sv3noKin51E

General advice and musing; we've bought, sold, and have managed to keep several backup bodies and lenses; one can never have too many. Since retirement took over, we haven't had to sell any of our gear but have considered gifting a camera or two to deserving/talented family members who would value them, (or donate) rather than to have to sell. That's not an option for many, but in an aging shooter's opinion, out of all the bodies we have, the D7200 would be the one body we'd keep for a backup if all the others had to go.

If Nikon's marketing department has successfully enticed you to upgrade to another fine product, as long you need what the new camera brings, if it will benefit your craft and/or career, money is no object (and investing in new glass isn't painful), the D7200 would still be tough to beat. consider, it's already paid for and there's little it can't do, and do very well. If something happened to the new body, you wouldn't have to start from scratch, and the D7200 has held value very well, and should for a long time. If you have the 'new car itch' but can't keep the D7200 for financial reasons, if you've kept it in great condition and the shutter activation count isn't more than 20,000, you should get current market price if you sell it locally. If you sell it outright to a major shop, depending on the store, they'll offer and you should recover/receive no less than 50-70% of their projected resale value; unless you can arrange for a consignment sale. Follow your instincts, good luck and happy shooting. sv

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

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850: Crop.

Wmetcalf Loc: Rogersville, Mo

BebuLamar

To each his own preference and so it's great that you like the D7500 but I would not buy the D7500.

mohandas

Dear Bill de , surely you can go for an update to D 850 !

It's a superb camera of our present time !!!

Leave Nikon's e.mail . Having a camera like D 500 , there is no point of purchasing D 7500 . ( of course , Nikon D 7500 is a very good camera ! )

With regards , Mohandas Pazhambalakode , Kerala - 678 722 , INDIA .
E.mail : mohandaspzmpkd@rediffmail.com

jastewart

I posted a question earlier in this thread but will repeat myself. Why do people spend the money on D850s?
what can you do with one that you can't with a D7500 or D500? I recently bought a D7500 after directly comparing its image resolution with a D850 and finding no difference. What am I going to wish in a couple of years that I could do with it, or do more easily?

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

The D850 is a full frame and it's a lot more expensive. You also need to buy FX lenses to get the proper performance out of that camera, so you get the opportunity to spend still more money to upgrade your glass.

The D850 will do a better job for wide angle type shots than the D7500 or the D500. That actually goes for any FX over a DX camera, it's just the nature of the beast. On the other hand the D850 will do an equivalent job for telephoto since it has roughly the same number of pixels concentrated on the DX-level angle of view as the D500 and D7500. The same cannot be said of lesser FX cameras when it comes to long telephotos.

However, that said, the pixel pitch for the D850 is about the same as the D7500/D500 so people telling you that the pixels of that FX camera are bigger and better, are incorrect.

jastewart

Thanks for your illuminating reply--makes me glad I got the 7500.

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

I agree. The D7500 is a phenomenal camera, albeit very misunderstood by most people. Many stay focused on the lack of the second SD slot and categorically state that is a showstopper. I just put in a quality 128GB SD card and go to town. I copy the pictures to my laptop and up to the cloud also on a continual basis.

I love the huge buffer and the fast 8FPS for some action shots (birds, swim meets, etc.) and I love the sophisticated metering system (same one as in the D500,) and the enhanced focusing system (improved over the D7200.)

Many do not like or want a touchscreen, but I like the one on the D7500. I'm so used to touchscreens with tablets and smartphones, it's second nature now and it's MUCH faster than diddling with the toggles.

SierraP Loc: Eastern Sierras

You answered your own question, "NIKON HAS A SALE" today it's a D7500 tomorrow it's a D7600 or what ever, they don't know you but you buy cameras so you are on their sale list. The new camera won't automaticaly make you a better photographer. What do you need? If you a dissatisfide with you present camera than by all means by the new one.





































today it's a D7500 tomorrow it's a D7600 or what ever, they don't know you but you buy cameras so you are on their sale list. The new camera won't automaticallly make you a better photographer. What do you need?

Bill_de Loc: US

About 5 months ago.

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