I'm sure this topic has been covered before and I've been reading some old posts but looking for up to date opinions.
My D7100 has always frustrated me for its few weaknesses which I have always felt undermined its many strengths. Mainly the slowish fps and extremely small buffer. I also feel its IQ does drop off quite sharply as you push the ISO to 1600 and beyond. The auto focus is good but has now been surpassed. As a wildlife photographer mainly, this has held me back quite a few times when faced with birds in flight.
On the face of it the D7500 solves these problems. Superier buffer, frame rate, low light performance and better AF. I would love a D500 but it is just too expensive for the amount of photography I do these days. I couldn't justify it. It seems the D7500 does get quite a bit of hate, as it is not the camera many people (myself included) wanted to replace the D7200. But what are its drawbacks really? I can cope without a second SD as I will seldom if ever being shooting important events. I have never used a battery grip in my life so I won't miss not having one on a D7500. Where else does it fall short? The only concern I really have is its compatibility with 3rd party lenses I have. I read in another thread of an issue with it and Sigma 17-50mm, a lens I'm getting today. Does it have a poor track record and are those issues still ongoing?
Any experience D7500 users on here have are greatly appreciated. I want to hear the good and the bad. D7200 on the other hand seem harder to come by and as a result I don't see as many good deals for them.
My D7100 has always frustrated me for its few weaknesses which I have always felt undermined its many strengths. Mainly the slowish fps and extremely small buffer. I also feel its IQ does drop off quite sharply as you push the ISO to 1600 and beyond. The auto focus is good but has now been surpassed. As a wildlife photographer mainly, this has held me back quite a few times when faced with birds in flight.
On the face of it the D7500 solves these problems. Superier buffer, frame rate, low light performance and better AF. I would love a D500 but it is just too expensive for the amount of photography I do these days. I couldn't justify it. It seems the D7500 does get quite a bit of hate, as it is not the camera many people (myself included) wanted to replace the D7200. But what are its drawbacks really? I can cope without a second SD as I will seldom if ever being shooting important events. I have never used a battery grip in my life so I won't miss not having one on a D7500. Where else does it fall short? The only concern I really have is its compatibility with 3rd party lenses I have. I read in another thread of an issue with it and Sigma 17-50mm, a lens I'm getting today. Does it have a poor track record and are those issues still ongoing?
Any experience D7500 users on here have are greatly appreciated. I want to hear the good and the bad. D7200 on the other hand seem harder to come by and as a result I don't see as many good deals for them.