I have a Nikon D500 and enjoy this camera very much. I wanted a second camera so I was going to buy a Nikon D5300. I wanted a smaller camera to keep with me at work also to let my wife use it when we travel. She did not want a small version of the D500. I ended up buying one of the Sony a6000. We are very happy with that camera.

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First shot Lake Munro Sanford Florida second shot front yard Longwood Florida. Nikon D500, 200-500 lens.

I HEAR YA!!! LOL

You can get a quote from Adarama and BH via email. But if Adams says $1300 that's not what they will give you. They will give 70% of the $1300. They sell it for 1295.00 or so. BH gave a $1000 email quote. Now if they give you the $1000 then best with them.

Thank you

I sell professional camcorders. Sony Panasonic for example. You are correct. When a dealer orders a demo unit or one to "show" and one to "go" they get a nice discount off the dealer cost. They are to keep the one to show for a pierod of months. But they can sell the demo at any price they want to. I think in the example of prices the Adaram unit was purchased at a discount from Nikon as a "show" therefore they can sell it at the lower cost. I have bought Nikon lenses at a good discount this way. I bought a 200-500 lens from Adarama this way last month. My D500 was also purchased as a certified refurb. I'm happy with both purchases. Hope this helps.

I am flying to John Wayne airport this coming Sunday and will be at a convention in Anaheim all week. I will have a free day Saturday 12th and maybe Friday 11th. I'm bringing my camera gear (d500 200-500 lens) and wondering where to go for wildlife photography. I don't mind driving a couple hours away. Any suggestions?

That would be nice.

Very nice. My wife grew up there. Ten years or so while riding my Harley I pulled into Trumps mansion stopped snapped a shot of his front yard showing a putting green with his dinning room in the back ground. Split before his guards ran me off. This was back in the day when he flew a huge garrison flag in his front yard. I figured if he could fly that flag when the people Palm Beach did not like it I could take a picture of us house. I'll try to find it and post it. Palm Beach is very photographic.

markjay, which type do you think is better?
I use booth. Sony a6000 and Nikon D500. For me hands down D500 is better. Bought the a6000 for an extra camera. My wife wanted a smaller lighter camera and my daughter needed a camera for a South African Safari vacation we went on in June.

D500 controls and menu system is better. Both take nice pictures. a6000 can be a kind of point and shoot if you want to go full automatic. Live View is simpler for some adjustments on the a6000.

OK I get i, but there you go again, even after I said I never did do it. Like I have said, I have seen people using a monopod in a moving truck but a boat makes larger moves and I agree with you.

Thanks for calling me stupid. The reason I asked is saw a guy using one on a tourist truck on a safari in S. Africa. Never said I would do that just tossed out the question.

I did not use a monopod when we went. But I guy had a monopod on the truck at at a Safari picture shoot I went on a few weeks ago and his shots came out nice. But I find in these situations you have to be flexible because you have to move quickly due to the movement of the animals.