Whiskeyman
Senior Member
I spent most of yesterday at a water sking tournament in NW Florida, taking photos at the invitation of a friend who skis with the hosting organization.
I used both my D500 and D750, and the Nikon 70-200mm E FL AF-S, Nikon 300mm AF-S G VR II and Nikon 500mm AF-S G VR lenses.
Now I'm busy sorting out the 2300, or so, images from the outing.
Back to the crux of this post. It was the first opportunity I've had to really test the autofocus performance of these cameras, and the D500 is clearly the better camera, by far. I had both cameras set so that the image had to be in-focus for the shutter to operate, and other than ISO, the other pertinent camera settings were the same between the two cameras. I switched camera/lens combinations, and often used both cameras on the same ski run, one being tripod mounted and the other hand held to enable a quick switch from one to the other.
Well, the D500 was almost always able to keep up with the very dynamic (motion) subject, while the D750 struggled. In fact, the D500 most often tracked the subject long enough to fill the camera's buffer, while the D750 did so seldomly.
I'm not saying that the D750 was bad, mind you, but that the D500 was so much better!
It's performance was strong enough to make me consider purchasing another D500 body. I am not ready to do it immediately, but will seriously consider it instead of my plan to next purchase a D850. Then again, I might need to rent and test a D850 before I make the decision. It does take the thought of purchasing another D750 out of the equation.
All-in-all, I am even more impressed with this camera that I have been before.
WM
I used both my D500 and D750, and the Nikon 70-200mm E FL AF-S, Nikon 300mm AF-S G VR II and Nikon 500mm AF-S G VR lenses.
Now I'm busy sorting out the 2300, or so, images from the outing.
Back to the crux of this post. It was the first opportunity I've had to really test the autofocus performance of these cameras, and the D500 is clearly the better camera, by far. I had both cameras set so that the image had to be in-focus for the shutter to operate, and other than ISO, the other pertinent camera settings were the same between the two cameras. I switched camera/lens combinations, and often used both cameras on the same ski run, one being tripod mounted and the other hand held to enable a quick switch from one to the other.
Well, the D500 was almost always able to keep up with the very dynamic (motion) subject, while the D750 struggled. In fact, the D500 most often tracked the subject long enough to fill the camera's buffer, while the D750 did so seldomly.
I'm not saying that the D750 was bad, mind you, but that the D500 was so much better!
It's performance was strong enough to make me consider purchasing another D500 body. I am not ready to do it immediately, but will seriously consider it instead of my plan to next purchase a D850. Then again, I might need to rent and test a D850 before I make the decision. It does take the thought of purchasing another D750 out of the equation.
All-in-all, I am even more impressed with this camera that I have been before.
WM
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