Hey, who has one of these?

mikew_RIP

Senior Member
I dont think it is that popular due to the fact it was misunderstood, like so many others i got caught up in the one card thing, i now use a Nikon with one card,it was also up against the D7200.
 

Bikerbrent

Senior Member
Mike is right. Many members of forum consider the D7500 a very poor and crippled replacement of the D7200 and for more reasons than just the single memory card, but also the reduction in resolution and the lack ability to use a vertical battery grip.
 

mikew_RIP

Senior Member
You have a great camera though, the Z50 i use has the lower MP and the high iso results are great, when the price of the second-hand bodies comes down i am thinking i will get one as a second body mainly for macro work.I like to use the pop-up flash for insects and with the Z50 being such a small camera the pop-up flash does not clear the Sigma 105mm macro.
 
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mikeee

Senior Member
No doubters in this thread.. :p
Only owners! lol
(Yes, I have seen all the negative press.. I am just curious if there are more than one or 2 others that post here)
 

TwistedThrottle

Senior Member
Proud D7500 owner here, checking in!
The doubters are typically happy D7200 owners and if their camera does what they want it to do, awesome!
I got the D7500 because it has 95% of what I want for a fraction of the price, (thanks to all the chatter about the single card slot, lack of a battery grip and the fact that its not a D500). I enjoy it because of the touch to focus capabilities (real nice for macro and video), the vastly superior new-school snap bridge, (I hated using it on my D5300 but love it on the D7500) auto AF fine tune, (far better than the regular AF fine tune in my D800) in body electric VR when shooting video, being able to switch aperture while in live view shooting video, 8FPS with 50 frame buffer shooting 14 bit raw(!) and weather sealing - a big reason for the upgrade from the D5300. I still use my D800 for portraits and landscapes, I really enjoy shooting that camera and it serves its purpose well but its my D7500 that gets carted around with me 80% of the time.
 

mikeee

Senior Member
Well there's a couple of us,. yay!
I too am liking the high frame rate and buffer.
I am also trying for birds with the grp focus mode.
I think I have a good copy this time. I sent my first one back because it was not talking to the usb bus anymore to upload photos..
Anyway, I think it complements my D7100 well.
 

Patrick M

Senior Member
Well there's a couple of us,. yay!
I too am liking the high frame rate and buffer.
I am also trying for birds with the grp focus mode.
I think I have a good copy this time. I sent my first one back because it was not talking to the usb bus anymore to upload photos..
Anyway, I think it complements my D7100 well.

I sold my D7100 for the D7500. Had it 4 years. Now, some 18 months later, and I’ve never regretted the switch. IQ is definitely better IMHO. I’m mostly landscape, towns, static rather than sports ... wildlife too. I just love the D7500.


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mikeee

Senior Member
I sold my D7100 for the D7500. Had it 4 years. Now, some 18 months later, and I’ve never regretted the switch. IQ is definitely better IMHO. I’m mostly landscape, towns, static rather than sports ... wildlife too. I just love the D7500.<br>
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<br><br>I have the grip on my D7100, and can see a time where I might have one with one lens and the other with another..<br>Also not sure where the F-mount is going, so nice to have a spare in case one dies.
 

carguy

Senior Member
I dont think it is that popular due to the fact it was misunderstood, like so many others i got caught up in the one card thing, i now use a Nikon with one card,it was also up against the D7200.
Correct. They neutered the D7200 to push buyers toward the new D500 :)
 

bluzman

Senior Member
Count me as an extremely happy D7500 owner. Given the current reliability of major brands of SD cards, I see no compelling need for a second card slot unless you're a pro. JMO
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Correct. They neutered the D7200 to push buyers toward the new D500 :)

Not sure I buy this argument. The D500 was the pro-level DX camera that they hadn't updated for years. We went through 3 iterations of the D7xxx line and waited 7 years before we got something that replaced the D300s and its 12MPs. It was introduced at a price of over $1K as well, $700 less that the current D500 price. It has a very small niche market - folks who want more MP's than the D500 with fewer FPS and some of the touch screen features that you get with the D500 and perhaps a better handle on noise than the denser D7200 sensor provided. At the original price I believe it did drive people to the D500 if they were looking to upgrade (for most folks it was worth the $700 up charge). But it was just a weird camera: one less card, drop of 8MPs for the range, increase in price from the very capable D7200. That's hard to rationalize. I think the single card showed Nikon's wavering commitment to the XQD technology as well, but it made it a non-starter for the semi-pro who would never think of shooting a wedding with one card, but that same person is not going to see value in the D500. I think it was a stop gap while we waited for the Z50. Kind of like the D780 is a stop gap until the next full frame Z's.
 

mikeee

Senior Member
Correct. They neutered the D7200 to push buyers toward the new D500 :)

No offense..
The thead topic is asking who owns one, not what your opinion of it is.
I am a D7100 owner and am aware of the feature reductions.
I still like the camera.
It may have been a poor choice by nikon to do this, but the ILC camera market is really shrinking and changes are coming
for the camera companies whether we like it or not.
 

carguy

Senior Member
No offense..
The thead topic is asking who owns one, not what your opinion of it is.
I am a D7100 owner and am aware of the feature reductions.
I still like the camera.
It may have been a poor choice by nikon to do this, but the ILC camera market is really shrinking and changes are coming
for the camera companies whether we like it or not.

no offense, but my reply was to mikew :)
 

carguy

Senior Member
Not sure I buy this argument. The D500 was the pro-level DX camera that they hadn't updated for years. We went through 3 iterations of the D7xxx line and waited 7 years before we got something that replaced the D300s and its 12MPs. It was introduced at a price of over $1K as well, $700 less that the current D500 price. It has a very small niche market - folks who want more MP's than the D500 with fewer FPS and some of the touch screen features that you get with the D500 and perhaps a better handle on noise than the denser D7200 sensor provided. At the original price I believe it did drive people to the D500 if they were looking to upgrade (for most folks it was worth the $700 up charge). But it was just a weird camera: one less card, drop of 8MPs for the range, increase in price from the very capable D7200. That's hard to rationalize. I think the single card showed Nikon's wavering commitment to the XQD technology as well, but it made it a non-starter for the semi-pro who would never think of shooting a wedding with one card, but that same person is not going to see value in the D500. I think it was a stop gap while we waited for the Z50. Kind of like the D780 is a stop gap until the next full frame Z's.

If you wanted a dual card DX camera with a grip, many bought the D7200. Perhaps wildlife photographers, pros with backup gear, etc. It seems quite strange they would take away two important features from a Camera which did so well as the D7000/7100/7200. It is not that out of line to see this as a potential marketing decision. Just my view, which is shared by others :)
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
If you wanted a dual card DX camera with a grip, many bought the D7200. Perhaps wildlife photographers, pros with backup gear, etc. It seems quite strange they would take away two important features from a Camera which did so well as the D7000/7100/7200. It is not that out of line to see this as a potential marketing decision. Just my view, which is shared by others :)

I'm not going to argue with the peculiarities of allowing marketing to design a product. ;) It just seems odd to me that one of the great differentiators of the D7xxx line from those below it was the twin cards which made it a semi-pro body. Again, I see it and the D780 as bodies that gave Nikon time to get out the mirrorless that should have gone there.
 

Woodyg3

Senior Member
Contributor
If there was no such thing as a D500, I would own a D7500 without hesitation. It is clearly a step up from the D7200 in my opinion. (And yes, I own a D7200.)
 

Bikerbrent

Senior Member
I would buy a used D7200 before I would get a D7500! It is these kind of decisions lately by Nikon that has led to their financial problems.
 
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