kibbles304 Loc: Indiana

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kibbles304 Loc: Indiana

Thanks Hammond. I actually went into the WB menu and selected fluorescence level 4 and forgot to hit the OK button which isn’t needed on my D7100

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

The D500 also has "Flicker Reduction", which can be helpful for more accurate exposures under some types of indoor lighting, such as is often used in gyms.

It's been a problem for sports photographers forever. The shutter speeds we need to use to stop action don't work well with fluorescent, sodium vapor and some other types of lighting that cycle on and off very rapidly (60 hz in the U.S., 50 hz in Europe). If the shutter opening and closing in a fraction of a second happened to coincide with the lights' peak output.... all was good. But if it coincided with their "off" state, things got ugly!

Flicker Reduction, when it's enabled, detects the rapid cycling of the lights and times the shutter release to coincide with the peak output. Without this feature, shooting under those lights it wasn't uncommon to see half or more of your images underexposed.... some images were underexposed to the point they were totally unusable. The only "solutions" before this feature were to use a slower shutter speed, which didn't work for sports photography, or just take lots and lots of extra shots to be sure at least some of them are usable.

I've seen a huge difference using the similar feature on more recent Canon (all current models except for the most entry level T7, I think)..... It's only very rarely that I now see an underexposed image due to the lighting. I was worried that timing the shutter release would cause delays... but it's usually not noticeable Only very rarely do I notice that there seems to be a slight delay or that frame rates slow a little during continuous shooting.

Give it a try. I know the D500 has it. I think the D850 is the only other current Nikon DSLR which has the Flicker Reduction feature. I don't know if Canon or Nikon mirrorless have it, or if some do, which models.

Maybe the lights in the particular gym you're shooting weren't a problem. Just be aware of that feature, which you might find very helpful!

kibbles304 Loc: Indiana

Thanks Allen. I will check that out for sure. My grandkids are into indoor soccer, basketball, volleyball and theater. Lots of different lighting.

Tommy II Loc: Northern Illinois

I know how you feel. I’ve had mine for about 18 months, and love it.

kibbles304 Loc: Indiana

How is the battery life on your D500 Tommy?

RickTaylor

I agree the D 500 is fine camera. To say that is similar to the D5 is somewhat of an overstatement. Yes they will both take a picture. However if you shoot a lot of action photography the D5 blows it away. I know from experience as I have both of these bodies. If you ever have the opportunity to shoot the D5 you will understand what I am saying. Specifically in low light the fast focus and noise is significantly better than the D500

Kristian Loc: Monrovia, CA

I went through an ebook (Great Courses) by a Nat Geo photographer named Joel Sartore. He recommends leaving the WB set for daylight at all times. I've been doing this, and adjusting it in LR/PS when I need to. Good results. I don't know about other softwares.

That's pretty interesting about flourescent lights cycling on and off. I think I got bit by that once, now that I know what it is. Power lifting meet, pics were all over the place. Fortunately I don't shoot in that environment very often. My D-810 doesn't have that feature.

kibbles304 Loc: Indiana

Oh, it’s a real issue shooting in old gyms. Most cameras do not have that feature. Look forward to not having that to worry about. Thanks for your post Kristian.

Bill Waxman Loc: Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington

Just a thought. The batteries specifically for the D500 will work in the D7100 but the reverse is only true with quite a reduction in apparent shots per charge. So, yes both cameras can use the same battery but the one that came with the D500 will produce far more shots per charge than the D7100 battery will in the D500. In the D7100 it doesn't matter which you use.

I hope that doesn't confuse the issue too much. When the D500 first was released Nikon swapped older batteries for brand new ones to avoid the very problem you seem to be having. That program, I believe has ceased. Remember, the D7000/7100/7200 are all now discontinued models. The D7500/D500 and the Z50 are the current DX model cameras from Nikon. All three use the same batteries for what it is worth.

Bill Waxman

TonyBrown

I had a D7200 before my D500. The D500 is light years ahead in ease of use and what you are able to do. AF and the ability to track fast moving subjects is as good as it gets for a mid range price camera. Battery life has never been an issue for me, although I don’t use playback on every pic and dint always delete pics until I get home.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

My D7200 has it and it works well.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

I dream about having a D5. For the price it should be light years ahead of the d500. Which for the price should be light years ahead of my D7200. Lol.