless, and people who hate DSLR now that mirrorless is the craze. Is a one tool for all jobs approach possible in 2026? Or is my use case, and budget, naturally tending toward investing in legacy glass and keeping the 300 and 50mm I already have and working towards a D850 body? I've heard the 850 is also loud, and comparatively heavier than mirrorless. But

It seems a tradeoff of buy now cry now for a mirrorless and good 24-120mm lens , and trying to sell my 3200, 7000, and F Mount lenaes... or buy the 850, and go into more used glass to have a really capable wildlife setup. It seems like no inherently right choice, but one will cost me in the long run if I end up wanting a mirrorless for video anyway and have incompatible systems... I need guidance.

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I used to have a Nikon D80 which I loved, and was stolen.

Before that I had a Nikon D5100 which was also stolen.

I am having a hard time wanting to pay $200 or so for another D80, but don’t have a lot or spend on a camera. I really miss having a camera.

I want to stay with Nikon, and a DSLR. What would you all recommend? I love photographing nature, the beach, things on walks I see, my doggo, and adventures.

Thank you in advance!

I am thinking of grabbing Z5II for use case mentioned above. I am almost certain it's gonna be good enough for portraits but what about weddings and birding?

Has anyone tested or used it for professional event photography?

Hi! I bought a d3100 about 15+ years ago and have mentioned needing a new camera for years and think it's time to finally pull the trigger. Due to price and quality I think we've landed on the z6III but am struggling on lens choices. I'm mainly a hobby photographer, doing portraits for family/friends but with my siblings families growing I think more photo sessions are in my future.

I was looking at the bundle from Macy's that comes with the FTZ II adapter and the Z 24-70 f/4 lens so I could use some of my old lenses (I have a family member that gets an additional discount at Macy's). I was unsure if that would be a good bundle, or if it's better to get the 24-70 f/2.8 or even the 24-120 f/4?

The lenses I already have are:

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 (main one I use)

NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (came with original camera bundle)

NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6 (came with original camera bundle)

The thing I struggle with most with my d3100 is noise in low light areas...if that helps in any advice 😂