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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 522670" data-attributes="member: 7240">No D500 for me, I gave up on DX in 2007. What I will get is D5S in two years (likely), if Nikon's release schedule stays the same as before.Furthermore I think D500 is bad move for Nikon. The market it competes is too small to bring any revenue. The Canon 7D II had 2.3 % market share last year, so that is what Nikon will go after. If it can get half of that, big hurrah. But that will not recoup the R &amp; D cost, so the D500 actually loses money for Nikon. As if Nikon didn't have enough financial difficulties before this white elephant.Bad move. There are a few bird shooters who will be happy, but those folks do not command the kind of buying power that's required to bring in the lost millions. I just hope that Nikon won't choke on this awful decision. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Time will tell, but I think this is the blunder of the decade.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 522670, member: 7240"] No D500 for me, I gave up on DX in 2007. What I will get is D5S in two years (likely), if Nikon's release schedule stays the same as before. Furthermore I think D500 is bad move for Nikon. The market it competes is too small to bring any revenue. The Canon 7D II had 2.3 % market share last year, so that is what Nikon will go after. If it can get half of that, big hurrah. But that will not recoup the R & D cost, so the D500 actually loses money for Nikon. As if Nikon didn't have enough financial difficulties before this white elephant. Bad move. There are a few bird shooters who will be happy, but those folks do not command the kind of buying power that's required to bring in the lost millions. I just hope that Nikon won't choke on this awful decision. :( Time will tell, but I think this is the blunder of the decade. [/QUOTE]

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