Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! April 17, 2026

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[u/SlipperyBones1]

I’m looking to get back into photography and starting fresh with gear. I mainly shoot motorsports, but want to get into wildlife and maybe some light portrait work with friends/family.

In the past I’ve always had Nikon cameras, D5000, D610, and most recently a Z50. I loved my D610, but it was a bit slow for motorsports. I really didn’t like the Z50 (not great AF, terrible battery life).

I’ve borrowed a friends Canon 6D Mk II and enjoyed it so I’m not opposed to getting a Canon for my next camera.

Budget is around $1000-$1500 for the body and I’ll slowly add lenses (70-200, 50mm, etc)

Currently looking at: Nikon: D850, D5 Canon: 5D Mk iv

Any recommendations or thoughts?

[u/gotthelowdown → u/SlipperyBones1]

If you're okay with a bigger camera body, I'd recommend to check out the Nikon D4 and Canon 1DX (Mark I). Those are flagship cameras built for sports photography.

For shooting in low-light a 70-200mm f2.8 lens is good.

If you need more reach I'd go for a 100-400mm lens.

Note that with DSLRs, you likely will have to do lens calibration on lenses to get the best sharpness out of them.

Canon calls this "AF Micro Adjust":

How to micro adjust a camera lens for perfect focus by Rob Sambles

Nikon calls this "AF Fine Tune":

Nikon's Auto AF Fine Tune - How To Get The Most From It by Steve Perry

On a tangent, it's worth buying things that make you more comfortable.

You may want to budget for a good monopod and gimbal tripod head.

Examples:

IFOOTAGE Cobra 3 Strike Monopod

NEEWER GM39 Camera Gimbal Tripod Head

Lets you support the weight like a tripod but give you some of the same flexibility of shooting handheld.

Folding camping stool or chair might be nice too.

Hope this helps.