Well, my 200-500VR will probably go up for sale soon when things go as planned
Decided to go all mirrorless again and ordered the Sony 200-600mm for the Z6 with the Megadap adapter or the a7S for the low light photos. Will sell the D500 and 200-500VR and accept the slower AF performance for now as I won’t be shooting fast action anytime soon but really want to know if a 200-600mm with an internal zoom design is the best telelens for my style of shooting.
In the meantime I will patiently wait for the Nikon 200-600mm offering and Z9 lite cameras and update my kit accordingly for the next roadtrip (whenever that might be), preferably with an all Nikon dual camera setup like the old days but might also decide to beef up my hybrid Nikon / Sony set with an a9(II).
