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Is The Nikon D500 The Best Affordable Crop Sensor DSLR Camera Today?
Dec 3, 2016 17:11:51 #
mas24 wrote:
Black Friday is now over, and Cyber Monday Deals a... (show quote)
Yes. In any complex field, there is no 'best', only the compromise which works best for the individual concerned. For example, if your preferred photos are daylight landscapes, or studio work, then the increased resolution of the D7200 is more useful than the speed and low-light advantages of the D500. And you've a fair sum to contribute to a great lens too. If your subject moves, or if you shoot in low light, the D500 is a no-brainer. Honestly not sure which way I would jump.
Dec 3, 2016 17:19:02 #
Delderby wrote:
ONLY 16mp? Please advise me - what, where and when would I see a difference between 16mp and 20mp? Thanks 
Del.
Del.You're thinking that the mp count is everything and it's not. The way the image captured is processed, the sensor itself all play just as important a part in the final result of the photo. Also, wether it's a crop camera or an FX camera. An FX camera with 24mp, when cropped down to DX becomes a 10mp camera. So, it's not all how many of those little dots there are but how, what they pick up, and how it is dealt with before it ends up on the memory card that makes the difference. OI would take the 20mp D5 over the 24mp D610 in a heart beat, even it the only difference I cared about was the image I received. Also, the better up the line the camera, the more capability one has to work with the RAW files in software; there's just so much more there. Few realize this.
Dec 3, 2016 18:26:36 #
mwsilvers
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AntonioReyna wrote:
The Canon 7DII can be obtained for about 1200 in Los Angeles, almost half of the D500 and the cameras are comparable, both built like tanks, fast and great images.
First, to be clear, I own a Canon 7D Mark II. I love it, and I won't be upgrading anytime soon. But, where do you see an authorized dealer selling it for $1200? All the authorized dealers are selling it for $1499. Maybe its available at that price from a grey market distributor, but few regulars here would touch that. Second, the Nikon D500 with the Nikon OEM battery grip (a $371 item itself) can currently be purchased for $1796 from authorized dealers. That's a $571 discount over the normal cost of purchasing those two items and an incredible bargain. The D500 is also a year and a half newer design than the Canon 7D Mark II and has a number of very desirable new features. If you consider the cost of the grip you get for free, the D500 itself is actually a bit less expensive then current dealer price of the 7D Mark II. The suggestion that the 7D II is almost half the price is completely inaccurate.
Dec 3, 2016 18:33:32 #
mas24 wrote:
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If you want affordable the D5500 takes the same images as the D7200 for much less. You might find one refurbished. It is much lighter and has an articulated touch screen.
It lacks some features such as weather protection, focus motor and two card capicity though.
Dec 3, 2016 18:44:37 #
I gave up my Nikon D5XXX bodies (three of them) and bought the D500. I am of the belief that anything is affordable if you want it. The D500 is light years ahead. Do it!!!
Dec 3, 2016 19:23:33 #
MtnMan wrote:
If you want affordable the D5500 takes the same images as the D7200 for much less. You might find one refurbished. It is much lighter and has an articulated touch screen.
It lacks some features such as weather protection, focus motor and two card capicity though.
It lacks some features such as weather protection, focus motor and two card capicity though.
The D5500 might have the same pixel count as the D7200, but they do not take the same files, far from it.
Dec 3, 2016 20:03:21 #
Small megapixels limit your ability to crop in.
Delderby wrote:
ONLY 16mp? Please advise me - what, where and when would I see a difference between 16mp and 20mp? Thanks Del.
Del.
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Dec 3, 2016 20:34:21 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Small megapixels limit your ability to crop in.
What the hell did you do when there was no cropping available??? (prior to digital)
This type of answer always makes me cringe.
Dec 3, 2016 20:57:08 #
tdekany wrote:
Beb, that is why I wrote (crop), I know that my mirrorless camera is not a dslr. 
The Fuji is NOT more $$ and IT USES an APS-C sensor like DSLRs but with more megapixels than the D500 - (24 vs 20). In the case of the fuji, out of your 3 claims, 2 claims were wrong. Not too bad, not too bad at all. Just kidding of course.
The Fuji is NOT more $$ and IT USES an APS-C sensor like DSLRs but with more megapixels than the D500 - (24 vs 20). In the case of the fuji, out of your 3 claims, 2 claims were wrong. Not too bad, not too bad at all. Just kidding of course.
I said "The Nikon D500 is the most expensive crop sensor DSLR camera today"
What is wrong? You said the Oly is more expensive but it's not a DSLR and I said the D500 is the most expensive crop sensor DSLR
Dec 3, 2016 21:16:09 #
BebuLamar wrote:
The Nikon D500 is the most expensive crop sensor DSLR camera today.
Not a dslr...but the new em1ii takes that trophy...unfortunately. $2k. UGH.
Dec 3, 2016 21:41:05 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Not a dslr...but the new em1ii takes that trophy...unfortunately. $2k. UGH.
There are many cameras that is more expensive than 2K but they either don't have the crop sensor or not an SLR. There is no camera that is both a crop sensor and an DSLR that is more expensive than the D500. Don't you understand?
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Dec 3, 2016 21:48:31 #
Expensive or not the box price is nothing compared to the lens prices.
The result is that you want the best camera behind your lens.
As to the GBTHC/L combination just forget it. That critter is the most expensive part of all of all and it is the most flawed element of all.
So, yes, 2k is a give away.
The result is that you want the best camera behind your lens.
As to the GBTHC/L combination just forget it. That critter is the most expensive part of all of all and it is the most flawed element of all.
So, yes, 2k is a give away.
Dec 4, 2016 04:31:27 #
whitewolfowner wrote:
You're thinking that the mp count is everything an... (show quote)
Actually you read me wrong - I agree with you! I was replying to an apparently experienced Hog who wrote that he was worried about ONLY having 16mpx instead of 20 in one of his cameras. I am a long-time MFT enthusiast, and use a G1 (12mpx) and a G5 (16mpx). In my max A4 prints I see no appreciable difference - my bent is to produce small themed albums of 8x6 prints. These occasionally bring requests for the A4s.
I do, of course, realise that MFT geometry provides higher quality per mpx than DSLR geometry, but we are discussing relative difference.
Dec 4, 2016 05:11:33 #
Delderby wrote:
Actually you read me wrong - I agree with you! I w... (show quote)
Sorry, I mis-interpetted your comment. What's an A4 print? I have not heard this term before.
Dec 4, 2016 06:26:16 #
whitewolfowner wrote:
What's an A4 print? I have not heard this term before.
A4 is your standard size printer/copy paper.
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