Bill_de Loc: US

Cancel before it ships if possible. From their website:

There is a twenty percent restocking fee on all returns.

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sv3noKin51E

Photobum, our go-to bodies in the Nikon line are the D7200, then D7000 and D700, and for what it's worth, the D7200 is a great performer; no matter what lens we have, it takes them all in stride and we get great battery. After shooting, editing and comparing (without looking at the data), I still can't state for certain which body made the shot. Good luck, sv.

jeof1000

How about just refer to DxoMark... most people use this as ultimate in photography equipment review... not me... just saying...

Dick B

An interesting discussion, I don't own either but I've been researching them, my biggest 3 reasons to look at them as upgrades to my D5100, is environmental seals ( i suffered a completely dead camera due to salt water splashing onto D 5100 during a kayak trip ) better and faster autofocus, and a bit higher ISO ratings. My question is does the slightly lower megapixel rating of the D7500 result in image degradation?

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

The slightly lower MP is not noticeable and the sensor in the D500/D7500 is much better than the one in your D5100. I upgraded from a D5200 to the d7500 about a year ago.

Here is something I wrote about the decision a little while back.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-552663-2.html#9384647

You might also want to view and read what Mr. Steve Perry says about these cameras.
https://backcountrygallery.com/nikon-d7500-review-d500-d7200-comparison/

And of course, as a Nikon user, you should have his opus, "Secrets to the Nikon Auto Focus system."

Photobum Loc: Auburn, Washington

Whew! I cancelled the order. Even though their website says it's in stock, it isn't. It won't be in stock for 3-4 weeks. Thank you one and all for the heads up and advice. Ken.

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

I'm very glad you were able to cancel the order and not go into credit card refund hell. If you gave them a CC number, I would contact the CC company and let them know to not accept any charge from those guys.

You should stick with known entities like B&H, Adorama, etc. Look for refurbs if price is so critical. Nikon has those also. The prices should be very comparable between the different vendors. They may add extras to sweeten the pot, but the price is the price.

PhilipPeake

A quick note on the WiFi on the D7500: I thought that would be actually useful. Turns out it really isn't.
Nikon have their own app, and you HAVE to use that to connect to the phone. Strike one.

It only copies up to 2M images (jpeg) to your phone, so no using the phone to post decent quality images elsewhere, and of course, you have to select the most crippled jpeg images to get them under the size the app will work with. Strike two.

Once you have connected the app/phone to the camera. Turn off one or the other, and try reconnecting. Chances are it will fail. The only solution is to delete the app from your phone and re-install/re-configure/re-connect. Strike three.

The app also burns battery. My battery usually lasts me a couple of days. Five minutes burned through 15% of my battery. You have to leave it running if you want to sync time/location to the camera. Strike four...

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

Correct, the Wifi is controlled via the Bluetooth connection.


Incorrect, it only copies 2M JPEGs when you're in auto-upload mode. You can send up any size JPEG you want.




For these last two, I have a thread that details how to use SnapBridge without burning though your battery or having to reinstall every time.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-557537-1.html

That said, SnapBridge could be improved.

Dick B

Thanks for your input, I watched the comparison video from Mr Perry at the link you provided, very informative.
At this point I'm leaning pretty strong to D7500.

whwiden

That is the choice I would make as a current owner of both.