Yes. Nearly all of these issues are resolved by thoughtful actions based on simple courtesy and respect, but as you note those qualities are becoming increasingly rare.

I don't know the background for this ban, although I can easily see where throngs of photo groups could cause a problem for other tourists on some trails. Angels Landing comes to mind, where at the hight of the season hundreds of people are trying to squeeze along a narrow and potentially dangerous trail to get to the most popular top of a cliff view spot in the Park. On the other hand an outright ban like this smacks of serious overkill, swatting a fly with a sledge hammer. I would think that imposing restrictions on use, when and where, would be more appropriate. Setting up a forest of tripods at Angels Landing or on Walters Wiggles is one thing, but banning them from the expansive meadows along the valley floor is ridiculous.

Nothing anyone would believe, save another fisherman...

I did. Not quite sure what to think. I usually go fishing on Black Friday. Everyone else is in the malls...

I hade to make the same choice prior to a trip to Europe last summer and after careful evaluation of both the D7200 and D7500 I went with the D7500. I don't regret it one bit. It takes great high speed photos as well as those requiring longer exposure.

I do just fine with my D7500, which I bought to replace my old D7000. The one card slot isn't a problem, at least for me, and I was very used to the two cards. Also, my old lenses from film camera days worked just fine with my D7000 and then with the D7500. I did get a couple new lenses with DX capabilities that my older lenses didn't have. Even my old 105mm macro attached and worked fine with the D7500. As for the 20mp, I get very sharp images with great resolution. Granted, I'm not going to make wall size prints from them. If thats what I wanted I'd go to a large format camera anyway.

I, like many others here, have been ordering from B&H for many years, over 25, and have never had a problem. I'm sure they will fall over backward to correct the problem.

I was making the same consideration about the D7200 and the new D7500. I went with the D7500. Despite the loss of a card slot and slightly lower mp range I think that was the right choice. Its a fast camera that gets great images and very good video.

I don't think there is really that much noticeable difference between the 24 and 21 mp resolution.

So far I haven't had any trouble with the single card slot. Just make sure you get a quality card!

I haven't used the touch screen much, but the articulated screen is a lot handier than I first thought it would be and I'm glad I had it.

I've only bought one refurbished camera over the years, a Nikon Coolpix S8000 from B&H, and had no trouble with it. Its a great little pocket camera.

I haven't really "tested" the image stabilization aspects yet with the D7500 and my 18-105 VR lens, but it did a great job getting crisp images at the Go Pro games kayaking competition in Vail last week. Very sharp and not needing to boost the ISO past 400.

I got a D7500 a couple weeks ago and have been using a Nikkor 18-105 with VR and have been doing pretty well. I'm going to England and Sweden later this summer and this is the pair I plan to use. A 70-300 might work as a second lens too.

I just did that, going from many years with a D7000 to the D7500. I'm absolutely delighted! The images are better, the camera shots faster (something I discovered at the kayak competitions in Vail last week) and its a lot lighter in the hand. I'm still exploring it, but so far have had nothing but a great experience with the D7500. The single memory card isn't the worry I thought it might be, at least not yet. I was using one card for stills (RAW) and the second for video in the D7000. Now I have to separate the files out when downloading to the computer. I haven't tried any of the WiFi or Bluetooth features yet.

Thanks. Thats what Ken Rockwell says too.

I'm considering getting a Nikon D7200 or the new D7500. The D7200 has greater resolution, but does the difference between 24 mp and 21 mp matter that much? I do mostly nature, rivers and landscape photos.

Don't miss Yellowstone! I've lived in western Colorado, including Moab, for 42 years and have photographed a lot of it. The following route goes south from Jackson to Moab but skips Salt Lake.

If you want to get off the beaten track this is the route I'd take. From Jackson drive south to Pinedale and then Rock Springs. From Rock Springs head south again on Wyo 430 into Colorado. Its a paved road in Wyoming, turning to well maintained gravel at the Colorado line and Moffat County 10N. This road goes south into Browns Park through a lovely dry canyon called Irish Canyon. 10N joins Colo. Hwy 318 just east of the Gates of Ladore at the northern tip of Dinosaur NM. This is where John W Powell entered Ladore Canyon and had his first serious mishaps (and loss of a boat) on his 1869 Colorado River expedition. Going east 318 runs into US HWY 40 at Maybell. From Maybell I'd go west toward the tiny town of Dinosaur. You can take a side trip into Dinosaur NM and drive up to Harpers Corner and get a spectacular view of the Green and Yampa River canyons. From Dinosaur you can head west to Salt Lake or south on Colo 64 to Rangely and then south on Colo 139 to the Grand Valley. Here you can go either west on I-70 to Moab (make sure your get off I-70 at Cisco and take Utah 128 along the Colorado River). Another very scenic road is going south from Grand Junction on US 50 to Colo 141, then west to Gateway through Unaweep Canyon (an ancient route of the Colorado River, spectacular!), then continuing south along the Dolores River to Colo 90. Take 90 west to Bedrock and Paradox and Utah. In Utah the road becomes 46 and joins US 191 south of Moab. You can go north to Moab, not that far. After Moab (Arches NP, Dead Horse Point SP and Canyonlands NP) you can go south on US 191 through the new Bears Ears NM (Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, Mexican Hat - a great place to stop for the night). Just west of Bluff US 191 heads south, but you'll want to take US 163 to Mexican Hat. South of Mexican Hat you head to Arizona through Monument Valley, which I'm sure you've heard of, and the Navajo Reservation. US 163 runs into US 160 at Kayenta. There is a great little museum about the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII in the Burger King, odd, I know, but this is the west..). From Kayenta you can do a couple things, depending on time. You can go west to the Grand Canyon (AZ 98 is a scenic side trip to Page and the Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry). From GC you can drop south to Flagstaff and then east to Albuquerque and then north to Santa Fe. You can also head east from Kayenta into New Mexico where US 160 runs into US 64 at Teec Nos Pos. US 64 winds through northern New Mexico to Taos, from where you can head south to Santa Fe. 64 is a wonderfully scenic route as well.

If you want to go the Salt Lake route head south from Jackson on US 89, catching the SE corner of Idaho and Bear Lake (very scenic road). From Salt Lake I'd head either east on US 40, from Park City to Vernal and Dinosaur where you can pick up the route described above.

Needless to say there are many side roads and places to explore all along this route. Most of it is off the beaten track through some of the most photogenic parts of the southwest. I've travelled all of these roads and can vouch for them. Also, make sure you fill your gas tank at certain places. Gas stations can get scarce and far apart, especially going south from Rock Springs or from Grand Junction to Moab via Gateway, Bedrock and Paradox (there is a good one in Gateway now).

My advice on the plains states is to stay of the interstates as much as you can. The roads through western Nebraska's sand hill country are wonderful. Still, you'll likely need to take I-80 to Grand Island, Neb. Thats just the fastest way to get where you can get into the real West. From Grand Island I'd take Neb 2 to Alliance, then north on US 385 to Chadron to US 20, then US 20 across Wyoming through Casper (with a short stretch on I-25) to Jackson.

I can't help you much east of Albuquerque. Sorry! I have driven southern Missouri, which also has many scenic byways.

Good luck and have a great time! You could spend months on these roads. I have.

My wife and I will be traveling to London, Sweden and Iceland in July and August. Looks like I need to rethink my photo plans.

I've used a Pelican hard case for several years on whitewater river trips, from the Yampa/Green to the Grand Canyon and it has performed flawlessly. I recently had to replace the foam inserts, but thats normal after years of pulling cameras and lenses out, pushing them back in and re arranging the places for new gear. My wife and I are going to Europe later this summer and if this ban spreads to all airlines I'll likely pack all my gear into the Pelican box as I know it will hold up.