I'm quite pleased with my Nikon D300, that's not going to change. My main interest for much of the year is wildlife. I shoot fallow deer with a 70-300 and most of the time that works out well. I got the fieldcraft skills to get close enough.
To give you some idea:
What I find myself struggling with is birds. Shots like this:
Are more of a challenge. In fact about 80% of the time I'll spook the bird before I get close enough. If I do get reasonably close it's often a disappointment when I crop.
So...
I'm thinking of getting something longer. Absolute limit of my budget is 1000 euros. It doesn't have to be new.
My first thoughts went to the bigmas, 150-500 and 50-500 but the f6.3 at the long end and the rather mixed opinions make me a bit hesitant.
I've also read a lot of good things on the 300mm f4 and a TC but that lens is out of my budget new and the very few that do appear on the used gear market are often about the same price as a new 150-500. I'm also looking into a used sigma 400mm f5.6. I also do wonder if the step from 300mm to 400-420mm (300 + 1.4 TC) will bring enough benefits to justify the costs.
I do know Nikon makes excellent 500 and 600mm primes but these are just too expensive for me.










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