Xt 2 vs D500 delimma need advice urgent! (Page 4): I'll second the recommendation of the D750. It's a great camera and will focus in an almost total darkness environment. Take care &...

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

I'll second the recommendation of the D750. It's a great camera and will focus in an almost total darkness environment. Take care & ...

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

RonCron wrote:

I think i will,like i said i never ever considered a Fx because of the expensive lenses
The 24-70 will fit my needs especially the filters i use, nd and cir pl. Tjanks

You’re welcome. Enjoy.

edfgrf1951 Loc: Chatsworth Ga.

I would look at D7500 and I would also look at the Sigma 17-50 OS lens. I have used the lens on a D7200 have had excellent results. If you decide to stay with Nikon and the D7200 is an excellent camera. I have some Nikon lenses on here for sale. I sold my Nikon D7200.

Festus Loc: North Dakota

RonCron wrote:

I was afraid of this,but i think mirrorless is better advanced tech.

I would have to disagree with this statement. Granted, mirrorless is "newer technology" than a DSLR. But, you would be very hard pressed to say that a Fuji X-T2 is a more advanced camera than a Nikon D500. That being said, I own both cameras that you are interested in. Which one is better? I cannot answer that easily. Each camera has its advantages and disadvantages. I like the Fuji on occasion because of its smaller size, and it's a little more retro than the D500. Don't confuse smaller with weight though, there is not a whole lot of difference between the 2. As far as picture quality, both the Nikon and Fuji take excellent pictures. Each will have slight variations as to how the interpret colors, so there can be some differences in what the camera sees. Over all, I don't think you would be disappointed by choosing one over the other. However, you already have Nikon glass.

dazaccheo

This is very interesting! I missed this announcement. I love my X-T2 and would love to have more 3rd party lenses to choose from.

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

The X-T2 is an excellent camera. One thing to look forward to, Sigma recently announced that they are dropping micro 4/3d lens development and are concentrating on Fuji and Sony lenses. So, sometime in 2018, you may have the opportunity to get some of that amazing Sigma glass on a fully Fuji compatible lens.

SteveLew Loc: Sugar Land, TX

The Nikon D500 is a wonderful camera for shooting birds in flight and sporting events (fast action with a enormous buffer). This camera can shoot landscape, however, I would not identify this gem of a camera as a landscape camera. The Fuji XT2 is a mirrorless camera and with the Fuji 10 to 24 wide angle lens is a wonderful landscape camera plus a camera that with its fast focus (buffer and focus not as fast a D500) can be used for shooting fast moving objects. I own the Fuji XT2 and shot Nikon full frame for many years. Even more important then the camera body the lenses are critical. The XT2 is an APSC crop camera and the Fuji lenses are equivalent to the Nikon lenses even though Nikon has a wider variety of lenses. The Fuji XT2 is a neat camera and is the most fun to shoot of any camera I have ever owned and I appreciate this camera every time I use it.

dazaccheo

I have the X-T2 and love it. It was a steep learning curve but once I got things figured out I have had good luck with sports. It took me a while to get the setting right though. The photos of the grey stallion are a sequence and it kept in focus nicely I think :)

CharlieNW wrote:

D500 deep buffer and crazy good autofocus for acti... (show quote)

SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY

RonCron wrote:

Hi everyone,this is my 1st post and need advice. b... (show quote)

...the D500 is the better camera...besides...the biggest problem mirrorless cameras have right now is the limited number of lens choices...but what is your intention with your photos...if you plan on making landscape prints larger than 24x36 you may want to consider a Full Frame camera...the D750 & D810 rate higher for landscape photography and the D850 is currently one of the best...good luck with your decision...

Lynxhe Loc: PA

If you go to B & H the camera is the same price and you get the battery pack MB-D17 free. Only until Tomorrow, Dec. 30th.

dyximan

RonCron wrote:

Hi everyone,this is my 1st post and need advice. b... (show quote)

Prior to my purchase of the D 500 I had rented the D 500 XT2 and Canon 7D Mark. And if it weren't for the buffer of the D 500 which was larger than that of both the other two I would've gone with the XT. It's image quality was the same its speed was the same but I'm more into wildlife and wanted the buffer. But for landscape, walk around, museums etc. the simplicity, weight, and size of the mirrorless XT2 I would've bought it in a heartbeat.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

SkyKing wrote:

...the D500 is the better camera...besides...the biggest problem mirrorless cameras have right now is the limited number of lens choices...but what is your intention with your photos...if you plan on making landscape prints larger than 24x36 you may want to consider a Full Frame camera...the D750 & D810 rate higher for landscape photography and the D850 is currently one of the best...good luck with your decision...

I have no dog in the fight, but when was the last time that you bothered to check out what lenses were available for mirrorless cameras?

Festus Loc: North Dakota

SkyKing wrote:

...the D500 is the better camera...besides...the biggest problem mirrorless cameras have right now is the limited number of lens choices...but what is your intention with your photos...if you plan on making landscape prints larger than 24x36 you may want to consider a Full Frame camera...the D750 & D810 rate higher for landscape photography and the D850 is currently one of the best...good luck with your decision...

Sorry to tell you, but Fuji has quite a number of lenses available, plus there at numerous 3rd party lenses available also.

SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY

Festus wrote:

Sorry to tell you, but Fuji has quite a number of lenses available, plus there at numerous 3rd party lenses available also.

...I’m not looking to tangle with you guys...just reporting what I have read...petapixal.com...2/28/17... pro’s and con’s of mirrorless... and I understanding he is talking about Sony... 5 con’s of mirrorless... 1) battery life... 2) start-up lag... 3) only 1 SD card slot... 4) low-light auto-focus... 5) lack of budget lenses... the lack of budget lenses is my argument... available fujifilm lenses 34... available Nikon lenses 280...

tdekany Loc: Oregon

SkyKing wrote:

...I’m not looking to tangle with you guys...just reporting what I have read...petapixal.com...2/28/17... pro’s and con’s of mirrorless... and I understanding he is talking about Sony... 5 con’s of mirrorless... 1) battery life... 2) start-up lag... 3) only 1 SD card slot... 4) low-light auto-focus... 5) lack of budget lenses... the lack of budget lenses is my argument... available fujifilm lenses 34... available Nikon lenses 280...

Over a hundred lenses just in m4/3. Your source in nearly a year old man! Lol!

Since that time, Olympus, Panasonic, Fuji, Sony introduced new batteries that cancels out #1

Start up lag: that is nitpicking. I’m sure that my 3 year old EM1 is faster than most dslrs minus the top of the line pro bodies.

Since your news item, Olympus Panasonic Sony Fuji bodies come with 2 card slots

Low light auto focus: again it may not be as good as the $6000 pro bodies but make no mistake none of the new bodies are slow. They are fast.

Lens selection - how many lenses do you need?

M4/3 has tack sharp lenses from f0.95 up. Pro and consumer versions.

Budget lenses? Not only do you have more than enough budget lenses, many of them are over achievers.

M4/3 is good to go from 14mm to 840mm.

You should really get some hands on experience with mirrorless, if you are going to comment on their performance.

Btw, what do you shoot with and what lenses do you use? What genres?

Festus Loc: North Dakota

tdekany wrote:

Over a hundred lenses just in m4/3. Your source in... (show quote)

Mostly agree with your statements. Skyking stated that Nikon has 280 lenses. Wikipedia states over 400 lenses available in F-mount. But in that number there are numerous duplicates! Nikon's web site lists 13 lenses in the 17/18mm-XXXmm range, lots of duplicate lenses! I'm not saying there aren't more lenses available for DSLRs, I'm saying that many of the mirrorless companies are starting to catch up in the lens department. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have both the Fuji X-T2 and the Nikon D500. Both are great cameras. If you can't find enough useful lenses out of the "34" that are available for the Fuji, maybe a different hobby is appropriate.