7200 vs 7500? (Page 2): Tough comparison!

Patw28 Loc: PORT JERVIS, NY

Steve Perry wrote:

I did a review of the D7500 with a comparison to the D7500:

https://backcountrygallery.com/nikon-d7500-review-d500-d7200-comparison/

Tough comparison!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

doclrb wrote:

I have a question for the group. In the foreseeabl... (show quote)

I always look for reviews and comparisons before I buy anything.

(Reviews) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCameraStoreTV/videos
http://www.cameradecision.com/
http://cameras.reviewed.com/
http://camerasize.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
http://snapsort.com/compare
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

doclrb

The autofocus features are said to be better on the D7200 and D7500.

Les

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

doclrb wrote:

I have a question for the group. In the foreseeabl... (show quote)

The D500 shares more of it's imaging processing with the D5 than the D7500, it is a cost thing, the more you spend on a Nikon, the further up the food chain you go (generally speaking of course). If it was me, and it was a while ago, I went with the D500 and have been extremely pleased.
I am sure both the D7500 and the D500 will have black friday and ciber monday sales promotions and Nikon will again offer discounts around Christmas. Patience here will be rewarded.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

doclrb wrote:

I have a question for the group. In the foreseeabl... (show quote)

There is always someone who will say something like this. You said the D500 is out of your reach...

I just looked at refurbished D500’s on Amazon. They cost approximately $250 over the D7500.

Can you save a little more for a refurbished Nikon D500?

Riverrune

I hade to make the same choice prior to a trip to Europe last summer and after careful evaluation of both the D7200 and D7500 I went with the D7500. I don't regret it one bit. It takes great high speed photos as well as those requiring longer exposure.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Chris T wrote:

BTW, RE ... you seem to be making the implication ... (show quote)

I was explaining a comment someone else made. Please don’t shoot the explainer/messenger.

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markinvictoria Loc: Victoria TX

billnikon wrote:

The D500 shares more of it's imaging processing with the D5 than the D7500, it is a cost thing, the more you spend on a Nikon, the further up the food chain you go (generally speaking of course). If it was me, and it was a while ago, I went with the D500 and have been extremely pleased.
I am sure both the D7500 and the D500 will have black friday and ciber monday sales promotions and Nikon will again offer discounts around Christmas. Patience here will be rewarded.

I hope you're right...I'm waiting for the holiday sales...might help me make up my mind which way to go...D500 or D7500.

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

I have been enjoying this thread because I am in a similar boat; I am planning to upgrade from my old, lowly, trusty-rusty D5200, RSN. I was considering the D500 or the D7200 and leaving the D7500 aside, but more recently it's become a race between the D7500 and the D500. Money is not really an problem though I do not like to spend it needlessly. That said, I see the D500 as THE camera but I'm hesitating because it has a LOT of features that I would probably never use such as the two slots and the available power pack, but then again, who knows? If they are available I might just get them, thus spending more money on things that I may not ever use to proper effect.

Of course, the D500 is already what, 2 years old? Does that mean a D510 is coming or like the D300, its follow-on is years away? I'm betting it will be like the D300.

Food for thought on a Sunday morning.

AK Grandpa Loc: Anchorage, AK

I upgraded from the D5500 to the D500. I considered going with a D7200 or D7500, but I'm glad I waited and saved more pennies for the D500. If it was me . . . I'd save and maybe sell something so I could get the D500. Save more money and get the D500 . . . Anything less will disappoint in some areas . . .

Hangingon Loc: NW North Dakota

Pegasus wrote:

That said, I see the D500 as THE camera but I'm hesitating because it has a LOT of features that I would probably never use such as the two slots and the available power pack, but then again, who knows?.

When I purchased my D500 it was sold with the power grip which I felt was not needed but soon discovered that it uses much more battery than my D7100 does. Glad now that I have it.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

AK Grandpa wrote:

I upgraded from the D5500 to the D500. I considered going with a D7200 or D7500, but I'm glad I waited and saved more pennies for the D500. If it was me . . . I'd save and maybe sell something so I could get the D500. Save more money and get the D500 . . . Anything less will disappoint in some areas . . .

He said he had the money so...
Consider the D850. LOL
Regarding a battery grub there are aftermarket units that cost about $75 bucks. Don’t buy the one with the IR remote. D500 does not offer IR. Mine works fine. I forget the model.

Regarding two memory slots. I use the WXD RAW and SD JOEG.

Great czmera. Love it. Out now with my 200-500 lens taking a rest shorting burds at the Orlando Wetland Park.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

rehess wrote:

I was explaining a comment someone else made. Please don’t shoot the explainer/messenger.

[unwatch]

Okay, RE ....

I won't ....

Now ... can I have the blindfold back?

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Steve Perry wrote:

I did a review of the D7500 with a comparison to the D7500:

https://backcountrygallery.com/nikon-d7500-review-d500-d7200-comparison/

It's always good to know that Steve is lurking in the shadows!! :) You never know when he might pop up. It's good to see him when he does.

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

jccash wrote:

He said he had the money so...
Consider the D850. LOL

Nah, I'm fine with DX format. I have lots of lenses and I'm not making a living peddling my photos.

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Regarding a battery grub there are aftermarket units that cost about $75 bucks. Don’t buy the one with the IR remote. D500 does not offer IR. Mine works fine. I forget the model.

A grub? And a battery one at that? Wow, you can really put anything on a D500.

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Regarding two memory slots. I use the WXD RAW and SD JOEG.

Great czmera. Love it. Out now with my 200-500 lens taking a rest shorting burds at the Orlando Wetland Park.

Not clear what WXD is and I think you mean JPEG.

That's a new exclamation I had not heard before. Sounds like "Great eczema." How funny.

How do you short burds? Why? What's a burd?
I'm here to learn.