The next race won't be till June so i have a few months to see what happens.Not the first year till the kinks get worked out of it
No. Even after I win the $800million Saturday night.
I shoot mostly action - surfing and college basketball.
As spec'd out this camera is my dream boat.
- crop camera for long reach eliminating need for addl bits of long glass!
- clean output at ISO 3200
- 10 FPS !
- 20 shot raw burst capable !
Saving now some sell off of current gear likely, I will rent first to determine it does all that is claimed. Being that I will have to buy the VG and at least 1 extra battery this will be close to a $3k commitment.
Assume my SB600 and SB28 will fire on the D500 hotshoe?
for me this is the most exciting camera news ever!
20 shots? This will do 71!! You don't even have to pray when you spray any more. What I love, though this doesn't help you coming from the D700/D300, is that Nikon is not issuing a new battery for every new body they put out. The EN-EL15 works in every body I have (D7000, D7100, D610, D750, D800) and will continue to work in the D500. Why the hell can't Apple maintain that kind of compatibility?!?!
What I love, though this doesn't help you coming from the D700/D300, is that Nikon is not issuing a new battery for every new body they put out. The EN-EL15 works in every body I have (D7000, D7100, D610, D750, D800) and will continue to work in the D500. Why the hell can't Apple maintain that kind of compatibility?!?!
I voted 'maybe'.
I will sit on the fence for now, but if it delivers what is promised, and I have the cash to spare later in the year, I can see myself buying one.
I am happy with my D7100 in almost every aspect, but it lets me down in low light, and the buffer sometimes reminds me of its limitations.
I have been looking at 2nd hand FX prices lately, but if the D500 has the low light performance I am hoping for, I think I will go that route.
My main interests are macro insects, and wildlife with the Tamron 150-600, so I am happy to stay with a DX body if it can deliver ( as long as the price is right ).
It also has to play with 3rd party lenses .
It's still a crop camera, so I doubt the low light capability will be very noticable vs a D7100. Anything of substance can be fixed in LR.
I don't get it with this camera. $2000 for a niche crop camera, one with less resolution than the others in Nikon's lienup. Yeah, the fps is nice but how often is that necessary? No thanks.