Nikon d7200 vs d500 (Page 3): State of the art body.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

orrie smith wrote:

I presently use a Nikon d7200 for wildlife and action photography. I have been looking and researching the d500. I would like the opinions of those who have purchased and used the d500. Is it worth upgrading the d7200 to the d500, and, in your opinion, Why? Thank you in advance for your input.

State of the art body.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I do not own a D7200 nor a D500 instead I use a D7000 and I am perfectly fine with it. If you find that your D7200 is not doing what you expect from it then it is time to switch.
Obviously, if you have money to burn and you want one then go ahead.

tomface Loc: California

ggttc wrote:

It shoots 10 fps to my 6fps...is 4 frames a second going to make that much difference...I dont think so...if you dont have the bird in frame to begin with...what does it matter
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I have the D500 and the D7100 and this is the only point that I will contest. For birds in flight and action/sports, 10 frames is a huge advantage over 6. And if that doesn't fit with your shooting style, then the huge buffer will surely make a difference. I typically shoot raw and I've never, ever run out of buffer on the D500. That being said, if these two points don't come into play with the type of shooting you do, then it would make sense to stay with the D7200.

Good luck with the decision, I know how hard it can be when the "upgrade" idea takes up residence in your head.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Owning a D7200 and a D500 together is the best on hands comparison one can make. But the D500 has dual memory card slots, one of them XQD. And it has 4K video and movable LCD screen. The Nikon D5 doesn't have a pop up flash either. The D500, a DX camera, is IMO the best DX. I was surprised that the D500 is selling at about the same price now as a full frame D750. $2000.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

mas24 wrote:

Owning a D7200 and a D500 together is the best on hands comparison one can make. But the D500 has dual memory card slots, one of them XQD. And it has 4K video and movable LCD screen. The Nikon D5 doesn't have a pop up flash either. The D500, a DX camera, is IMO the best DX. I was surprised that the D500 is selling at about the same price now as a full frame D750. $2000.

Worth the PRICE!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

This video review makes me wish I NEEDED the D500. Fabulous!! You have to hang in there until it gets to the autofocusing at high speed. Note the long telephoto being used as well, handheld. Maybe I'll start shooting Little League!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-1wVEaojeY

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

mborn wrote:

Worth the PRICE!

I would prefer owning a D500 over the D750. I would not have to buy new FX lenses. I already have DX lenses.

Judsonc Loc: Kansas City - west burbs

Hey All, new to this site and have never posted here. I shoot for pleasure and my own family "stuff". I had a D200 for years, last year I bought a 7200, obviously it is a great camera, but --- my daughter plays B-Ball on her high school team and I have not only been shooting her games but other games, other parents love the pics. Was happy with the 7200 until the 500 came out, have spend the last 6 months trying to decide if I should sell my 7200 and get the 500, obviously the 500 would be better for sports. My problems is justifying the cost of a new camera, I just bought a new Harley Road King, need to buy a lot of chrome for that, now that I can justify - grin. So dropping 2K for a camera that I "don't really need" but really want to have is hard for me to justify, my question to the group would be, what is a 7200 (body only) with 7300 clicks worth? I have looked at a couple different sites trying to get a feel for what to ask for it but have had no luck.
Thanks
PS - Sorry I don't have a profile pic, doing this from work computer and have no "cool" pics

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Judsonc wrote:

Hey All, new to this site and have never posted he... (show quote)

Question....How is it focusing for you? My guess is that while the fps on the D500 would be awesome, your D7200 would probably fit the bill as long as you're getting good crisp photos. One of the main advantages of the D500 is the focusing system for moving objects. One thing about baseball, if you know you're going to shoot action at 1st base, you can pretty well zero in on that. Did you watch the video of the D500 that I posted? That might help you make your mind up.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

CO wrote:

I purchased a D500 a couple of months ago. It's an... (show quote)

That is an interesting point about the dynamic range. In fact almost any more recent Nikon model would show the same jump:

Bill Claff's Dynamic Range Charts

And on that chart you can click on any of the full frame models in the list to the right to see that any of those will provide another jump of just about the same magnitude! Of course, as is obvious from your discussion and the review you cite, dynamic range isn't everything. But when it is important...

Al Bruton

I just took my D500 n it's first extended wildlife trip to Norway, including polar bears on ice. All I can say is it is a great camera. Worked i all shooting situations and light levels. I also do sports and the speed is better than I had hoped for. Wil now buy 2-3 more bodies and in time convert to using the D500 for my underwater shoting.

Judsonc Loc: Kansas City - west burbs

Steve,
Need to apologize, around here B-Ball is basketball, not baseball. So in answer to your focusing question, court side, with the typical low light/bad lighting in a high school gym -- I miss a lot of pics because of bad focus. That is one of the reason that I want to go with the D500 because of what I have read about how great it focuses on action shoots and it does it in less than ideal light. No I have not had a chance to look at your video, will do it tonight.
Thanks

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Judsonc wrote:

Steve,
Need to apologize, around here B-Ball is basketball, not baseball. So in answer to your focusing question, court side, with the typical low light/bad lighting in a high school gym -- I miss a lot of pics because of bad focus. That is one of the reason that I want to go with the D500 because of what I have read about how great it focuses on action shoots and it does it in less than ideal light. No I have not had a chance to look at your video, will do it tonight.
Thanks

Sorry, Judson....Growing up baseball was my life.....so when I saw bball.....that's automatically what I think of. I even umpired.

Robeng Loc: California

orrie smith wrote:

I presently use a Nikon d7200 for wildlife and action photography. I have been looking and researching the d500. I would like the opinions of those who have purchased and used the d500. Is it worth upgrading the d7200 to the d500, and, in your opinion, Why? Thank you in advance for your input.

I wrote something here awhile back about the D500.

I was invited to Nikon's new camera event a few months back at San Jose Cameras. The Nikon rep gave me the D500 and a lens and told me to go play with it for awhile and let him know what I thought. I told him I shoot full frame cameras and probably wouldn't be interested but he insisted I give it a try. So I took it out and played with it. The D500 is awesome it's felt good in my hand, the group focusing is as fast is it is on my D4s, it shoots as fast as my D4s so its good for wildlife and sports, the dial in my opinion is designed better than the D4s, and the LED screen is adjustable and its a touch screen. The sensor had good ISO with low noise.

If I was buying a new Nikon APC sensor camera I would buy this.

Rob

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

orrie smith wrote:

I presently use a Nikon d7200 for wildlife and action photography. I have been looking and researching the d500. I would like the opinions of those who have purchased and used the d500. Is it worth upgrading the d7200 to the d500, and, in your opinion, Why? Thank you in advance for your input.

Look at the buffer capability of the D500, in jpeg and RAW! If this doesn't answer your question rent one and see for yourself.