RE Loc: California

I have the apportunity to get one of these cameras for Christmas, i am not a pro need help deciding...lol. I have a d5100 right now. I look forward to you help, hope you all are having a Merry Christmas!

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

Hi, RE! I don't know about the D7500, but I have used the D750 extensively at work and I think it is an excellent camera and I happen to be a Sony shooter. I found it easy to use, excellent auto focus and it produces sharp pictures even when I know I am not spot on.

Tom

nikon_jon Loc: Northeast Arkansas

The only down-side of the D750 in your case might be lenses. The D750 is a full-frame camera and using the lenses designed for the D5100 and the D7500 (which lenses are interchangeable between those two cameras) will not give you full use of the sensor in the D750. You can, however, obtain older auto focus lenses that were used on the Nikon auto focus film cameras. They are lenses made for full frame use. The D750 has a drive pin on the lens mount that will activate auto focus in those older lenses. Also you can get used AI lenses pretty cheap and they will meter-couple on the D750, you just have to manually focus them. All the lenses designed for the D5100 will auto focus on the D750. I bought a DF a couple years ago and love it. It, too, is a full frame camera and I have a pretty extensive collection of older auto focus and manual focus Nikon lenses, so that is an expense I didn't have to bear. I also have a D300 and D7000 and use them both a lot. They are both crop sensor cameras.

There is some controversy over whether full frame is better than crop sensor. I can see some difference. The full frame seems to give smoother results, but it isn't an issue compared to crop frame. At least not to me. I like the DF primarily because it emulates the older Nikon film cameras I used for so many years.

I'm no expert, but hope this info will help.

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

I've had the D7500 for a couple of months and am very happy with it. The previous comment about the 750 needing FX lenses is something to consider as they are significantly more expensive than DX lenses.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Both cameras are a significant improvement on what you currently use so either way you can't go wrong.

It depends on how far you want to get into photography. If you are happy with where you are and the current gear is not restricting then use the money for another purpose.

OTOH the D7500 will take you further and the D750 even further but be aware that both are like small black holes sucking up money (GAS), the latter being the larger of the two.

Dan R Loc: Way Way Way Upstate NY

Without knowing what you like shoot or your budget, its difficult to answer. About three years ago, I went to the D750 and for me it was a great move. The D750s autofocus and low light capabilities are great! The D750's low light capability is better than the D810 and the D850, an now its actually at a bargain price. So if you shoot indoors or evenings, it may be worth looking at. Yes, you would want new glass, but you could always look at used glass from a reputable dealer.

Good luck with your decision.

CO

From now on, I'm only going to buy cameras that don't have an anti-aliasing filter in front of the sensor. With the Nikon DSLR cameras that I have and ones that I have rented, the ones that don't have an AA filter give slightly sharper results. When I purchased my D500 (no AA filter) I did some comparison shots with a D750 (has AA filter). The photos were processed the same way for consistency. The D500 images were clearly sharper. I have shot with a lot of other Nikon DSLR cameras as well.

If you plan on purchasing a D750, you might wait just a little longer. It was announced in Sept. 2014. There's a good chance its replacement will be announced at the upcoming CES show Jan. 9-12.

RE Loc: California

Thank you Tom, I am leaning towards getting the D750.

RE Loc: California

Thank you, that was very helpful! I will look into auto focus lenses .

RE Loc: California

Thank you Sue, I have been noticing that as well.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

[quote=CO]From now on, I'm only going to buy cameras that don't have an anti-aliasing filter in front of the sensor. With the Nikon DSLR cameras that I have and ones that I have rented, the ones that don't have an AA filter give slightly sharper results. When I purchased my D500 (no AA filter) I did some comparison shots with a D750 (has AA filter). The photos were processed the same way for consistency. The D500 images were clearly sharper. I have shot with a lot of other Nikon DSLR cameras as well.
I made post in wrong section. tried to delete my post but don;t know how. ~FiddleMaker

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

If you plan on purchasing a D750, you might wait just a little longer. It was announced in Sept. 2014. There's a good chance its replacement will be announced at the upcoming CES show Jan. 9-12.[/quote]
Keep in mind that the D750 does have an anti-aliasing filter and the D750 won't give you quite as sharp an image as a sensor that does not have this AA filter like the D810. ~FiddleMaker

BebuLamar

The answer was easy for me. The D750 because it's not that much more than the D7500. But then I am not you and although you didn't say very likely you only have DX lenses. With DX lenses the D750 doesn't give you good images. You will have to buy FX lenses and they may cost quite a bit.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

The D7500 has the exceed 5 image processor (same processor in the D500, D5, and the D850) the D750 has the exceed 4 image processor. The D7500 is a crop sensor and the D750 is a FF sensor. If you like sports I would tend to go with the D7500, if your more into landscapes you may like the D750 cause it can take advantage of wide angle lenses.
Personally I own both types of camera's, full frame and cropped and use each for the strengths they possess.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I hope you understand you are talking about two different cameras. The D7500 can use the lenses you are using for the D5100. For the D750 you will need full frame lenses for best results.
Quality wise, using the same lens you should not expect to see a big difference between both cameras.
If you do lots of wildlife the D7500 should serve you better.