Upgrading but not sure if lens or body
Hi all, hope you can help me with my decisions
My current bird setup is Nikon D7000 with 300f4 and 1.7x TC
I am finding a few problems with this setup:
- Max aperture f6.7
- AF issues in low light and not up to BIF especially with cluttered background
- IQ suffers drastically above ISO 500 especially if i crop or have to brighten dark areas
- No VR so lowering SS to compensate is not a simple solution
My idea is either upgrading my body to a D800 or D800e which with battery pack would give me more or less same FPS, much better AF and high ISO capability so I can crop with less problems, or keeping the D7000 and buying a 500f4 VR lens. With a 1,4x would get me closer to the subject, allow max aperture of f5,6 so better AF and more light so I could use lower ISO and with the 1,7X i have now would give me 850mm plus the crop factor
I cannot do both so its either one option or the other
Which would you go for and why?
Thanks a lot