<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
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I just wanted to get an opinion. I enjoy photography as a hobby. I started years ago with film, and my camera was a Nikon F-100. When digital took over, I bought a Nikon D-50. That is the camera I still have. At the time I just bought the body only, and I used (still use) the lenses I had with the F-100 which are a 50mm f/1.8 G, a 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 D-AF and a 70-300 F/4-5.6 G. I really would like to upgrade and get a new lens, but I’d also like to upgrade the body and I don’t know which I should do first. I know in general the idea is that the lens is more important, but I’d like to know opinions on this if the camera in question is so old. It still works fine and takes nice photos, but I’ve gotten into wildlife photography lately (total newbie at it, but having fun and I’m going to take a class on it). I notice that the camera is pretty slow, and I’d like a better autofocus system. I’m also finding that I need a higher ISO with my new wildlife hobby, and I’m getting a lot of noise. As far as the lens, I would like to have a new zoom lens because of course I want to be closer to the animals.. and I’m looking at a Nikkor 200-500 f/5.6E ED VR. As far as I can tell, my camera should work with it. I just would like opinions on if I should go for the lens first or the body first. Thank you!
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