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<blockquote data-quote="Woodyg3" data-source="post: 563845" data-attributes="member: 24569">LOL. No, the D500 is certainly not a giant step forward in sensor technology. Anyone who has both the D7200 and D500, I think, will see the same things I am seeing in my picture files. The D500 is a small, but still significant, step forward. Look at numerous file samples online, and I think you'll see what I'm talking about.Nikon screwed up on compatibility with their older EN EL15 batteries, and provides no help for anyone using 3rd party lenses. There is apparently a problem where this camera can just lock up, and you have to remove the battery to get it going again. It does not seem to work with all UHS-II SD cards. So, yeah, there are problems with this camera. It's not perfect, nor is anything Nikon brings out. Those are justifiable reasons to criticize the camera. The DXO overall sensor score is not one of them, though. It's a presentation of poorly interpreted test results. Look at the actual graphs and you'll see that the D500 performs better than the D7200 at most ISOs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Woodyg3, post: 563845, member: 24569"] LOL. No, the D500 is certainly not a giant step forward in sensor technology. Anyone who has both the D7200 and D500, I think, will see the same things I am seeing in my picture files. The D500 is a small, but still significant, step forward. Look at numerous file samples online, and I think you'll see what I'm talking about. Nikon screwed up on compatibility with their older EN EL15 batteries, and provides no help for anyone using 3rd party lenses. There is apparently a problem where this camera can just lock up, and you have to remove the battery to get it going again. It does not seem to work with all UHS-II SD cards. So, yeah, there are problems with this camera. It's not perfect, nor is anything Nikon brings out. Those are justifiable reasons to criticize the camera. The DXO overall sensor score is not one of them, though. It's a presentation of poorly interpreted test results. Look at the actual graphs and you'll see that the D500 performs better than the D7200 at most ISOs. [/QUOTE]

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