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<blockquote data-quote="Leif" data-source="post: 575005" data-attributes="member: 42585"><p>I am a recent owner of a D500, but also use a D600 and D200. I was always disappointed by the D600, not because it isn't an amazing camera, but because of the control layout. The D500 takes me back to the nice easy layour of pro bodies, where everything is where it should be. This is perhaps a small point, but it does make it feel better. And the shape is better, the D200 and D500 have deep recesses for my fingers, the D600 doesn't, so it is uncomfortable to hold. Then there are rearely mentioned features of the D500. The eyepiece shutter is so useful if you do remote shooting, as I do. The diopter knob locks in place, and that is useful. The aperture works in live view, so I can open up the lens to focus, then stop it down to check DOF. And it has an electronic shutter, useful for photomicrography i.e. attaching to a microscope. And lastly the articulating LCD is nice, although it only pops out in one orientation and cannot rotate, sadly. Overall the D500 is expensive for me, because I don't need 10FPS or fancy AF, but I am not poor and it is worth it. But I think for many people the D7200 is a steal, it has most essential features - good AF, good FPS, MLU, a beautiful sensor with lots of pixies.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Leif, post: 575005, member: 42585"] I am a recent owner of a D500, but also use a D600 and D200. I was always disappointed by the D600, not because it isn't an amazing camera, but because of the control layout. The D500 takes me back to the nice easy layour of pro bodies, where everything is where it should be. This is perhaps a small point, but it does make it feel better. And the shape is better, the D200 and D500 have deep recesses for my fingers, the D600 doesn't, so it is uncomfortable to hold. Then there are rearely mentioned features of the D500. The eyepiece shutter is so useful if you do remote shooting, as I do. The diopter knob locks in place, and that is useful. The aperture works in live view, so I can open up the lens to focus, then stop it down to check DOF. And it has an electronic shutter, useful for photomicrography i.e. attaching to a microscope. And lastly the articulating LCD is nice, although it only pops out in one orientation and cannot rotate, sadly. Overall the D500 is expensive for me, because I don't need 10FPS or fancy AF, but I am not poor and it is worth it. But I think for many people the D7200 is a steal, it has most essential features - good AF, good FPS, MLU, a beautiful sensor with lots of pixies. [/QUOTE]

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